AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPolymarket Crackdown: Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has blocked Polymarket, calling it online gambling in disguise and warning it will target similar services after tracing affiliated accounts. AI Startup Push: Google Cloud and EnterpriseSG launched a Southeast Asia AI accelerator for 25 startups, with equity-free support plus up to about US$447k in cloud credits. Sovereign AI Infrastructure: Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund INA says it has deployed ~74.5 trillion rupiah so far, with ~30% into digital infrastructure tied to the AI data-centre boom. Health Data at Scale: Indonesia’s Free Health Screening (CKG) has reached 100 million people, and officials say the “health map” is revealing widespread chronic risks, not just coverage wins. Heat & Work Pressure: A new report links hotter nights and urban heat islands to severe exhaustion among informal workers across South and Southeast Asia, including Jakarta. Energy Storage Supply Chain: India’s battery demand is surging, but domestic cell manufacturing is still tiny—keeping China as the bottleneck. Tourism Note: Russian spring travel demand is shifting—Armenia bookings are up 37%, while Indonesia interest fell 27.8%.
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