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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...
Malaysia’s retail sector takes big hit from pandemic
AEON Mall in Port Klang
The retail sector in Malaysia will face a contraction of sales of 8.7...
Doubts over Indonesia’s new capital plans
Indonesia’s plan to build a new capital from scratch on Borneo island, which has already taken a...
Laos remains locked for foreign nationals amid pandemic
The Lao government decided to keep the country’s borders closed to foreign nationals and to impose testing...
Singapore economy plunges more than 40% in second quarter
The Singapore-Malaysia border will reopen for business travel and labourers on August 10. Picture: Lionel Lim
Singapore's economy...
Video interview: Malaysia’s Grand Old Statesman speaks out
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister for two separate terms from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020, gave Investvine his latest interview,...
Myanmar remains closed for international flights until at least October
Myanmar’s airports will not allow international commercial flights in or out until at least October, the Irrawaddy...
ASEAN Narcos: Goodbye, Golden Triangle?
Six Asian countries come together to lead Southeast Asia’s biggest drug bust.
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Singapore election: Support for ruling party slips, opposition wins seats
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) remained in power in an election held amid a pandemic crisis...
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Thai Airways’ losses soar more than 1,000% in 2020, delisting on the cards
Game over for Thai Airways?
Thai Airways in a sparse filing to the Thai stock exchange on February...
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Malaysia plans to spend almost $4 billion for 5G network rollout
Malaysians can expect much faster mobile Internet connections in the coming years as the government is injecting...