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Myanmar’s electricity sector close to collapse as people refuse to pay their bill
The electricity sector in Myanmar is close to becoming the next collateral damage case of the February...
Telenor sells Myanmar business to Lebanese investment firm
Those were the days: Burmese people happily queue for Telenor SIM cards when business started in 2014
AirAsia operates at 19% of pre-pandemic capacity; only 8% in Malaysia
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia Group is operating at just 19 per cent of its pre-Covid 19-pandemic capacity,...
Philippine boxing hero mulls running for president – could face off Duterte’s daughter in 2022
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is likely to run for the country’s presidency at the May 9,...
Telenor right before calling it quits in Myanmar
Norwegian telecom group Telenor is seeking a way to sell its Myanmar unit after the February 1...
Thailand loses two million tourism jobs to Covid-19
Thailand lost two million jobs in the tourism industry to the Covid-19 pandemic so far amid a...
IMF says Thailand needs structural change in its economy to fully recover from pandemic
Pattaya's Walking Street was normally buzzing with tourists, now it's a ghost strip
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Philippines drops markedly in global competitiveness ranking
The Philippines slipped seven spots to rank 52 out of 64 countries listed in the 2021 World...
Cambodia deploys new army of mine-sniffing rats
Rats can be trained to sniff TNT
Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff...
Number of foreign condo buyers in Thailand slumps 34% annually
The number of foreigners buying condos in Thailand fell by over a third in 2020 against the...
Almost half of Thai hotels fear closing as cash runs out amid pandemic
A recent survey by Thailand’s hotel industry showed that 47 per cent of the country’s hotels are...
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...
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Vietnam’s economic planners have presented ideas to create smart cities in 41 out of the 63 provinces and cities in the country in order...
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