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SwitzGo, Shootsta: No shortage in innovative startups in Southeast Asia despite virus crisis
Despite a disruption of the disruptive innovation industry by the coronavirus pandemic , new business ideas and...
What’s up with Thailand’s high-speed rail network?
By Jeremiah Capacillo
After much debate and derailment, bullet trains are finally arriving in...
Gojek next regional tech giant to lay off staff amid pandemic
Indonesian ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce firm Gojek said on June 23 that it will lay off nine...
Thailand’s airports to remain closed for international flights until September
Thailand could open its airports for international flights only in late September, the country’s Khaosod newspaper quoted...
Grab cuts 5% of staff across Southeast Asia
Singapore-founded and headquartered ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce company Grab is embarking on a cost-savings programme and...
Chinese loans for infrastructure cause debt ballooning in Myanmar, Laos
The China-Laos high-speed railway costs $6 billion
Chinese infrastructure projects for its Belt and Road Initiative financed by...
Austrian firm opens world’s tallest cable car route in Vietnam
Austrian cable car specialist Doppelmayr through its joint venture with Swiss ropeway builder Garaventa set another record...
Jakarta’s businesses open after two months in lockdown
In Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, offices, restaurants and shops were allowed to reopen on June 8 as coronavirus...
Malaysia returns to normal after lockdown
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on June 7 said in a televised address that the country would...
Bankrupt Thai Airways seeks to avoid seizure of planes by foreign creditors
Thailand’s national airline Thai Airways, which filed for bankruptcy in May, fears that international creditors would impound...
Facebook, PayPal invest in Indonesia’s e-commerce group Gojek
US social media giant Facebook and online payment pioneer PayPal both have participated in a fundraising round...
‘Silicon Valley Vietnam’ planned in Ho Chi Minh City
Hi-tech park in Ho Chi Minh City's District 9
Ho Chi Minh City’s local government is planning to...
Philippines next to ease tough lockdown
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered one of longest and toughest coronavirus lockdowns in the world to be...
Thailand prepares for end of coronavirus lockdown
The Thai government has set July 1 for the lifting of all business and activity lockdowns ordered...
Cambodia’s bicycles remain export hit
Cambodia’s bicycle industry is on a good trajectory even though economic activities in the country have taken...
Malaysia seeks to boost digital connectivity to revive economy after pandemic
Malaysia plans to boost digital connectivity country-wide as the government acknowledges that improved digitisation has become “a...
Cambodia opens borders for six countries
Cambodia on May 20 lifted a ban on foreign travelers from the US, Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain...
Crash landing: Thai Airways will file for bankruptcy
Thailand’s national carrier Thai Airways will file for bankruptcy to give the ailing airline time to work...
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