Banking & FintechPhilippines
GCash targets informal borrowers as Mynt plans lending expansion
Mynt plans to direct around 60% of the net proceeds from new IPO shares towards expanding its loan portfolio over one to three years.
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Penampang to host indigenous arts and music at North Borneo festival
The festival’s fifth edition runs on Oct 31 and Nov 1, with participants from Sabah, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Guam.
- Music & ConcertsSingapore
Kenshi Yonezu sets Singapore concert for January 2027
General ticket sales open on 22 October at noon through Ticketmaster Singapore for the Singapore Indoor Stadium performance.
Peso and rupiah weaken as Asian currencies trade mixed
The Philippine peso fell 0.23% and Indonesia’s rupiah lost 0.22%, while the South Korean won led gains against the US dollar.
- MarketsIndonesia
Rupiah opens unchanged at Rp18,000 per US dollar
Indonesia’s currency held steady after an 11.32 per cent stock market fall amid uncertainty over a possible MSCI reclassification.
- EconomyIndonesia
Indonesia targets recovery in Pertalite stocks within one week
Reserves of the subsidised RON 90 fuel stand at 16 to 18 days, below the normal 20-day level, as motorists switch from higher-priced alternatives.
- Music & ConcertsSingapore
SIX60 to play first Singapore concert on 10 December
The New Zealand band will bring its Right Here Right Now Asia 2026 Tour to *SCAPE Ground Theatre, with general ticket sales opening on 21 October.
- Business & CompaniesMalaysia
MSM’s Prai sugar refinery to stay open with planned 15-year lease
Railway Asset Corporation says the refinery is outside the Kampung Manis redevelopment, with the lease agreement still to be formalised.
- MarketsIndonesia
Prima Tunas Investama raises Bank Ganesha stake to 9.04 per cent
The shareholder bought 1.38 billion BGTG shares at Rp125 each in transactions valued at Rp172 billion.
- MarketsIndonesia
Rupiah closes at Rp18,000 per US dollar as BI intervenes
Indonesia’s coordinating economic minister linked the currency’s decline to MSCI’s proposed market reclassification, which is not yet final.
