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Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand central banks join BLOOM to advance cross-border digital money settlement

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have joined its BLOOM initiative as policymaker members.

Danantara CIO Pandu Sjahrir says Indonesian corporate fundamentals remain strong despite market concerns

The investment chief cites 15 percent first-half profit growth among major listed companies as Indonesia pushes ahead with capital market reforms.

Singapore picks Keppel, Sembcorp, Tuas Power for Southeast Asia’s first biomethane import pilot

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) has appointed three power generators, Keppel Energy, Sembcorp Utilities, and Tuas Power Generation, as biomethane aggregators under Singapore's 300-MW regulatory sandbox.

Singapore launches S$143M industrial decarbonisation funding

Singapore has launched a S$143 million ($112 million) funding initiative to speed up the development and commercialization of low-carbon technologies for industry.

US-based Energy Impact Partners to jointly scale Singapore decarbonisation startups

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global energy investor, and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) will boost their partnership to advance energy innovation and decarbonisation in Singapore.

GIC, Temasek reject claims of pressuring MSCI over Indonesia downgrade – report

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and state investment company Temasek have denied allegations that they pressured global index provider MSCI to downgrade Indonesia’s stock market, following accusations by a former Indonesian trade minister.

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Is one source of cyber threat data enough to protect your business?

Kaspersky’s Oleg Shaburov argues for using multiple threat-intelligence feeds to reduce blind spots and improve security operations.

Singapore’s Boroo to buy Canada’s Eagle gold mine for C$140M

Boroo, a privately held investment holding company based in Singapore, has signed an agreement to acquire Victoria Gold Corp., whose main asset is the Eagle Gold Mine in Canada, for C$140 million ($100 million).

Castrol’s Peter Huang on cooling high-density AI data centers [Q&A]

Peter Huang discusses when air cooling reaches its limits, direct-to-chip systems, operational trade-offs and cooling design across APAC.

Google Cloud to offer OpenAI models through Model Garden

Google Cloud is adding OpenAI models and Codex workflows to its enterprise AI platform, initially in private preview, with wider availability planned in the coming weeks.