US President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports and allow fresh supplies to reach global markets could give India greater leverage in its own dispute with Washington over discounted crude purchases, analysts said. Beyond the energy dispute, they said the move could also open up diplomatic opportunities for New Delhi, from pressing for more consistent treatment by Washington to building on its efforts to help negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Under the...

An Indonesian official’s claim that the country exports “oxygen” and not just smoke to its neighbours has renewed criticism of Jakarta’s handling of its annual forest fires, with analysts warning that defensive nationalism risks undermining regional cooperation to tackle the recurring haze crisis. The remarks by Syahganda Nainggolan, the newly appointed head of the Government Communication Agency, reignited criticism over Indonesia’s handling of its ongoing forest and peatland fires, which have...

India’s MakeO has raised US$10 million in a round led by Singularity AMC, with unnamed funds and family offices also participating, eight months after the Mumbai-headquartered dental aligner company agreed to absorb Singapore’s Zenyum. The cheque, disclosed in a statement on October 13, is modest by the standards of the clear aligner category’s go-go years. […] The post MakeO secures US$10M to scale Zenyum’s dentist network across Asia appeared first on e27.

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment ⁠court, approved the ⁠prosecution’s withdrawal of most of ⁠the charges against Vice-President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in a trial that could kill her hopes to run for president in 2028. Prosecutors have been presenting evidence against ‌Duterte since July on charges that she betrayed public trust, amassed unexplained wealth, violated the constitution and committed corruption, bribery and other high crimes. Lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro told the...

Southeast Asian companies are not short of money for AI. Most of them simply can’t get their projects past their own IT and security teams. That is the uncomfortable picture painted by the Southeast Asia findings of Adobe’s 2026 State of AI Readiness Report, released today. The study surveyed 461 senior executives in the region […] The post Adobe study finds 57 per cent of SEA firms stuck in AI’s “Frozen Middle” appeared first on e27.

When Singapore’s offices emptied out in 2020, flexible work was sold as the cure for an overworked city. Employees would get their commutes back, set their own hours and finally see their families at dinner. Six years on, the cure appears to have come with side effects. According to the Jobstreet by SEEK Singapore Workplace […] The post Work from anywhere, work all the time: Inside Singapore’s flexibility paradox appeared first on e27.