→ Qatar shut its Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas export plant after Iranian drone attacks, leaving more than four dozen empty LNG tankers idling across Asian waters including off West India, Sri Lanka, the Strait of Malacca and east of Singapore.
→ India requires import licences for gold, silver and platinum jewellery from ASEAN countries, effective immediately, while permitting only imports into special economic zones and export-oriented units that are not sold in the domestic tariff area.
→ Indonesia began enforcing a regulation that bars accounts belonging to people younger than 16 from specified digital platforms — including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox — and requires platforms to deactivate those accounts and report deactivations to Indonesian authorities, covering about 70 million minors.
→ Philippines declared a one-year national energy emergency that authorises government procurement of fuel (including partial advance payments), the creation of a central coordination committee, and enforcement actions against hoarding and profiteering.
→ QatarEnergy halted production of urea and other downstream chemicals in early March, prompting force majeure declarations among Gulf exporters and taking major Gulf export capacity offline.
→ Super Micro Computer Inc confirmed that co-founder Yih‑Shyan “Wally” Liaw resigned from its board following his federal indictment and appointed DeAnna Luna as acting chief compliance officer.
→ Singapore Airlines suspended its Singapore–Dubai services, including flights SQ494 and SQ495, through April 30, 2026 and will rebook affected passengers on alternative flights or offer full refunds.
→ Malaysia's Energy Commission issued Gas Malaysia a letter to proceed to develop an offshore floating storage and regasification unit at Yan, Kedah with planned capacity of up to six million tonnes per annum, while making the approval conditional on fulfilment of commission-imposed requirements within a set timeline.
→ Malaysia declared the U.S.-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade null and void after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act illegal, removing the agreement’s preferential tariff framework for affected shipments.
→ Indonesia finalised a deal to procure the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India, initially acquiring one coastal-defence battery, with a formal contract expected to be signed in the coming months.
→ Indonesia issued a ministerial regulation that will delay access to social media for users under 16 and, beginning March 28, 2026, will gradually deactivate accounts on designated 'high risk platforms' including TikTok, Instagram, and Roblox.
→ The Philippines ordered national government agencies, state universities and local government branches to cut fuel consumption by at least 10%, set air conditioning to no lower than 24°C and reduce official travel to conserve energy.
