SINGAPORE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong Court rules againt OCBC unit in misselling case
• Aberdeen sniffs a bargain as debt panic hammers Singapore banks
• Wilmar International sinks deeply into the red to the tune of SGD295m as soybean buys went awry
• Solid Q2 numbers for Olam from food business
• Pokemon Go not really a high data-consuming app: Singtel
• M1 invests in mobile point-of-sale solution

INDONESIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Jakarta plans tax haven on two islands near Singapore
• Bank Indonesia to ease branchless banking services, electronic money regulations
• Indonesia to grant Freeport export permit
• Freeport Gets Five-Month Permit to Export Indonesian Concentrate
• Indonesian telco operator says network sharing to reduce 40% investment cost
• Google tailors Maps to Indonesians’ needs

THAILAND NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Thai Summit targets overseas markets
• In a first, Thai takes helm of Mazda sales
• Thai banks' loans seen growing at slower 3-4% rate this year: Central Bank
• Thai govt announces plans to track foreigners’ movements with SIM cards
• Thailand sparks outrage with plan to track tourists’ phones

Source: Kenanga Research - 15 Aug 2016