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Virus crisis erases $28 billion in wealth of Thailand’s richest
Thailand’s 50’s richest see their wealth shrinking fundamentally as a result of panic selling at the stock...
Near-total lockdown in Singapore announced
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on April 3 on national television announced a near-total lockdown of...
Myanmar textile factories forced to close as EU cancels orders
One textile factory after another is halting production in Myanmar as European Union (EU) countries, a major...
Asia-Pacific economies hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
The World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2020, illustrates the damage done by the coronavirus on Southeast Asia's...
Myanmar closes airports for inbound international flights
Myanmar will ban all international passenger flights into its airports from March 30 as part of the...
Cambodia shuts borders for foreigners as virus keeps spreading
Cambodia on March 28 decided to impose temporary entry restrictions for foreign travelers for one month in...
Singapore to boost virus-hit economy with $33-billion emergency package
Photo by NST/Athni
The Singapore government has earmarked another 48 billion
Singapore dollars ($33.2billion) to support its businesses and...
Philippines next to declare emergency, Brits urged to leave virus-troubled ASEAN countries
The Philippines is following Thailand with the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency as the coronavirus...
Thailand to declare state of emergency – virus arrives in Myanmar, Laos
Thailand will declare a country-wide state of emergency on March 26 for at least one month in...
Airline carnage in Southeast Asia reaches new dimensions
A growing number of Southeast Asia airlines are suspending flights or even completely grounding their planes as...
Myanmar, Laos claim to still be coronavirus-free
Myanmar insists to have avoided the coronavirus pandemic so far despite being surrounded by three countries battling...
Jakarta declares state of emergency, Bangkok shuts down public life
Bangkok's entertainment districts are deserted © Arno Maierbrugger
The governor of Indonesia's capital Jakarta has declared a
two-week...
Worst of the virus crisis could be over in Vietnam
Vietnam is looking ahead for a tentative rebound of its coronavirus-hit economy as the caseload remained relatively...
Philippines suspends all visas, stock market collapses on virus fears
The Philippines will temporarily stop issuing visas to all foreigners and cancel existing ones amid the global...
Indonesia next to close borders for foreigners amid virus crisis
Indonesia has become the next Southeast Asian country to
impose strict travel policies and is closing its borders...
Virus frenzy: Philippines locks down Luzon, Thailand closes bars, Malaysia seals up
The coronavirus pandemic is throwing entire Southeast Asia in turmoil as travel restrictions and business closures are...
First province in Thailand locks down amid virus crisis
Buri Ram has become the first Thai province to switch into lockdown mode as the coronavirus keeps spreading
Virus crisis: Brunei lockdown, Vietnam bans Europeans, Thailand restricts visas, etc.
Deserted arrival hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, March 14, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has led to severe travel...
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Virus crisis erases $28 billion in wealth of Thailand’s richest
Thailand’s 50’s richest see their wealth shrinking fundamentally as a result of panic selling at the stock...
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Thailand’s condo sector falls on hard times
Condominium buildings in Bangkok's central business district © Arno Maierbrugger
Thailand’s condominium sector is bracing for a ten-year...