The Philippines is building a new medical specialty center, the Clark Multi-Specialty Hospital, that will serve Central and Northern Luzon. The hospital will be constructed under Executive Order No. 19, issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., directing the...
Water concessionaire Manila Water is set to build a new 200 million liters per day (MLD) water treatment plant (WTP) which will provide an additional supply of potable water to Metro Manila’s East Zone after inking a partnership deal with ACCIONA, PrimeBMD, and Santa...
Brazil’s postal service Correios announced in late July 2023 that it had signed an agreement with shopping app Shopee to boost exports of Brazilian products to Southeast Asian markets. Owned by Southeast Asian tech giant Sea, Shopee signed a memorandum of...
In July 2023, Singapore-based semiconductor start-up Silicon Box unveiled its USD 2 billion factory in Tampines, designed to manufacture semiconductor chiplet interconnections that can be applied in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and...
The eight projects that won the first Jurong Lake District (JLD) Innovation Challenge were unveiled at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in mid-July. Organized by URA, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and the Infocomm Media Development...
Singapore-listed Thomson Medical Group (TMG) has announced that it had purchased FV Hospital, Vietnam’s largest private healthcare group, for USD 380 million. The purchase is the largest healthcare acquisition in Southeast Asia since 2020, and marks TMG’s strategic...
In mid-July, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for companies to submit proposals to design and promote the adoption of full-electric harbor craft (e-HC) in Singapore. The EOI was issued in the wake of the...
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has announced plans to increase its generation capacity over the next five years to meet Singapore’s growing demand for electricity, but with greener, more energy-efficient power plants. This announcement came in the wake of Keppel’s...
Despite the country’s size, Singapore has seen steady growth in its space industry, with the country sending up over 20 satellites to space since 2011, 3 of which were launched in June 2022. According to Singapore’s Office for Space Technology and Industry, there are...
During the Create Symposium in August, the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) announced the launch of the Bioengineering Tools for Next-Generation Cellular Agriculture (CellAg) program. The program, a collaboration between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
Malaysia is making substantial advancements in bolstering its cybersecurity defenses through a partnership between Velum Labs Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sapura Group specializing in cyber intelligence and cybersecurity, and the National Cyber Security Agency...
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, introduced the ‘MADANI Economy: Empowering the People’ as a transformative economic framework aimed at uplifting the nation’s status and enhancing the well-being of its citizens. This comprehensive strategy seeks to...
