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Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen competitive easing to supports Sea's margin improvement outlook.

We talked to Eric Cheng, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Carsome to learn more about the unicorn’s achievements in 2025, its plans and aspirations for 2026. Malaysia-headquartered Carsome is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, with presence across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.

Malaysia-based cyber security firm LGMS Berhad has completed the MYR 22.68 million ($5.66 million) acquisition of 3.09 million or 27 percent shares in advanced cyber defense technology company Antarex Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Indonesian courier services firm J&T Global Express (J&T Express) said Friday that it is looking to raise around HK$4.65 billion ($596.40 million) through an issue of convertible bonds.

UOBKayhian has expected upcoming large scale solar projects in Malaysia, such as the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) and Large Scale Solar 6 (LSS6) program, to face delays in the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) as project costs are expected to rise substantially.

Singapore Management University (SMU) announced Tuesday the launch of the Resilient Workforces Institute (ResWORK), a new university-level research institute advancing workforce resilience and lifelong learning amid accelerating technological change.

Following the Vietnamese Government's official launch of the International Financial Center (IFC) in Danang, Vietnamese fintech firm 9Pay has announced the first phase of their strategy focuses on digital travel solutions, with QR code and stablecoin payments designated as primary projects within the initial sandbox framework.

Kenanga Research has expected gradual transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) which currently enjoys tax exemption up until 2027 for locally-assembled completely knocked-down (CKDs) in Malaysia.

The Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore Josephine Teo has announced the launch of the new Model AI Governance Framework (MGF) for Agentic AI, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday.

Malaysia's largest lender Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) will invest MYR 10 billion ($2.5 billion) over the next five years in technology, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.