Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Launches Self-Service Fueling With App Discounts Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail (PTTOR), the retail arm of state-owned oil company PTT, said it has begun offering self-service fueling, combining the rollout with digital technology and discounts. Customers use an app to operate the service, which the company said is intended to cut wait times and improve the efficiency of fueling-bay operations. The discount for self-service is 0.40 baht per liter (about 1.98 yen), with no minimum purchase required. PTTOR said the self-service option has April 30, 2026

Philippine Airlines Limits Carry-On Power Banks to Two Per Passenger Philippine Airlines (PAL) said on the 17th that it is limiting carry-on power banks to two per passenger, in line with the latest guidance from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The airline said power banks are prohibited in checked baggage and may not be stored in overhead bins. Passengers must keep them on their person or place them in the seat pocket or under the seat in front of them. PAL set a maximum capacity of 100 watt-hours (Wh) and said the capacit April 30, 2026

Mitsuuroko Unit Opens New Lock+Store Facility in Kuala Lumpur Mitsuuroko Group Holdings of Japan said on the 20th that its consolidated subsidiary LOCK and STORE Glenmarie (LSGM), which operates a rental storage business in Malaysia, has opened a new facility in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It is the brand’s fourth site in the country. The new facility, Lock+Store Ampang, has about 6,000 square feet (about 557 square meters) of net leasable area. The company said it will offer air-conditioned storage units to meet rising demand in the surrounding area. LS April 30, 2026

Cambodia’s Royal Group Partners With Singapore’s Greenlyzer on Green Hydrogen in Southeast Asia Singapore deep-tech company Greenlyzer and Cambodia conglomerate Royal Group have formed a partnership to introduce and expand green hydrogen energy solutions in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia. The two sides recently signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on wider adoption of green hydrogen energy. In an April 17 announcement, Greenlyzer said the signing ceremony was attended by Bo Bai, chairman of Alpha Ladder Group, Greenlyzer’s parent company, and Kith Meng, chairman and April 30, 2026

Adani Enterprises sets up three airport-city units for hotels and real estate Adani Enterprises, a core company of India’s Adani Group, said on April 18 that its wholly owned unit Adani Airport City has set up three subsidiaries to handle hotel and real estate development. Effective April 6, it established Adani Navi Mumbai Airport City, Adani Guwahati Airport City and Adani Ahmedabad Airport City. Each has paid-in capital of 1 million rupees (about 1.7 million yen). The companies plan to pursue real estate business using owned or leased properties, real estate con April 30, 2026

Indonesia’s Megawati urges revival of Bandung Conference amid global tensions Indonesia’s former President Megawati Sukarnoputri on the 18th called for the Asia-Africa Conference, known as the Bandung Conference, to be convened again so countries can renew solidarity, marking the 71st anniversary of the meeting that helped lay the foundations of the Non-Aligned Movement. Referring to U.S. attacks on Venezuela and Iran, she said “the international order is being shaken.” She said rising geopolitical tensions are “a wake-up call to the world,” and argued that countri April 30, 2026

Anabuki-Backed JV to Manage Housing Complex at New Ho Chi Minh City Resort Condominium management firm Anabuki Housing Service said its Vietnam joint venture, Anabuki NL Housing Service Vietnam, in which it holds a 69% stake, signed an operations and management contract on the 18th with local company MDS for a housing complex being developed at a new resort in southern Ho Chi Minh City. The complex, LumiAn Village, is in the heart of the Dat Do resort area in the former Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. It will include townhouses and villas and feature gated shared amen April 30, 2026

Hong Kong Luxury Home Sales Value Hits 18-Quarter High in Q1 Hong Kong real estate brokerage Centaline Property said luxury single-family home deals totaled 164 in the first quarter (January-March), with a combined contract value of HK$9.056 billion (about 184 billion yen). The number of deals fell 9.4% from the previous quarter, but total value rose 6.0% to the highest level in 18 quarters. New-home transactions rose 5.3% to 20 deals, and their value jumped 27.9% to HK$3.661 billion. Resale deals fell 11.1% to 144, and value slipped 5.0% to HK$5.3 April 30, 2026

Beijing Auto Show Opens April 24, Runs Through May 3 The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, known as the Beijing Auto Show and billed as the world’s largest auto exhibition, will be held in Beijing from April 24 to May 3. This year marks its 19th edition. The show will use two venues — the China International Exhibition Center and the Capital International Convention Center — with a total exhibition area of about 380,000 square meters. Organizers expect more than 1,000 companies to take part, including automakers and auto-parts s April 30, 2026

South Korea says U.S. is now top naphtha supplier; weighing extending oil swap into July Since the outbreak of the Middle East war, South Korea has been diversifying alternative sources of naphtha imports, with the United States emerging as the largest supplier. The government is extending its strategic oil swap program through June and is reviewing whether to extend it into July as well. Yang Gi-uk, director general for industrial resources security at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said at a daily briefing of the Middle East war response task force on Wednesday April 30, 2026