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Bangkok now among 50 most expensive cities for expats globally
Bangkok can now claim the dubious honour to be ranked among the 50 most expensive cities for...
Forest fires cost Indonesia more than $5billion in losses this year
Indonesia suffered damages and economic loss from this year’s forest fires of at least $5.2 billion, the...
PISA results not flattering for Filipino students
The Philippines is ranked the lowest in reading comprehension and second lowest in science and mathematics among...
Thailand slips in expat country ranking, Vietnam surges
In a surprise development, this year’s Expat Insider 2019 report, which ranks the best and worst places...
Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines surge in world talent ranking, Thailand drops
Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines advanced in the World Talent Ranking 2019 just released by Switzerland’s IMD...
Thailand hit by economic slowdown
Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) growth has reached its
slowest quarterly rate in a year in the third...
EU gives Cambodia one month to sort out human and labour right issues
The European Union (EU) is giving Cambodia an ultimatum
until the middle of December to respond to a...
Malaysia’s grey economy at 21% of GDP
The size of Malaysia’s shadow economy stands at around 300 billion ringgit a year, more than...
US companies eyeing relocation from China to Philippines amid trade war
Companies from the US are increasingly looking at the Philippines as possible alternative location for their existing...
Malaysia limits cash transfers to 25,000 ringgit, Thailand relaxes limits for money outflows
Malaysia will impose a cash transaction limit of 25,000 ringgit ($6,062) from the beginning of next year...
Thailand’s English language proficiency drops to “very low”
Sign in a grocery store in Bangkok
As every expat knows and foreign visitors are soon to realise,...
ASEAN leaders summit kicks off in Thailand, Trump skips
The 35th summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off in...
Cambodia retains attribute of being haven for black money
There is no shortage of Chinese-funded casinos in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Despite effort by the government, among them the...
Ease of doing business: Philippines shines, Brunei drops most in Southeast Asia
The new Doing Business Report 2020 issued by the World Bank, which measures 190 global economies on...
Philippines to revise $180-billion “Build, Build, Build” plan to make it “more realistic”
Infrastructure construction in Makati
The Philippine government, after a phase of promoting its ambitious “Build Build Build” programme...
Thai Airways at risk of closure – Malaysia Airlines shortlists investors
Thailand’s national carrier Thai Airways could suffer the fate of being closed down if its modified restructuring...
Myanmar’s economy picking up again ahead of next year’s elections
Government district in Naypyitaw, Myanmar © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent...
McKinsey tasked with assessing Indonesia’s new capital project
The Indonesian government has commissioned the local branch of US management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to...
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Vietnam seeks to welcome up to 20 million tourists by 2020
One of Vietnam's many tourist attractions: The Japanese Covered Bridge in Hoi An © Arno Maierbrugger
Vietnam is...
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Myanmar’s textile industry gets boost from EU project
A new phase of the European Union’s SMART Myanmar project, called SMART Textiles & Garments, will bring...