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Indonesia has 171 million Internet users
The number of Internet users in Indonesia grew by ten per cent
last year to 171 million, according...
Indonesia is ASEAN’s fastest growing smartphone market
Indonesia is now Southeast Asia’s fastest growing market for smartphones, according to market research firm Canalys. The...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
Vietnam gets 3,000 electric buses to reduce traffic emissions and noise
A new non-profit bus service will bring at least 3,000 new electric buses to Vietnamese roads next...
Filipino accent is Asia’s “sexiest” – survey
Gentle, soft and “simply lovely” are the descriptions for the Filipino way to speak their language Tagalog,...
Formula 1 could start all over in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on April 18 said
the government intends to bring back the Formula One...
Finally, Thailand starts to manage is plastic junk problem
Thailand is finally starting to tackle its plastic garbage
problem and will ban three types of plastic by...
Indonesia elections: Widodo takes double-digit lead in early counts
Indonesia’s incumbent President Joko Widodo looks likely to
have secured a comfortable win over his rival in Indonesian...
Lao bomb clearing teams struggle to get funding
Craters Restaurant decorated with cleared UXO in Phonsavan, Laos © Arno Maierbrugger
The clearing of unexploded ordnance (UXO)...
English version of Khmer Rouge animation movie ready for showtime
A first teaser has been made available for the US version - so far only with subtitles...
Brunei faced with widespread boycott, unflattering Twitter hashtag over stoning law
Brunei caused a global outcry over its archaic Shariah laws © Arno Maierbrugger
A growing number...
Myanmar to allow casino gambling
Myanmar is close to legalize casino gambling in a bid to
boost the local tourism industry and attract...
Thai opposition forms 7-party coalition
Thailand’s main opposition party Pheu Thai has formed a political alliance what it called "democratic front" with...
Post-electoral confusion in Thailand
The outcome of Thailand's first post-coup election was still unclear on March 26 with no party taking...
Thai election: Army-backed party takes surprise lead
The Thai election 2019 took a surprise turn in the afternoon of March 24 as...
Thai election: Pheu Thai leads in early counts
Early counts in Thailand's first election since a 2014 coup, held on March 24, indicated populist-liberal Pheu...
Happiness dropped in Thailand, Malaysia: UN report
The newly released World Happiness Report 2019 by the United Nations shows that most Southeast Asian countries...
Elections kick off in Thailand with long lines at voting stations
Hundreds of thousands of voters across Thailand were heading out on March 17 to cast early ballots, a week ahead the country's first general...
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Thailand’s economy on weaker note in 2019
The Thai economy is likely to stay below the 3.5-per cent growth benchmark projected earlier for the...
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Thailand’s economy on weaker note in 2019
The Thai economy is likely to stay below the 3.5-per cent growth benchmark projected earlier for the...