YYForce and Stevens hotels plan service-robot rollout across 772 rooms
The two Singapore hotels and YYForce will prepare lift access, routes and guest notifications for a first service-robot phase; humanoid work is separate and later.
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VinFast offers dealer support for electric-motorcycle showrooms in Indonesia and the Philippines
Qualifying dealers can receive up to US$60,000 per new outlet, with the maximum tied to opening deadlines and multi-store conditions.
Salesforce and IMDA open AI workflow programme for up to 1,000 Singapore SMEs
The two-year Slack AI Launchpad offers a 60-day trial and workshops, with registration open on the SMEs Go Digital platform.
Singapore starts linking critical-infrastructure detection to upgraded cyber command centre
Singapore is progressively connecting selected critical-infrastructure detection to its upgraded national cyber command centre. What operators should know about the NC3 rollout.
WEX and Mastercard plan Asia-Pacific fleet payments network
The companies aim to bring fuel, maintenance, tolls and parking into one payment experience, but have not set a launch date or named Southeast Asian rollout markets.
Toku brings local calling to Zoom Contact Center in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
The Singapore-based provider is extending its Zoom partnership to customer-service operations across nine Southeast Asian markets, offering local numbers and call routing through Zoom’s portal.
Vietnam’s FPT and NAVER Cloud plan AI services for Asian businesses
The Vietnamese technology group and South Korean cloud provider aim to combine AI models, computing capacity and engineering support, targeting Vietnam, Japan and South Korea.
iCents wins RM21 million contract for semiconductor facility in Malaysia
The Malaysian engineering group’s subsidiary will deliver the first stage of the project; a further RM15 million phase needs a separate award.
IJM wins RM1.2 billion construction contract for chip-component maker in Malaysia
The award adds production and supporting infrastructure at AT&S’s existing chip-component campus in northern Malaysia.
SM+ agrees to buy five PDG enterprise data centres in Indonesia
The Sinar Mas-backed buyer would add operating facilities in four markets while PDG retains its Indonesian hyperscale campuses.
Medco agrees to buy 10% non-operating stake in four Eni gas blocks
The conditional deal would extend Medco’s minority exposure to producing assets, gas developments and the Geliga discovery in East Kalimantan. Searah currently operates the contracts.
Singapore to pilot concurrent reviews for selected health products
Singapore’s ACE–HSA pilot begins with November/December 2026 pipeline scanning; selected firms may be invited from around August 2027 for concurrent reviews.