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Two Southeast Asia 500 companies may merge—forming Malaysia’s largest construction conglomerate

The proposed merger, announced on Jan. 12 by Sunway president Anuar Taib, will form an entity with a combined market capitalization of $11.7 billion, surpassing current leader Gamuda Berhad, valued at $7.2 billion.

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Ascend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past
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Grok blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia as sexual deepfake scandal builds
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Asia’s cash savings are double the U.S. rate. Fintech platforms like Syfe want to change that
By Angelica AngJanuary 9, 2026
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EnvironmentSeoul city government asks Temu, AliExpress to stop selling children’s products that exceed limits on hazardous substances
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TechXiaomi shares surge after new SUV gets 289,000 orders in an hour
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PoliticsLutnick says U.S.-China trade truce signed, 10 deals imminent
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PoliticsThailand moves to require a doctor’s approval for cannabis sales, unsettling a budding industry
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PoliticsJapan reiterates it cannot accept 25% car tariffs from U.S.
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FinanceSingapore VC Granite Asia leads $60 million funding round for AI ‘data foundry’ Centific to fuel global expansion
By Nicholas GordonJune 25, 2025
FinanceVietnam tycoon spared from death penalty for $27 billion fraud after Hanoi abruptly scraps capital punishment for property embezzlement
By AFPJune 25, 2025
PoliticsBeijing’s No. 2 says China is growing into a ‘major consumption powerhouse,’ even amid ‘intensifying’ trade frictions
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PoliticsTrump says China ‘can now continue to purchase oil from Iran’—but he hopes Beijing will buy U.S. crude instead
By Cecilia HultJune 25, 2025
PoliticsThailand and Cambodia’s border spat pulls in energy giant PTT
By Lionel LimJune 24, 2025
FinanceMove over, Magnificent 7: Goldman Sachs proposes the ‘Prom 10,’ China’s top stocks including Tencent, Alibaba and BYD
By Cecilia HultJune 23, 2025
FinanceFinancial services are pushing up the revenues of the Southeast Asia 500’s most prominent tech startups
By Lionel LimJune 21, 2025
Finance99 Speed Mart’s Southeast Asia 500 debut is the latest milestone for the company and its founder, a childhood polio survivor
By Lionel LimJune 20, 2025
FinanceShares in Pop Mart, the chain behind the Labubu craze, sink after state media warns against ‘blind boxes’
By Cecilia HultJune 20, 2025
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FinanceResurgent air travel and a strategic acquisition helped SATS climb over 100 places in the Coins2Day Southeast Asia 500
By Lionel LimJune 19, 2025
LeadershipAsian executives are ‘worried about productivity’—and the solution may be giving young workers more say in how things are done
By Nicholas GordonJune 19, 2025
TechMalaysia is verifying media reports that the country is being used to evade U.S. export controls on Nvidia chips
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PoliticsThailand’s prime minister faces political crisis after phone call with former Cambodian leader gets leaked
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TechNvidia and the AI boom helps Malaysia’s NationGate debut on the Coins2Day Southeast Asia 500 with a 720% revenue surge
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FinanceAgrifood giant Wilmar hands over almost two-thirds of its annual profit to Indonesia as ‘security deposit’ for palm oil corruption case
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PoliticsKorea’s Lee urges chaebols to quell distrust, hears trade fears
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