https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/ Practical technology, market-entry and brand intelligence for Southeast Asia's innovation economy. en Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/kkr-singtel-complete-sttgdc-acquisition-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/kkr-singtel-complete-sttgdc-acquisition-2026.html The closing moves one of Southeast Asia’s largest data-centre platforms into a new ownership structure as demand for AI-ready infrastructure accelerates. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/vietnam-ecommerce-law-foreign-platform-obligations-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/vietnam-ecommerce-law-foreign-platform-obligations-2026.html Foreign and domestic platforms serving Vietnamese buyers face a more explicit operating framework, with implementation details now moving to ministries and agencies. Briefing Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/starhub-5g-plus-700mhz-singapore-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/starhub-5g-plus-700mhz-singapore-2026.html The operator’s 5G+ launch is less about a new label than the practical reach of low-band spectrum in offices, malls, basements and transport corridors. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/dayone-tnb-selangor-1-5gw-power-study-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/dayone-tnb-selangor-1-5gw-power-study-2026.html The proposed on-site generation and battery study shows how power availability is becoming a gating issue for Malaysia’s next hyperscale projects. Briefing Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/umc-singapore-ai-chip-fab-expansion-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/umc-singapore-ai-chip-fab-expansion-2026.html The new capacity strengthens Singapore’s role in mature-node manufacturing while opening a path into silicon photonics and AI data-centre supply chains. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/manus-independent-operations-singapore-meta-unwind.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/manus-independent-operations-singapore-meta-unwind.html Singapore-based AI-agent company Manus has formally resumed independent operations after Meta unwound its blocked acquisition. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:34:19 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/gojek-zig-singapore-gotaxi-network-integration.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/gojek-zig-singapore-gotaxi-network-integration.html Gojek Singapore and ComfortDelGro’s Zig have expanded their partnership so GoTaxi bookings can be fulfilled by taxis on Zig’s network. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:34:19 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/epson-ax6-cobot-southeast-asia-manufacturing.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/epson-ax6-cobot-southeast-asia-manufacturing.html Epson has introduced its AX6 collaborative robot in Southeast Asia, starting in Singapore, with a focus on cleanroom and space-constrained automation. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:34:19 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/lumio-solar-900k-philippines-appliance-network.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/lumio-solar-900k-philippines-appliance-network.html Philippine climate-tech startup Lumio Solar has raised $900,000 to expand a distribution and service network for plug-and-play solar appliances. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:34:19 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/ajaib-sbi-270m-indonesia-fintech-investment.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/ajaib-sbi-270m-indonesia-fintech-investment.html Japan’s SBI Holdings has invested $270 million for roughly 20% of Indonesia’s Ajaib, one of the country’s largest technology funding rounds in recent years. News & Signals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:34:19 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/phi-earth-latconnect60-malaysia-satellite-field-monitoring-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/phi-earth-latconnect60-malaysia-satellite-field-monitoring-2026.html The partnership will combine Earth observation with audit-ready field records for biomass and regenerative-agriculture projects. News & Signals Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:38:03 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/huawei-cloud-codearts-agent-asia-pacific-launch-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/huawei-cloud-codearts-agent-asia-pacific-launch-2026.html The coding service moves from public beta to general availability with multi-agent development, testing and codebase-search features. News & Signals Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:38:03 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/philweb-lance-gokongwei-ai-infrastructure-chairman-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/philweb-lance-gokongwei-ai-infrastructure-chairman-2026.html The Philippine technology company says the board change will support a push into AI-enabled monitoring, compliance and fraud controls. News & Signals Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:38:03 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/mynt-gstocks-philippines-online-retail-investing-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/mynt-gstocks-philippines-online-retail-investing-2026.html Mynt says GStocks served 1.7 million users and accounted for 53% of Philippine online retail stock accounts in 2025. News & Signals Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:05:09 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/klook-mastercard-apac-travel-payments-partnership-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/klook-mastercard-apac-travel-payments-partnership-2026.html Klook and Mastercard are connecting travel discovery, payments and cardholder benefits across Asia Pacific. News & Signals Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:44:54 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/fileai-smbc-singtel-innov8-enterprise-ai-investment-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/fileai-smbc-singtel-innov8-enterprise-ai-investment-2026.html SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8 have invested in Singapore enterprise-AI company fileAI. News & Signals Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:44:54 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/agoda-ntt-data-singapore-data-centre-efficiency-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/agoda-ntt-data-singapore-data-centre-efficiency-2026.html Agoda and NTT DATA have detailed measured energy-efficiency changes in Singapore data-centre operations. News & Signals Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:44:54 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/fedex-ja-apac-youth-workforce-readiness-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/fedex-ja-apac-youth-workforce-readiness-2026.html FedEx and JA Asia Pacific report that young people across ten markets want more workplace exposure and practical preparation for AI, trade and entrepreneurship. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:30:15 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/abeja-singapore-asean-enterprise-ai-hub-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/abeja-singapore-asean-enterprise-ai-hub-2026.html ABEJA has approved a Singapore subsidiary as its ASEAN operating hub, creating a regional base for enterprise-AI partnerships and customer development. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:30:15 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/do-ventures-vietnam-shared-platform-service-procurement-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/do-ventures-vietnam-shared-platform-service-procurement-2026.html Do Ventures connects Vietnam’s demand for shared digital platforms and service procurement with operating evidence from startups across several sectors. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:30:15 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/appsflyer-apac-app-growth-retention-gap-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/appsflyer-apac-app-growth-retention-gap-2026.html AppsFlyer reports that APAC app installs and long-term retention are moving apart, with Southeast Asian finance and gaming data showing why acquisition alone is an incomplete growth measure. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:49:45 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/thailand-electronics-investment-advanced-manufacturing-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/thailand-electronics-investment-advanced-manufacturing-2026.html Thailand reports more than US$30.5 billion in electronics investment since 2023 as advanced manufacturing capacity expands. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:38:23 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/singapore-suss-impact-ventures-ageing-ai-tools-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/singapore-suss-impact-ventures-ageing-ai-tools-2026.html SUSS reports 242 impact ventures through a learner entrepreneurship programme, with current AI tools tested alongside community partners. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:38:23 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/indonesia-100-gwp-solar-program-initial-projects-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/indonesia-100-gwp-solar-program-initial-projects-2026.html Indonesia has started a 100-GWp solar programme with 14 initial projects representing about 5.3 GWp across six provinces. News & Signals Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:38:23 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/techinnovation-aimx-singapore-enterprise-ai-adoption-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/techinnovation-aimx-singapore-enterprise-ai-adoption-2026.html TechInnovation and AIMX Singapore combine sector demonstrations, technology matching and advisory clinics around practical enterprise AI adoption. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:51 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/nice-2026-malaysia-innovation-commercialisation-business-matching.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/nice-2026-malaysia-innovation-commercialisation-business-matching.html NICE 2026 puts business matching and startup pitching alongside three days of Malaysian technology and commercialisation sessions. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:51 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/tech-data-cloudcasa-singapore-malaysia-kubernetes-resilience.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/tech-data-cloudcasa-singapore-malaysia-kubernetes-resilience.html Tech Data has been appointed distributor for Catalogic Software’s CloudCasa platform in Singapore and Malaysia. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:51 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/stripe-singapore-cross-border-commerce-expansion-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/stripe-singapore-cross-border-commerce-expansion-2026.html New cross-border payment and treasury capabilities strengthen Singapore’s infrastructure for Asian businesses expanding into global markets. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:11:43 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/malaysia-software-defined-mobility-industrial-strategy-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/malaysia-software-defined-mobility-industrial-strategy-2026.html Malaysia is bringing software-defined vehicles, AI and smart manufacturing into a wider automotive investment and supply-chain agenda. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:11:43 GMT https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/asean-ip-commercialisation-action-plan-singapore-2026.html https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/articles/asean-ip-commercialisation-action-plan-singapore-2026.html ASEAN’s 2026–2030 IP action plan puts stronger emphasis on commercialisation, valuation and cross-border connectivity for innovators. News & Signals Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:11:43 GMT