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SwitzGo, Shootsta: No shortage in innovative startups in Southeast Asia despite virus crisis
Despite a disruption of the disruptive innovation industry by the coronavirus pandemic , new business ideas and...
Myanmar’s growth to contract, poverty rate going up again: World Bank
Myanmar could expect its economy to contract by as much as 2.5 per cent in the country’s...
7-Eleven Cambodia set to disrupt country’s convenience store market
The popular chain is expected to ride the country’s rapid shift to modern retail
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Grab cuts 5% of staff across Southeast Asia
Singapore-founded and headquartered ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce company Grab is embarking on a cost-savings programme and...
Philippines: Taxman wants his share from online businesses
The booming e-commerce industry in the Philippines has caught the eye of the country’s tax authorities who...
Tycoon says Thailand needs five million skilled foreigners to boost economy
Thailand is in need for at least five million talented foreigners to create an economy that can...
Jakarta’s businesses open after two months in lockdown
In Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, offices, restaurants and shops were allowed to reopen on June 8 as coronavirus...
Malaysia returns to normal after lockdown
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on June 7 said in a televised address that the country would...
Facebook, PayPal invest in Indonesia’s e-commerce group Gojek
US social media giant Facebook and online payment pioneer PayPal both have participated in a fundraising round...
Confusion in Cambodia about planned phaseout of small dollar notes
A surprise announcement by Cambodia’s central bank on May 29 that it plans to phase out the...
One million jobs at risk in Myanmar’s hard-hit seafood industry
The near-collapse of Myanmar’s aquaculture and fisheries exports as a result of countries shutting borders amid the...
Philippines next to ease tough lockdown
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered one of longest and toughest coronavirus lockdowns in the world to be...
Thailand prepares for end of coronavirus lockdown
The Thai government has set July 1 for the lifting of all business and activity lockdowns ordered...
Singapore launches another multi-billion relief scheme to battle virus crisis
The government of Singapore decided on a meanwhile fourth fiscal package of S$33 billion ($23 billion) to...
Malaysia seeks to boost digital connectivity to revive economy after pandemic
Malaysia plans to boost digital connectivity country-wide as the government acknowledges that improved digitisation has become “a...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial invests into Myanmar startup Wave Money
The digital payment service division of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ant Financial, will be investing $73.5 million...
Thailand: No trip to the mall without tracking app
As Thailand’s economy gradually tries to get back to normal, shopping malls – among other locations –...
Finally, Cambodia gets 7-Eleven convenience stores
Japan’s convenience store chain 7-Eleven is entering the Cambodian market after it signed a master franchise agreement...
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