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At least eight dead after heavy rain causes flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia

The heavy rain follows Tropical Storm Kajiki, which made landfall in central Vietnam Monday afternoon. The storm weakened into a tropical depression on Tuesday.

Euronews

Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm

The Independent UK

Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam

Heavy rain was falling in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, flooding streets in the capital, blowing away billboards and knocking down power poles and trees

The Independent UK

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Southeast Asia’s ‘incredibly dynamic’ Islamic finance market is drawing in non-Islamic players

Mambu, an Amsterdam based, SaaS firm is banking on the region's younger people gravitating towards financial solutions that adhere to Islamic principles.

Fortune

Platform Loyalty and Brand Recognition in Southeast Asia’s Digital Markets: A Closer Look at ECLBET

In Southeast Asia's fast-changing digital world, online betting platforms are getting more competitive. ECLBET stands out in Malaysia. Its success comes from building platform loyalty and strong brand recognition.

inkl

Could This Southeast Asian Country Be the Best Place to Retire?

This country's vibrant cities, serene beaches and rich heritage make it a hot tourist destination. Its low living costs make it a great place to retire.

Kiplinger

WeRide Lands Grab Investment To Speed Robotaxi Rollout In Southeast Asia

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) stock gained on Friday after it announced that Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) will take a strategic equity stake as part of a deeper partnership to speed up the deployment and commercialization of Level 4 Robotaxis and shuttles across Southeast Asia.

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Once shunned, Chinese brands take off in Singapore

Chinese firms are making major inroads in the Southeast Asian city-state as ‘Made in China’ stigma fades.

Al Jazeera

Six cities--Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila--face at least a "high risk" of extreme precipitation and heatwaves.

Bangkok, Jakarta, and Manila are among the cities facing at least a "high risk" of extreme rain and heatwaves, according to Zurich Resilience Solutions.

Fortune

Million-year-old stone tools found on Indonesian island could unravel mystery of ‘hobbit’ humans

Findings add to our understanding of the movement of ancient humans across Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

Southeast Asia’s three largest banks warn of macroeconomic headwinds following a mixed quarter

DBS’s quarterly profit grew by 1%, yet the bank acknowledged “external uncertainties.” Profits at fellow banks UOB and OCBC fell.

Fortune

US Tariffs On Asian Mining Rigs Slow Bitcoin Growth As Firms Eye Canada, Domestic Production

The U.S. Bitcoin mining industry is facing headwinds as new import tariffs on mining equipment from Southeast Asia go into effect.

Benzinga

Trump’s transshipment crackdown spells danger for Southeast Asian economies

Trump’s 40 percent tariff on transshipped goods casts clouds over ‘China Plus One’ manufacturing model.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s student caps will ease up in 2026, but times will still be tough for international education

After two years of trying to reduce international student numbers, the Albanese government will soften its approach in 2026.

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Indonesia bets a new sovereign wealth fund will finally unlock its potential

Rosan Roselani, Danatara CEO and ally of president Prabowo Subianto, needs to streamline Indonesia's lumbering state-owned giants.

International Business Times

Firms In Vietnam Walk Tightrope As Trump's Transshipping Rule Looms

As Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs on Chinese products passing through Vietnam are set to kick in Friday, companies in the Southeast Asian country are cautiously waiting to see what falls into that category.

The Conversation

Malaysia confronts the realities of MAGA diplomacy and Trump’s brash ambassadorial pick

President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States’ next ambassador to Malaysia has raised more than a few eyebrows in the Southeast Asian nation. Right-wing influencer Nick Adams, a naturalized American born and raised in Australia, is, by his own account, a weightlifting, Bible-reading, “wildly successful” and “extremely charismatic”…

Benzinga

Senator Urges Elon Musk To Halt Starlink Access For Southeast Asian Financial Scammers: 'SpaceX Has A Responsibility...'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is facing pressure from a U.S. senator to prevent the use of Starlink satellite internet service by criminal organizations in Southeast Asia.

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Southeast Asia’s venture investors are excited about AI—but less excited about the region

Southeast Asia should be an attractive home for tech startups. But investors in the region say the ecosystem is still coming together.

The Conversation

A rare, direct warning from Japan signals a shift in the fight against child sex tourism in Asia

Japan’s embassy in Laos and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a rare and unusually direct advisory, warning Japanese men against “buying sex from children” in Laos.

Al Jazeera

Malaysians protest rising living costs, demand PM Anwar Ibrahim step down

Opposition-organised rally is first major protest in Southeast Asia’s sixth largest economy since Anwar elected in 2022.

The Independent UK

The ‘invisible pest’ that threatens to wipe out country’s beloved palm trees

Thousands of palm trees in the South American country have already been devoured

Fortune

The CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank knows even her job is at risk from AI

“If I can be replaced by AI, so can everything else!”

Fortune

DeepSeek makes it easier for Southeast Asia’s firms to get into AI, but venture investors are still adopting a wait-and-see attitude

Granite Asia’s Jixun Foo wants to see “the confluence of talent and market adoption” before he starts investing in Southeast Asian AI.

Fortune

Cheaper AI like China’s DeepSeek are 'very welcome,' says Singapore's digital minister Josephine Teo

AI that’s been trained on English, and not one of Southeast Asia’s hundreds of different languages, “will perhaps not meet the requirements of Singapore."

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