CapBay and MDEC point to RM200 million financing access for Malaysia’s tech ecosystem
CapBay’s newsroom confirms public coverage of an MDEC partnership that points to access to RM200 million in growth financing for Malaysia Digital companies.
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Tencent Cloud takes its AI agent suite into Indonesia’s enterprise market
Tencent Cloud says WorkBuddy, Miora and TokenHub are being positioned for Indonesian enterprises that want to move AI agents from experimentation into day-to-day workflows.
Whale’s US$40 million extension makes enterprise AI operations the commercial story
Whale says its Series C has reached US$100 million after a US$40 million extension, giving the Singapore-headquartered enterprise AI company more capital to scale operational AI deployments.
Longbridge puts Singapore at the centre of an AI-native investing push
Longbridge says its new AI-native investing suite starts with Singapore users and turns discovery, portfolio analysis, planning, execution and review into a conversational workflow.
Philippines leads an IIF investor-relations assessment, according to the Department of Finance
The Department of Finance says the Philippines ranked first among 57 emerging markets and developing economies in the IIF’s investor-relations country score.
Philippines secures US$60 million MCC programme for energy governance and investment conditions
The Philippine Department of Finance says the MCC-approved programme will support energy-sector governance, operational efficiency and the conditions for private investment.
Philippines and Korea put semiconductors, shipbuilding and rail at the centre of an investment push
The Philippine Department of Finance says a new round of engagement with Korea spans semiconductor manufacturing, shipbuilding, rail links and potential energy cooperation.
STB and Traveloka put regional travel data behind Singapore’s visitor push
Singapore Tourism Board and Traveloka have renewed their partnership across Southeast Asian and Australian source markets, with data-led destination marketing becoming part of the tourism-growth playbook.
STACK Conference 2026 traces Singapore’s digital-government shift from shared platforms to AI
GovTech says STACK has grown from a developer event into a broader technology forum, with 2026 themes spanning AI autonomy, data-enabled experiences and resilient cloud.
Singapore’s Read to Lead launch puts source-checking and AI literacy on the workplace agenda
At the KPMG and National Library Board launch, MDDI said the year-long initiative will focus on reading, information literacy and AI capability for professionals.
EY Studio+ launch puts Singapore’s AI transformation pitch on customer value and trust
At the Singapore launch of EY Studio+, MDDI framed AI competition around redesigning organisations, customer journeys and trusted transformation rather than technology access alone.
Singapore’s Q2 growth reached 5.7% as electronics and precision engineering lifted manufacturing
MTI’s advance estimate says Singapore grew 5.7% year on year in the second quarter, with manufacturing supported by electronics and precision-engineering output tied to AI-related semiconductor demand.