For today's headlines:

• Khazanah and CGC Digital invest in funding societies to broaden financing access to MSMEs
• Lazada, Alibaba's Southeast Asia arm, marks new year with layoffs in Singapore
• Micoworks secures US$24.5m to expand marketing platforms into SEA

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