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NAB's banking app goes dark for hours, and Meta axes 3.7 million scam accounts

Sep 24, 2026

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NAB's banking app goes dark for hours, and Meta axes 3.7 million scam accounts

Plus: Bank Indonesia holds its rate at 5.75%, a Kelantan investment manager loses RM1.2 million to a spoofed police call, and Southeast Asian markets split on direction.

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miko santos
AI data centres are now stoking inflation, and counterfeit cash hits a Singapore casino

Sep 23, 2026

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AI data centres are now stoking inflation, and counterfeit cash hits a Singapore casino

Plus: Indonesia lands a new AI data centre, Malaysia's ringgit rallies as oil slides, and Manila braces for more market pain.

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miko santos
All four big banks now expect a rate rise, and a fake police scam resurfaces

Sep 22, 2026

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All four big banks now expect a rate rise, and a fake police scam resurfaces

Plus: Fitch gives Thailand a clean sweep of stable outlooks, Manila's peso and index both slide again, and Vietnam's first day as an emerging market doesn't go to plan.

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miko santos
Vietnam graduates to emerging-market status as a Singapore engineer loses $80,000 twice

Sep 21, 2026

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Vietnam graduates to emerging-market status as a Singapore engineer loses $80,000 twice

Plus: Manila's stock index hits a 3.5-month low, Ipoh police arrest seven over a Japan-targeting call centre, and the RBA edges towards a rate rise.

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miko santos
Westpac moves its RBA call forward as Vietnam cracks a $57m scam ring

Sep 19, 2026

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Westpac moves its RBA call forward as Vietnam cracks a $57m scam ring

Plus: a Bangkok mansion raid nets 15 over a fake-police call centre, Philippine remittances hit a seven-month high, and Jakarta's market slips on the Fed.

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miko santos
The Fed hikes rates as Korean scam rings flee Cambodia for Malaysia

Sep 18, 2026

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The Fed hikes rates as Korean scam rings flee Cambodia for Malaysia

Plus: New Zealand's economy edges forward, the Philippines braces for October, and Jakarta's market slides on oil.

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miko santos
Singapore's AI boom hits $13.5bn as a fake police call costs a Thai student $50,000

Sep 17, 2026

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Singapore's AI boom hits $13.5bn as a fake police call costs a Thai student $50,000

Plus: Malaysia and Japan renew a $6 billion currency swap, the Philippines watches for cyberattacks, and an FBI fugitive is caught hiding in Vietnam.

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miko santos
Singapore's new scam law lands as oil drags the ASX to a three-month low

Sep 16, 2026

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Singapore's new scam law lands as oil drags the ASX to a three-month low

Plus: Thailand tightens cash rules to choke scam networks, Vietnam's trade balance flips negative, and Malaysia's markets extend a losing streak.

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miko santos
Rupiah crashes to a record low as Star Entertainment's $307m loss stuns investors

Sep 1, 2026

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Rupiah crashes to a record low as Star Entertainment's $307m loss stuns investors

Plus: Manila eases bank liquidity rules, Malaysian scammers dodge the SMS ban, and a fake fines text keeps fooling New Zealanders.

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miko santos
Wesfarmers profit jumps 8% but shares fall as Philippine stocks drop below 6,000

Aug 31, 2026

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Wesfarmers profit jumps 8% but shares fall as Philippine stocks drop below 6,000

Plus: Maybank's profit climbs, a New Zealand honey company returns to the black, and Thailand's central bank braces for a growth slowdown.

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