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Sabah remains poorest state in Malaysia
Sabah has a poverty rate of 19.5 per cent, the highest in Malaysia. Pictured: The famous fish roundabout with the Marlin...
China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...
Myanmar readies for general elections in early November
The campaign for Myanmar’s 2020 general election started formally on September 8, with state counsellor Aung San...
Pattaya’s tourism industry on the brink of ‘total collapse,’ say business owners
Empty bars in Pattaya's formerly notorious Walking Street
Thailand’s resort town of Pattaya, not exactly known for its...
Myanmar locks down capital as leader warns of disaster for the country amid new virus outbreak
The government complex in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar has shut down its capital Naypyitaw and...
Laos at risk of sovereign debt default
The China-Laos railway project, originally meant to bring economic growth, is pushing Laos deeper into debt
The small...
Thailand’s economy in dire straits as tourists stay away
Thailand’s tourism industry and with it the country’s entire economy have come under significant distress and will...
Malaysia extends movement curbs and foreign tourist ban until year-end
Ghost town: Kuala Lumpur's business district remains deserted
Malaysia has extended movement curbs and a ban on foreign...
Malaysia keeps borders shut for foreign tourists well into 2021
Much like Thailand, Malaysia’s borders will remain closed for international tourists well into 2021 as fears are...
Singapore’s economy ‘needs urgent overhaul’ – President
Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob in a speech to parliament on August 24 said that there was “great...
Youth unemployment to surge in Southeast Asia as economies get hit hard by pandemic – ADB
Table from the new report "Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific" by the Asian Development Bank...
Remittances to Laos to drop by 50% amid pandemic
Remittances of overseas Lao workers to their home country are projected to decline by about 50 per...
Malaysia poised for strong economic recovery in 2021 if no second virus wave – Fitch
US rating agency Fitch Ratings predicts a significant recovery of the Malaysian economy in 2021 after a...
Cambodia facing drastic rise in poverty amid pandemic
Slum at the outskirts of Phnom Penh © Arno Maierbrugger
The poverty rate in Cambodia is expected to...
Myanmar, Laos high on money laundering watchlist
Myanmar and Laos have made it in the top five countries globally for the risk of money...
Philippines drops into recession after record GDP slump in second quarter
Bonifacio Global City, a previously busy urban hub for business and leisure in Taguig, Metro Manila, is deserted during the lockdown
Indonesia’s economy in worst shape since two decades
Indonesia’s economy, hit hard by the escalating spread of the coronavirus, in the second quarter of this...
Thai economy could take up to three years to recover
Thailand’s economy, which has been hard-hit by the effects of the coronavirus crisis particularly on tourism and...
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