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The Weekly ReadCommentary

High-voltage transmission lines. The grid ASEAN planned region-wide is starting as bilateral links around Singapore.

The Power Grid ASEAN Promised Is Starting Across a Few Kilometres of Water — and Nobody Planned It That Way

The first real stretch of the ASEAN power grid is emerging not from regional planning but from two uncoordinated bilateral tracks converging on Singapore's demand.

Lim Kheng Swe·10 Jul 2026·3 min read

IndonesiaSingaporeASEAN-wide

The Weekly ReadCommentary

Thailand's New Investment Incentive Isn't a Tax Break. It's Speed.

Thailand's FastPass doesn't cut tax — it cuts approval time 20–50% across eight agencies. The edge is speed, and it accrues to strategic-lane projects.

Lim Kheng Swe·25 Jun 2026·3 min read

ThailandManufacturingAutomotive / EV

Data PointsBriefing

One Metal, One Government, Two Opposite Decisions: Indonesia's Nickel Quota U-Turn

Indonesia raised its 2026 nickel ore quota months after cutting it. The signal is not the level — it is how readily the policy floor moves.

Lim Kheng Swe·24 Jun 2026·1 min read

IndonesiaMining & resourcesCapital flows

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