Daily brief
A system failure that disabled all autogates caused significant delays at Malaysia's Johor land checkpoint on February 25, leading to long queues for travelers entering Singapore.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated during the Budget 2026 debate that there will be no 'jobless growth' in the country even as artificial intelligence reshapes the economy.
Russia will help select and train the first cosmonaut from Myanmar, and the two nations also agreed to host a GLONASS satellite navigation station in Myanmar.
Vietnam's international internet capacity was hit by a submarine cable fault, while domestic gasoline prices in the country jumped to a three-month peak.
S&P Global flagged risks to Indonesia's credit rating, weeks after a similar warning from Moody's, as Asia's biggest banks line up bids for HSBC's assets in the country.