Malaysia’s Digital Penang, Indonesia’s KUMPUL renew partnership to strengthen cross-border startup ecosystem

Malaysia's digitalization agency Digital Penang and Indonesia's startup ecosystem KUMPUL have renewed their memorandum of understanding for 2026 to 2027, reaffirming their…

Anthropic’s Claude narrows gap with ChatGPT among Singapore startups as AI becomes core infrastructure

Anthropic's Claude has rapidly gained ground on OpenAI's ChatGPT among Singapore startups, with its customer base growing 258 percent year-on-year and total spend increasing 17…

Japan’s Murata Tribe launch MedTech open innovation program for ASEAN and India startups

Japan's Murata Electronics and Signapore-based Tribe, an open innovation platform, have launched KUMIHIMO Tech Camp Singapore 2026, an open innovation programme inviting MedTech…

Indosat, Adobe, Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy to jointly equip creators with AI tools

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Adobe, and Indonesia's Ministry of Creative Economy will jointly help Indonesians turn digital access and creativity into economic opportunity,…

Kenanga sees advanced packaging as next battleground in semiconductor value chain

Kenanga Research said Monday that advanced packaging will become the next battleground in semiconductor value chain and benefit Malaysia's technology players.

Malaysians see strong productivity gains from AI – Ipsos poll

Malaysians see strong productivity gains from artificial intelligence (AI) as many as eight in ten Malaysians report that AI tools have helped them save time and improve…

Singapore revises framework for Single Family Offices

The revised framework for Single Family Offices (SFOs) has been taken effect in Singapore on June 15, 2026.

Danantara Indonesia issues $1.5B international bond

Indonesia's state-owned fund Danantara Indonesia has successfully issued $1.5 billion international bond.

IMDA, Microsoft team up to advancing AI safety and security

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Microsoft Corporation have on last Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration on artificial…

CAF II invests in Singapore-based data center Racks Central

ESR, an Asia‑Pacific focused real asset owner and manager, acting as sub‑investment advisor to the $1 billion China‑ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund II (CAF II), announced Monday…