Arno Maierbrugger
Business journalist
Singapore, Bangkok among top-50 most surveilled cities in the world
Singapore and Bangkok are Southeast Asia’s contribution to the world’s top-50 most surveilled cities in terms of...
Singapore budget hotel startup gets $70 million in fresh funding
Singapore-based hotel startup RedDoorz, which provides
affordable lodging in Southeast Asia, has raised $70 million from investors it
intends...
Cambodia bans online gambling
Cambodia will no longer issue licenses to online gambling businesses, and all existing licenses will not be...
The Philippines launches its own space agency
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a new law on August 8 to establish the Philippine Space...
Thailand seeks to boost weakening economy with $10.2-billion stimulus package
Thailand is planning a stimulus package worth 316 billion
baht ($10.2 billion) to support farmers, lower-income earners, tourism...
Singapore launches e-arrival card for foreign visitors
Foreign visitors traveling to Singapore using selected
transport services can now submit electronic arrival cards up to 14...
Hong Kong protests hit tourism in Southeast Asia
Tourism officials in Southeast Asia have warned about disruptive effects on tourism caused by the Hong Kong...
Gloomy outlook for Singapore’s economy as trade war bites
Singapore’s government cut its forecast for economic growth this 2019 to almost zero as the escalating US-China...
Tourism arrivals in Philippines, Cambodia jump
Tourism arrivals have been significantly rising in both the Philippines and Cambodia in the first half of...
President confirms relocation of Indonesian capital to Borneo
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo confirmed that the country's capital will be moved from Jakarta to Borneo, whereby...
Oil giants Petronas, Pertamina consider merger
The national oil companies of Malaysia and Indonesia could enter a close cooperation or even merge to...
Malaysia’s new national car to hit the road in 2021
Malaysia launched a project on August 9 for a new mass market car to be produced locally...
Myanmar upgrades it communication satellite system
A new batch of communication satellites used by Myanmar were successfully launched into orbit on August 6...
Micro loans put Cambodia on brink of debt crisis
The rapid rise of micro loans aimed at helping poor
Cambodians to establish their own businesses has led...
Mandalay set to become Myanmar’s first smart city
Sunset over Mandalay, Myanmar's future "smart city" © Arno Maierbrugger
Mandalay is about to become Myanmar’s first...
UN urges foreign firms to sever ties with Myanmar’s army-linked businesses
United Nations investigators urged foreign companies to cut ties with Myanmar businesses affiliated with the country's military,...
Philippines approves new $14.5-billion international airport for Manila
The Philippine government approved a plan to build a new $14.5-billion international airport for Metro Manila that...
Malaysia imposes airport departure tax of up to $36
Malaysia will introduce an airport departure levy of up to 150 ringgit ($36) for all passengers flying...
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Singapore, Bangkok among top-50 most surveilled cities in the world
Singapore and Bangkok are Southeast Asia’s contribution to the world’s top-50 most surveilled cities in terms of...
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Cambodia bans online gambling
Cambodia will no longer issue licenses to online gambling businesses, and all existing licenses will not be...