Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- ASEAN Records and ASIA Records have been certified to ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) by SGS, with the audit of their record application process finding no nonconformities.

Certificate runs three years under UKAS and DSM accreditation

The certification is valid from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029. It carries accreditation from UKAS (United Kingdom) and the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM), under Certificate Nos. MY26/00000647 (UKAS) and MY26/00000648 (DSM).

Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- Malaysia's Newsigns Solutions Sdn Bhd has been recognised by ASEAN Records as the first signage contractor to design, fabricate and install self-supporting geometric contour LED building façades fully in-house, after completing three projects totalling 1,501 square metres between 2023 and 2024.

Largest of three projects covers 715 square metres

The first installation was completed on 29 July 2023. The largest single project spans 715 square metres, nearly half of the combined 1,501 square metres delivered.

Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has recognised ORIZI Group as the largest integrated health, wellness and beauty OEM manufacturing group by number of manufacturing certifications, regulatory approvals and audited standards held, citing 24 credentials across 11 distinct schemes.

Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- Malaysian electrical accessories brand reTOUCH has recorded SIRIM-verified results for its BS 1363 13A double-pole socket of 69,400 plug cycles against a 15,000-cycle standard, the highest margin of three tests in which it exceeded requirements. ASEAN Records recognised Broadlink Marketing Sdn Bhd, the company behind the brand, for the results.

Socket exceeds standard thresholds in fire, voltage and endurance tests

In the glow-wire test, the socket reached 960°C against the 850°C standard, a 110°C margin.

Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- DG Maritime Sdn Bhd physically surveyed 10,069 hazardous export containers across two loading ports in 30 months, earning an ASEAN Records title for the highest volume in physical surveying of all nine IMDG classes with port-authorized container packing certification.

Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- Enest Group Berhad transferred its listing from Bursa Malaysia's LEAP Market to the ACE Market on 15 July 2026, almost seven years after it became the first publicly listed raw clean edible bird's nest producer.

ASEAN Records recognised the company for that first-listing status. The award was presented on 20 October 2026 at Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown, during the 10th Gather of Achievers – ASEAN Records & ASIA Records Gala Night 2026. Chief Operating Officer Lok Chyi Yeu accepted it on stage.

FONTAINEBLEAU, France – October 30, 2026 -- INSEAD has received US$3 million in funding from Google.org and Google DeepMind to establish the Research Lab for Human and Organisational Thriving (INSEAD Thrive Lab), a unit that will study how people and organisations function amid continuous technological change.

Linyi – October 30, 2026 -- ChinaMarket, the official digital platform of Linyi Wholesale Market, is recruiting buying delegations from Southeast Asia and Central Asia to source goods in a trading cluster of 136 specialized wholesale markets and roughly 44,000 shops.

LINYI, China – October 30, 2026 -- Modular buildings, prefabricated houses and capsule-style cabins drew buyers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand at the Fourth Linyi Mall International Buyers Conference, held October 28-30 in Shandong Province.

Palo Alto – October 29, 2026 -- Hesai Group held a 62% share of the global robotaxi lidar market in 2025, more than all other suppliers combined, according to Yole Group's Robotaxi 2026 report. The figure is up from the 61% Yole attributed to the Nasdaq- and HKEX-listed company in its previous report.