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Financing, geopolitical, supply chain remain bottlenecks for ASEAN Power Grid – BMI

While momentum builds for ASEAN Power Grid (APG), the regional initiative designed to interconnect the electricity grids of Southeast Asian nations to enhance energy security, sustainability, and reliability, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research sees financing, geopolitical and supply chain remain bottlenecks.

AnyMind Group, Truecaller Partner to expand ads in Southeast Asia

AnyMind Group has entered into a strategic partnership with global communications platform Truecaller to manage advertising inventory across several markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, the companies announced.

BEYOND Expo 2026 unveils “AI: Digital to Physical” as its official theme

In 2026, BEYOND Expo is expected to welcome more than 30,000 attendees and will deliver a curated program spanning the AI Summit, Global Investment Summit, Wealth Summit, BGlobal Summit, SheTech Summit, Founder Talks, SportsTech Forum, Gen Z Forum, Web3 + AI Forum, and Regional Cooperation Forums, alongside Media Day, Fund at First Pitch, BEYOND Awards, and…

Thailand’s Techsauce: 2026 will require stronger regional collaboration [Q&A]

We talked to Oranuch Lerdsuwankij (Mimie), CEO and Co-founder at Techsauce Media, to learn more about the firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. She also shared her views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Thailand and Southeast Asia for 2026.

ASEAN endorses Malaysia-led regional framework on cross border cloud computing

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has endorsed a Regional Framework on Cross-Border Cloud Computing conceived, developed and spearheaded by the Ministry of Digital through its agency, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), marking a strategic milestone aimed at enabling trusted and seamless data flows across member states while…

TNGlobal extends application deadline for inaugural SE Asia Pavilion at BEYOND Expo 2026 to March 18

High-potential startups from Southeast Asia now have until March 18, 2026, to apply for a chance to showcase their innovations at BEYOND Expo 2026.

S&P upgrades Grab to ‘BB’ on improving earnings quality

S&P Global Ratings has on Wednesday upgraded Grab Holdings to 'BB' from 'BB-' on improving earnings quality with positive outlook.

Tanium appoints Satyen Desai as New Regional Vice President for ASEAN

Tanium, a global autonomous endpoint management (AEM) firm, announced Wednesday the appointment of Satyen Desai, as its Regional Vice President (RVP), ASEAN.

IFC commits $25M to Seraya Partners Fund II to support sustainable infrastructure development in Southeast Asia

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, has committed $25 million to Seraya Partners Fund I, a private equity infrastructure fund managed by Seraya Partners, to support sustainable infrastructure development in Southeast…

DBS & Granite Asia partner to launch $110M AI IPO fund for Asia’s next generation companies

DBS, a Singapore-based bank, and Granite Asia, a multi-asset investment platform, have partnered to launch $110 million artificial intelligence (AI) initial public offering (IPO) fund to to accelerate growth of Asia’s next generation companies.