Arno Maierbrugger
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Thailand’s English proficiency deteriorates for third year in a row
Thailand has dropped further on the latest annual English Proficiency Index, a publication that assesses English proficiency...
Massive theme park planned at ancient Angkor Wat temples
Not everybody warms up to the idea of a huge theme park close to the ancient Angkor Wat temples
Thailand expects five million tourists in 2021
Those were the days: A plane full of tourists lands on Koh Samui
Even though it is still...
Foxconn expands production facilities in Vietnam, invests $270 million
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, known as Foxconn, is expanding its production lines in Vietnam and will...
Economic outlook for Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia worst in Southeast Asia
The Philippines and Thailand are the Southeast Asian countries whose economies have been hit hardest by the...
Malaysia embraces “smart agriculture” in productivity push for the industry
Farming with tablets and drones is a new reality for Malaysia's agriculture sector
Malaysia is becoming one...
Vietnam government warns it would shut down Facebook over political content
The Vietnamese government has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if the US social media...
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble pops
Deserted arrival area at Singapore's Changi airport
The planned travel corridor – or “travel bubble” – between Singapore...
AirAsia India could be next casualty amid Malaysian carrier’s pandemic woes
The pandemic is hitting Asia's largest low-cost airline hard
AirAsia Group’s India operations have been put on...
Vietnam’s economy wins against Covid-19
Vietnam has so far emerged as the sole country in Southeast Asia to post GDP growth this...
Singapore firm develops Covid-19 vaccine, Malaysia inks jab deal with China
Singapore-based homegrown biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience said that it has developed its own Covid-19 treatment and it...
Malaysia, Indonesia get strict on booze
Southeast Asia’s Muslim-majority nations Malaysia and Indonesia are getting stricter on the sale and consumption of alcohol...
Philippines could get Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine starting from January
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
Russia may start producing Covid-19 vaccines for the Philippines as early as...
ASEAN nations sign world’s largest trade pact
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) encompasses 15 nations.
The ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Google, Temasek invest in Indonesia’s Tokopedia
Google and Singapore's sovereign investment fund Temasek have completed their acquisition of a stake in Indonesia's e-commerce...
Suu Kyi’s party declared winner in Myanmar’s elections
Picture: The Irrawaddy
The National League for Democracy (NLD), party of former democracy icon and state counselor Aung...
Singapore to offer special work visa for hi-tech top talent
Singapore is rolling out a new visa-work permit combination for international hi-tech top talent called Tech.Pass.
Huawei to build data center in Thailand
Chinese technology firm Huawei has plans to build a new data center in Thailand for an investment...
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Thailand’s English proficiency deteriorates for third year in a row
Thailand has dropped further on the latest annual English Proficiency Index, a publication that assesses English proficiency...
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