Avia Avian (AVIA IJ)
Indonesia’s largest paint manufacturer ramping up capacity +80%
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Insider activity June 2026
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Air Water (4088 JP)
Japan’s second-largest industrial gas business in full-on restructuring mode
Thailand's stimulus package
The Bhumjaithai Party's impact on economic growth and Thai equities
Update: Saramin (143240 KS)
South Korea's leading HR-tech company
Portfolio update June 2026
Travel stocks, luxury wristwatch retailers and Philippine IPOs in focus
Toll Bridge Investing
The perfect business model
Interview: CTOS Digital (CTOS MK)
Malaysia's leading credit bureau gets a new CEO
Interview: Tian Yang
CIO at Variant Perception
Travel notes: Hong Kong
Visiting the Weird Shit Investing conference
Insider activity May 2026
Five stocks with insider buying in China, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand
Update: IMAX China (1970 HK)
The leader in cinema equipment at 9x P/E
Thematic reports
Japan SaaS earnings season
No signs of disruption from generative AI
Deep-dives
Total Soft Bank (045340 KS)
Port terminal operating system developer at 6x P/E
Portfolio
Portfolio update May 2026
DRAM bull market, Japanese SaaS, Korean small caps, Indonesia going down the drain
Deep-dives
NICE Information Service (030190 KS)
The FICO of South Korea at 10x P/E
Thematic reports
The toll booths of lending
Asia's publicly listed credit bureaus
Deep-dives
TOA Paint (TOA TB)
Thailand’s paint leader at 8x P/E and 6.5% dividend yield
Insiders
Insider activity April 2026
Asia transaction is data still bullish
Deep-dives
Misto (081660 KS)
Titleist and FILA at 9.1x P/E
Thematic reports
Travel Notes: Omaha
I visited the 2026 Berkshire Hathaway AGM
Thematic reports
Interview: Ruchir Desai
From Asia Frontier Capital
Portfolio
Portfolio update April 2026
A nice rebound in April
Thematic reports
Coupang's Cyber Security Incident
Conclusion: Probably not a big deal