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A $600m loan for the upstream oil and gas arm of Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has seen commitments worth $100m come in so far.

Hong Kong-listed China SCE Property has completed a $400m fundraising via four mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) is reviving its plans to list in Singapore after shelving an IPO in 2015, and is aiming to launch in the first half of this year, according to a source close to the deal.

India’s stock market regulator has published a consultation paper on real estate investment trusts (Reits) while Singapore’s financial regulatory authority has firmed up rules governing the asset class.

Struggling Indonesian company Trikomsel Oke has had its debt payment obligations suspended, according to an official statement released by the firm on January 4.

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail (LMIR) Trust has wrapped up a S$100m ($70.6m) term loan with three lenders.

Ranhill Holdings will sell shares in its MR807.5m ($188.32m) IPO in Malaysia at a ceiling of MR1.70 apiece, with the trade slated to launch by the end of January, said a banker.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel that went into senior syndication in early December has been funded by 17 lenders.

The Republic of the Philippines is interested in selling a Panda bond in China's onshore debt market for the first time in 2016.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has created a bulletin on its website that for the first time will shed light on non-public regulatory action it has taken in response to breaches of the listing rules.

The Kingdom of Thailand has outlined its plans for debt funding in 2016. Bond issuance will be mostly done in the domestic market, but the sovereign is open to issuing a dollar-denominated offering in the second half of the year.

The central bank of Laos is planning to close its debut offshore syndicated loan at a size of $158m, in a deal that bankers are hailing as a benchmark for other issuers from the country.