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October 2026

14 OCT 2026 • FINANCEWill the RBA hike again in November? Jobs and inflation data set up a close call
14 OCT 2026 • SPORTAsian Games 2026 final medal table: how Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia fared
14 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYWorld Bank lifts East Asia and Pacific 2026 growth forecast to 4.5% on AI exports, raises Indonesia to 5.2%
14 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYUS–China trade truce after the Trump–Xi summit: what was agreed, what wasn't, and what it means for Asia
14 OCT 2026 • FINANCEMAS unexpectedly holds Singapore dollar policy in October 2026 as Q3 GDP grows 5.4%
10 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYIndonesia's New Ride-Hailing Rule Explained: What Perpres 27/2026 Means for Drivers, Grab and GoTo
10 OCT 2026 • FINANCEWhy Firmus Pulled Australia's Biggest Float in Decades, and What It Means for Asia's AI Data Centre Boom
10 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYChina's Golden Week final figures: 826 million trips, but spending per trip slips to a four-year low
10 OCT 2026 • APACSingapore proposes merging COE Categories A and B: how the S$15,000 'feebate' would work
10 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYIndonesia Between the US and China: What the IMF Says About Fragmentation, and Where Indonesia Stands in 2026
9 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYMalaysia's Fuel Subsidy Reform After Budget 2027: BUDI95 and Targeted Diesel Stay as Fuel Bill Nears RM40 Billion
8 OCT 2026 • FINANCEBank of Japan at 1.25%: What Japan's Rate Normalisation Means for Southeast Asia
8 OCT 2026 • APACJakarta in 2026: Can Indonesia's Capital Still Compete as a Southeast Asian Business Hub?
8 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYASEAN vs China for Foreign Investment in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
8 OCT 2026 • FINANCEWhy Asia-Pacific Central Banks Are Raising Rates in 2026, and Which Ones Are Holding
7 OCT 2026 • APACHow to Pay in China in 2026: A Practical Guide for Indonesian and ASEAN Visitors
7 OCT 2026 • APACVietnam's AI Law Explained: What Is in Force, What Is Pending and How It Compares in ASEAN
7 OCT 2026 • FINANCEThe Behaviour Gap: Why Investors Earn Less Than Their Funds, and What 2026 Means for Asia's New Retail Investors
7 OCT 2026 • FINANCEHow to Get Out of Consumer Debt in Indonesia in 2026: What the Evidence Says
7 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYIndonesia's Free Meals Programme in October 2026: Smaller Budget, Food-Safety Crackdown and a Corruption Case
6 OCT 2026 • APACAustralia's Coalition Promises Record Migration Cut to 100,000: What It Means for Students, Workers and Housing
6 OCT 2026 • FINANCEAustralian Mortgage Rates Rise From 9 October as House Prices Fall for a Sixth Month: What Borrowers Need to Know
6 OCT 2026 • APACChina's Golden Week 2026: Busy Travel, Careful Spending, and Why Southeast Asia Is Gaining
6 OCT 2026 • APACSingapore Impounds 91 Deregistered Vehicles in Blitz as Tougher Law Heads to Parliament: What Owners and Buyers Need to Know
6 OCT 2026 • APACSingapore Haze Returns to 'Unhealthy' in F1 Race Week: PSI Readings, Health Advice and When It May Clear
5 OCT 2026 • FINANCEASEAN Currencies and Interest Rates Into Year-End 2026: Forecasts for the Rupiah, Baht, Ringgit, Peso, Dong and Singapore Dollar
5 OCT 2026 • FINANCEASEAN Stock Markets Into Year-End 2026: Where Each Index Stands and What Analysts Expect
5 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYIndonesia vs Thailand Off the Pitch: How the Two Economies Compare in 2026
5 OCT 2026 • SPORTIndonesia vs Thailand: The Head-to-Head Record, the Painful Finals and the Wins That Gave Hope
5 OCT 2026 • SPORTIndonesia vs Thailand, FIFA ASEAN Cup Final Preview: Kick-off Time, TV, Team News and What Is at Stake
2 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYBSU 2026: Indonesia Announces Rp900,000 Wage Subsidy for 13.3 Million Workers. What We Know So Far
2 OCT 2026 • APACPrabowo Reshuffles Cabinet: New Foreign Minister, New Police Chief and a New Energy Super-Ministry
2 OCT 2026 • SPORTIndonesia Reach FIFA ASEAN Cup Final by One Goal as Malaysia Win 6-0 and Still Go Out
1 OCT 2026 • ECONOMYHow the Iran War Is Hitting Asia's Economies, and the Strategies Governments Are Using to Hold the Line
1 OCT 2026 • APACAsia-Pacific Weather Watch: Typhoons, Floods, Haze and a 'Very Strong' El Niño Heading Into Late 2026

September 2026

30 SEPT 2026 • APACWhat Is ASN Digital? Indonesia's Civil-Service Superapp Explained
30 SEPT 2026 • APACHow Many Data Centres Does Southeast Asia Have? The Count, the Megawatts and Why the Numbers Differ
29 SEPT 2026 • FINANCEIs Asia Heading for Another Currency Crisis? Which Economies Look Most Exposed in 2026
29 SEPT 2026 • ECONOMYOil Prices: Brent Holds Near $107 as Hormuz Talks Stall. What It Means for Asia and Indonesia
29 SEPT 2026 • APACAI Data Centres Are Pouring Into Asia. What Do Indonesia and Its Neighbours Actually Gain?
28 SEPT 2026 • ECONOMYGeely Takes 30% of Nio Power: Why China's EV Rivals Are Sharing Battery-Swap Infrastructure
28 SEPT 2026 • FINANCENorthern Star Rejects Gold Fields' A$38.7 Billion Bid: What the Deal Terms Reveal
25 SEPT 2026 • ECONOMYDanantara Sumberdaya Explained: How Indonesia's Single-Door Commodity Export System Works
25 SEPT 2026 • ECONOMYIndonesia's EV Sales Doubled in 2026. Now Comes the Local-Production Test
25 SEPT 2026 • FINANCEBI's 100-Basis-Point Hikes: What They Mean for Indonesian Mortgage Borrowers