AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSingapore-Malaysia Integration: Johor’s next growth chapter is tied to RTS Link and JS-SEZ, with MICCI saying faster, more predictable cross-border travel and co-located clearance should boost investor confidence and labour mobility. Markets & Energy: Asian tech stocks slid again as a global rout accelerated; oil jumped on US-Iran exchange attacks, while Singapore’s STI fell 0.5% as local banks weighed. Digital Assets & Payments: SBI completed a majority stake purchase of Coinhako, strengthening Singapore’s regulated crypto role in Asia; TenPay Global also deepened Singapore remittance partnerships as digital transfers speed up. AI & Regulation: Indonesia’s copyright rewrite would explicitly recognise AI in law, including rules on style imitation and disclosure, while Singapore’s tourism marketing push with Traveloka adds privacy-safe travel insights. Local Business & Housing: PropNex found 69.1% of buyers of million-dollar HDB resale flats paid no cash-over-valuation, suggesting market value is doing the heavy lifting. Crime & Enforcement: A Singaporean was arrested in a North Jakarta drug factory raid, and a maid was jailed for stealing over S$217,000 from her employer over four years.
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