10 Regions, Built for Asia
A closer look at Nearbase's regional coverage across Asia and the Middle East — and why data residency compliance is built into every region.
When we started Nearbase, we made one decision early: we wouldn’t launch until we had meaningful coverage across Asia. Not a single Singapore node and call it “Asia-Pacific.” Actual coverage — close to users in Tokyo, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, and the Middle East.
We launched with 10 regions.
Where we run
| Region | City |
|---|---|
| ap-northeast-1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| ap-northeast-2 | Seoul, South Korea |
| ap-southeast-1 | Singapore |
| ap-southeast-3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| ap-southeast-5 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| ap-southeast-6 | Manila, Philippines |
| ap-southeast-7 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| cn-hongkong | Hong Kong |
| me-east-1 | Dubai, UAE |
| us-east-1 | Virginia, USA |
Sub-10ms latency to users in every major Asian population center. When you pick a region, that’s where your data lives — no quiet cross-region replication, no surprises.
Compliance isn’t optional in Asia
Data residency is a legal requirement in many Asian markets, not a nice-to-have. Three frameworks come up most often:
- PDPA — Thailand and Singapore both have Personal Data Protection Acts that govern where personal data can be stored and processed.
- PDPO — Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance has similar requirements.
- PIPL — China’s Personal Information Protection Law is strict about data leaving the country.
When you deploy to a Nearbase region, your data stays in that region. No exceptions. That’s how the infrastructure is designed, not just how we’ve configured it.
If you’re building in a regulated industry — fintech, healthcare, e-commerce handling personal data — this matters. Pick the region closest to your users that satisfies your compliance requirements, and you’re done. See managed Postgres alternatives to RDS if you are weighing options beyond AWS.