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Indonesia's stock slide deepens as scam hotspots spread across Southeast Asia

Oct 15, 2026

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Indonesia's stock slide deepens as scam hotspots spread across Southeast Asia

Plus: Singapore charges six in a money-mule bust, Thailand busts a fake trading app, and the ringgit treads water.

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Filipino scam losses top P121 billion as Thai household debt hits 18-year high

Oct 14, 2026

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Filipino scam losses top P121 billion as Thai household debt hits 18-year high

Plus: fake job ads feeding Malaysia's scam gangs, Vietnam's $122 billion crypto market, and Jakarta's best week in a while.

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miko santos
Philippine inflation hits a three-year high as Thailand caps mule accounts for teens

Oct 13, 2026

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Philippine inflation hits a three-year high as Thailand caps mule accounts for teens

Plus: Singapore's banks post their worst session since 2025, Indonesia shuts down 1,222 illegal lenders, and Malaysia's budget stretches maternity leave to 490 days.

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Malaysia blocks RM1.9 billion in scams as Vietnam's growth tops the region

Oct 10, 2026

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Malaysia blocks RM1.9 billion in scams as Vietnam's growth tops the region

Plus: Singapore charges two scam cash-collectors, Indonesia's rupiah holds its ground, and New Zealand stocks edge higher.

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Singapore raids unlicensed lenders as Jakarta holds steady, Manila rebounds

Oct 9, 2026

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Singapore raids unlicensed lenders as Jakarta holds steady, Manila rebounds

Plus: Malaysia's market slides, Thailand pulls back, and the Philippine peso sits closer than ever to its record low.

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Singapore job scammers target delivery riders as Jakarta's market rallies

Oct 8, 2026

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Singapore job scammers target delivery riders as Jakarta's market rallies

Plus: Malaysia warns of AI deepfake Bank Negara scams, Manila's peso slide deepens, and Vietnam's share market cools.

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Philippine inflation hits a 3-year high as Malaysia busts a livestream scam ring

Oct 7, 2026

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Philippine inflation hits a 3-year high as Malaysia busts a livestream scam ring

Plus: New Zealand's share market steadies, Vietnam merges its two stock exchanges, and a Thai court keeps 20 billion baht of scam money frozen.

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Jakarta's market drops 3% as Indonesia reveals a $668 million scam toll

Oct 6, 2026

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Jakarta's market drops 3% as Indonesia reveals a $668 million scam toll

Plus: Malaysia's market rallies on soft US jobs data, a S$1.4 million Singapore phishing scam, and the Philippines' make-or-break inflation print.

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ASX falls to a three-month low as Malaysia busts a 74-person scam ring

Oct 2, 2026

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ASX falls to a three-month low as Malaysia busts a 74-person scam ring

Plus: the Philippines posts its worst close since November, Singapore's central bank floats new boardroom rules, and Vietnam's market caps a rough September.

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Philippine peso slides a third day as Singapore fraud losses hit S$8.8 million

Oct 1, 2026

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Philippine peso slides a third day as Singapore fraud losses hit S$8.8 million

Plus: Malaysia's benchmark sinks on oil and bond yields, New Zealand traders lift bets on an October hike, and a Hanoi court opens trial for 65 people over fake psychiatric diagnoses.

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RBA hikes to a 15-year high as a farmer loses RM1.15m to love scam

Sep 30, 2026

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RBA hikes to a 15-year high as a farmer loses RM1.15m to love scam

Plus: Jakarta's market slumps on a new trading rule, Singapore warns of fake youth exchange scams, and the Philippines has one more rate hike coming.

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The Philippine SEC shuts three scams as RBA rate call looms and Vietnam's market slides

Sep 29, 2026

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The Philippine SEC shuts three scams as RBA rate call looms and Vietnam's market slides

Plus: Malaysia's benchmark dips, Singapore's new anti-scam messaging rules take effect, and Asia-Pacific bank bosses admit they can't reliably catch scams before the money moves.

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Vietnam's market status jumps as a Malaysian scam mastermind faces Singapore charges

Sep 26, 2026

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Vietnam's market status jumps as a Malaysian scam mastermind faces Singapore charges

Plus: Australian business conditions turn negative for the first time in six years, Philippine inflation speeds back up, and Indonesia's rupiah slides.

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Singapore nets 259 suspected scammers

Sep 25, 2026

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Singapore nets 259 suspected scammers

Plus: the ringgit slips against the US dollar, Vietnam's growth forecast gets an upgrade, and the Philippine market hits a new weekly low.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Philippines hikes rates to 5% as Thailand cracks down on scam mule accounts

Aug 28, 2026

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Philippines hikes rates to 5% as Thailand cracks down on scam mule accounts

Plus: Australia's big banks flip to predicting a rate hike, Malaysia's scam syndicates go corporate, and Indonesia's 2027 growth target draws skepticism.

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