JCB calls Thailand one of its most important markets in Southeast Asia. The new Krungsri JCB Ultimate card deepens its partnership with the MUFG-owned bank’s card unit.
Two Pertamina tankers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks. Russia's Pacific ports offer an alternative route. That is the direct logic behind the Moscow deal.
FESSIA was launched in late 2025 to bridge the gap between storage industry readiness and the policy frameworks Southeast Asian governments have yet to build.
Laos has ordered transport companies to ensure EVs make up at least 10% of their fleets by end-2026. A fuel crisis is accelerating a transition that incentives alone had not.
Indonesia has harbored nuclear ambitions since the 1960s. A five-year MoC with Japan is a step forward, but the Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Organization has not yet been formally established. The path remains long.
Most Asian LNG contracts are oil-indexed on a three-month lag. Crude hit USD 100-plus in early March. The second wave of cost pressure arrives in June.