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Telenor writes off Myanmar investment of over $780 million
Picture: Aung Htai Hlaing
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor at the presentation of its first-quarter financial results on May...
Cambodia’s largest casino cuts 1,300 jobs amid pandemic
Cambodia’s largest casino, NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, is cutting 1,300 jobs as its once thriving business nearly...
Coup and Covid: Recipe for disaster in Myanmar as poverty surges
As much as half of Myanmar’s population of a total of nearly 55 million could be living...
Thailand abandons hope for quick tourism recovery as third Covid-19 wave rages across country
Pattaya's infamous Walking Street has become a lifeless ghost strip
Thailand’s government is giving up on hopes that...
Two and a half months after the coup, Myanmar’s economy lies in shatters
Closed shops in Yangon
Bad news for foreign investors who have set a lot of hopes on Myanmar’s...
Thais now spend half a day on the Internet
Normal scene from Bangkok's public transport
Thais spent an average of almost 12 hours per day on the...
Brunei’s population is shrinking: Statistics report
Brunei people at a night market in Bandar Seri Begawan © Arno Maierbrugger
The population of Brunei has...
Indonesia asks citizens to stop making more babies
Indonesia, the fourth-most populous country in the world
The government of Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous nation with...
Myanmar junta orders indefinite mobile Internet shutdown
Myanmar’s military rulers have ordered Internet service providers to shut down wireless broadband services until further notice,...
Global fashion chains stop placing orders in Myanmar
Myanmar’s garment workers demand that the international clothing and fashion industry pays attention to the current violence...
Toyota reports alleged bribery case in Thailand to US authorities
Toyota Thailand
Japanese car maker Toyota in a stock exchange filing on March 18 said it has...
Myanmar’s digital economy comes to a halt as junta blocks connections
The post-coup chaos in Myanmar has an increasingly adverse effect on the country’s nascent digital economy as...
Malaysia’s state wealth fund reports 61% drop in profit, warns of another challenging year
Khazanah is "rebalancing" its financial exposures
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional posted a 61 per cent drop...
Foreign investors re-routing capital from Myanmar to Vietnam, Cambodia
Those foreign investors which have been confident until recently of a bright economic future of a young...
Cambodia sets up Chinese-style Great Internet Wall
The Cambodian government on February 17 has announced plans to create a state-controlled “national Internet gateway” through...
Thailand’s low birth rate worries government, dating campaign launched
The Thai government has become worried about the low fertility rate in the country which has been...
Myanmar’s foreign investment dream is over
The sudden seizure of power by the military in Myanmar in early February has ended a ten-year...
Malaysia’s economy contracts 5.6% in 2020, worst since Asian Financial Crisis
Kuala Lumpur witnessed numerous lockdowns amid the pandemic
Malaysia's economy contracted 5.6 per cent in 2020 as the...
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Telenor writes off Myanmar investment of over $780 million
Picture: Aung Htai Hlaing
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor at the presentation of its first-quarter financial results on May...
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