* Expectations of rate hikes ease * Indonesia central bank flags incoming rate hikes * Philippine peso down 0.4%, bonds fetch higher rates * Thai central bank also hints at tightening * Nearly all major stock indices in green By Harshita Swaminathan June 27 (Reuters) - Asian currencies advanced on Monday as fears of accelerated U.S Federal Reserve interest rate hikes took a back seat, although a dovish Philippine central bank kept pressure on the peso.
A long-awaited reopening in Malaysia has begun. But the best and brightest are heading to Singapore, while lower-skilled workers are just trickling in.
Singapore Telecommunications said it does not plan to list its Australian unit Optus, refuting reports that it was working on an IPO.