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Thailand’s high-speed train could fuel property boom in Northeast
As investors and large-scale developers continue to focus on Bangkok and Thailand’s main tourist destinations such as...
Finally: Thailand to legalise ride-hailing services
Thailand has drafted guidelines to finally regulate ride-hailing companies and aims to legalise existing and new services...
Indonesia’s new capital to be inspired by Silicon Valley
Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to model his country’s planned new capital on Borneo island after California's...
Vietnam Airlines secures license for direct US flights
Vietnam Airlines has been allowed by the US Federal Aviation
Administration to operate direct flights from Hanoi and...
Thailand’s Chinese-backed high-speed railway to start operations in 2023
The first leg of a planned high-speed railway running
between Thailand and China will be operating by 2023,...
Space-starved Singapore is going subterranean
Instead of building more high-rises and reclaiming land from the sea, the Singapore government in its quest...
Thai firm to build $1-billion smart city at the outskirts of Yangon
Myanmar’s commercial hub of Yangon will be expanded by a newly constructed smart city in a northeastern...
Jakarta to get $40-billion infrastructure overhaul
Despite its plan to move Indonesia’s capital to to East Kalimantan province on Borneo, the country’s government...
Grab eyes substantial investment in Vietnam
Singapore-based ride-hailing service provider Grab is set to invest “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam, where the...
Strong foreign investment commitments to Singapore
Despite strong economic headwinds and the US-China trade
tensions, Singapore has managed to attract an unexpectedly large amount...
Singapore launches e-arrival card for foreign visitors
Foreign visitors traveling to Singapore using selected
transport services can now submit electronic arrival cards up to 14...
Hong Kong protests hit tourism in Southeast Asia
Tourism officials in Southeast Asia have warned about disruptive effects on tourism caused by the Hong Kong...
President confirms relocation of Indonesian capital to Borneo
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo confirmed that the country's capital will be moved from Jakarta to Borneo, whereby...
Malaysia’s new national car to hit the road in 2021
Malaysia launched a project on August 9 for a new mass market car to be produced locally...
Myanmar upgrades it communication satellite system
A new batch of communication satellites used by Myanmar were successfully launched into orbit on August 6...
Mandalay set to become Myanmar’s first smart city
Sunset over Mandalay, Myanmar's future "smart city" © Arno Maierbrugger
Mandalay is about to become Myanmar’s first...
Philippines approves new $14.5-billion international airport for Manila
The Philippine government approved a plan to build a new $14.5-billion international airport for Metro Manila that...
Malaysia imposes airport departure tax of up to $36
Malaysia will introduce an airport departure levy of up to 150 ringgit ($36) for all passengers flying...
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Thailand, Cambodia to connect capital markets
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on...
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Cloud kitchens a promising food delivery concept for Southeast Asia
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