Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- DayOne Data Centers has upsized its senior secured multi-currency syndicated term financing in Malaysia to approximately US$7.2 billion and surpassed 1GW of Billings, the Singapore-headquartered data center platform said.

Seven-lender consortium doubles Johor debt package from May 2025 level

A seven-lender consortium arranged the upsized financing, which supports continued development of DayOne's data center platform in Johor. It builds on the approximately US$3.5 billion syndicated financing the company secured in May 2025.

Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. held 79 business meetings between NTT Group companies and Asian startups at its second Partnership Day in Singapore on September 3, 2026, after 20 partner organizations submitted 325 startup recommendations.

Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- Protiviti's February 2026 AI Pulse Survey found that 47% of large organizations have incomplete visibility into employees' use of AI tools, a gap Armor Founder and CEO Chris Drake cited at GovWare 2026 while arguing that CISOs should set conditions for AI adoption rather than ban it.

Oakland – October 13, 2026 -- The Vietnamese American Business Association (VABA) reports a network of more than 2,200 professionals and 720 businesses across 12 U.S. states and eight countries as it marks 15 years since its 2011 founding, and says its VABA Venture Capital arm is backed by $50 million from the Duong family office.

Singapore – October 13, 2026 -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) projects approximately 10% lower monthly operating costs from a planned service-robot rollout across Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens, a 772-room precinct. The figure comes from a pre-deployment comparison; deployment has not yet begun, and actual costs, productivity and guest-service outcomes will be assessed after rollout.

Miami – October 13, 2026 -- Queen Suthida of Thailand will open the 2026 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) on the morning of November 11 at the Angsana Laguna Phuket, the organization announced. The appearance marks the conference's 20th anniversary.

Summit runs November 10-13 in Phuket

The four-day event convenes leaders from what GWS describes as a $6.8 trillion global wellness economy. Accredited media can apply to attend.

Columbus, Ohio – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has opened a manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, to serve rising demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The site is expected to bring hundreds of skilled jobs to the region once fully operational in 2027.

Singapore – October 12, 2026 -- NEU Battery Materials has closed an oversubscribed US$7.6 million funding round to scale the recovery of battery-grade lithium from lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, following the commissioning of its 1,300-ton-per-year Singapore factory.

Kuching – – October 12, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has certified Embrace Borneo's Miss Sarawak Tourism 2026 for the first coral reef cleanup run by contestants of a state-level beauty pageant, a 3-hour dive programme involving 17 participants.

Seventeen contestants cleaned reefs at 3 to 10 metres off Satang Island

The cleanup took place on 8 September 2026 at Satang Island, Kuching. It ran as part of the pageant's conservation tourism activities, in partnership with the Sarawak West Coast Diving Club.

Kuala Lumpur – October 12, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has recognised Malaysian manufacturer CWP Food Manufacturing Sdn Bhd as the maker of the first halal-certified sweet potato snack that fuses two differently coloured real sweet potato varieties into a single chip.

SNACKISS Double Triple Sweet Potato combines purple and orange varieties without artificial colouring

The product, sold under the SNACKISS brand, gets its two-toned look naturally from real purple and orange sweet potato. It has carried MS 1500 halal certification since 2021.