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Indonesia’s manufacturing output slumps to record low
Photo: Antara
Indonesian manufacturing output dropped drastically in March as the government imposed stricter measures to contain the...
Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as 2% this year
Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as two per cent in 2020
as a result of the coronavirus...
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...
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...
Virus-induced condom shortage imminent as world’s largest producer shuts down – baby boom expected
A global shortage of condoms seems to become the next problem triggered by the coronavirus pandemic as...
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...
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
Tourism arrivals in Myanmar to drop by 50% this year due to virus crisis
Arrivals of foreign visitors in Myanmar are likely to fall
by half this year to as low as...
Confusion over Manila emergency lockdown
Commuters and businesses in Metro Manila are looking for clarity and guidance after the government imposed a...
Thailand only Southeast Asian country with rising poverty rate: World Bank
The number of people living in poverty in Thailand climbed considerably between 2015 and 2018 by almost...
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Filipino health care workers ordered to stay home and help
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the international deployment of healthcare workers as the country struggles to handle...
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Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as 2% this year
Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as two per cent in 2020
as a result of the coronavirus...