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Myanmar seizes 10,000 phones in online scams crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military government seized nearly 10,000 mobile phones and related equipment that it said were used in online fraud during a crackdown on scam centres near the Thai border.
AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s palm oil giants, long-blamed for razing rainforests, fuelling toxic haze and driving orangutans to the brink of extinction, are recasting themselves as unlikely champions in a different, potentially greener race: the quest to lure the world’s artificial intelligence (AI) data centres to the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam police probe Berlin-based editor over ‘anti-state’ acts
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/11/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam’s police have launched a criminal investigation into a Berlin-based Vietnamese journalist and website editor for alleged anti-state activities.
Alleged scam leader’s Singapore aide seeks access to seized cash
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — The Singapore family office of alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi and three companies linked to him are seeking access to funds that were frozen by the city-state’s authorities last month.
Singapore mulls holding top bank execs responsible for AI risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore’s central bank has proposed a set of guidelines that will hold the board and senior management of financial institutions responsible for risks that arise from their use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Thailand spurns Cambodia peace deal tied to US trade talks
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2025
» Thailand has suspended a peace process with Cambodia that was a condition for tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump, after Thai soldiers were injured in a land-mine blast near the border.
Gold reclaims $4,000/oz level as dollar slips, US shutdown woes persist
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2025
» BENGALURU — Gold rose above the key US$4,000 per ounce level on Thursday, supported by a retreat in the dollar, while a prolonged government shutdown in the United States raised worries over the economic outlook.
Thais mourning late Queen Mother spark run on black clothes
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2025
» Retail shops across Thailand are struggling to meet the demand for black outfits and muted wardrobes as people mourn for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
Record Vietnam rains kill nine, forcing thousands to evacuate
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/10/2025
» HANOI — Widespread flooding across central Vietnam has killed nine people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in the tourist hubs of Hue and Da Nang, as the Southeast Asian nation endures another bout of extreme weather.
Philippine peso falls to new record low
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2025
» MANILA — The Philippine peso slid past a long-defended red line for the currency to an all-time low, as the central bank signaled more tolerance for weakness.