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Virus crisis to cost Thailand’s tourism dearly
The coronavirus crisis is likely to cost Thailand at least 50 billion baht ($ 1.63 billion) in...
Amazon to add Jakarta to its global data center network
The cloud computing and software services division of e-commerce giant Amazon, Amazon Web Services, will build a...
Indonesia’s Tokopedia raises another $1.5 billion, eyes dual listing in Jakarta and US
Indonesia’s largest e-commerce market place Tokopedia is set to raise up to $1.5 billion from investors including...
Philippines enforces total OFW deployment ban to Kuwait
The Philippine government has enforced a total ban on the
deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to Kuwait....
Softbank pledges to invest in Indonesia’s new ‘smart capital’
Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group,
revealed plans to invest in Indonesia's new capital and to...
Japan to redevelop former US Navy base in the Philippines
Japan will create the master plan to redevelop a former US naval base in Subic Bay in...
Malaysia partners with China to set up next-generation vehicle hub
A Malaysian government agency, the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and Internet of Things Institute in the Ministry of...
Philippines once again bans OFWs from going to Kuwait
Filipino maids waiting for repatriation from Kuwait
The Philippines will stop sending new overseas workers to Kuwait until...
More than 7,000 jobs lost, dozens of casinos shut in Cambodia as online gambling ban comes into effect
Sihanoukville has been hit hard by the ban, with the number of casinos cut by half from more than 70...
Malaysia: Doors wide open for Chinese, Indian tourists
Starting January 2020, tourists from China and India will be
able to visit Malaysia without needing to apply...
Tourism arrivals in the Philippines reach record high
The clean-up and reopening of Boracay island contributed to the surge in visitors this year © Arno Maierbrugger
Two new discount airlines enter Thai market
Two new low-cost carriers will enter the Thai market n 2020, further fueling the growth of low-cost...
Indonesia wants to import North Korean beer, boost other trade
North Korea’s biggest and most well-known beer brewery, the Taedonggang Beer Factory, may be set to expand...
Malaysia’s ex-PM ordered Mongolian model’s murder, former bodyguard claims
A Malaysian police officer and ex-bodyguard on death row for
the 2006 slaying of a Mongolian model has...
Chinese prefer Singapore over Hong Kong property
The interest of Chinese property buyers in real estate in Singapore has hit record levels this year...
Malaysia’s Proton sees end of the road of losses
Proton's compact hatchback Suprima by Italdesign (model discontinued in 2019)
Malaysian car maker Proton would return to...
Malaysia’s real estate industry positive about lower threshold for foreign buyers
The real estate industry in Malaysia views positively the government's recent announcement to temporarily reduce the minimum...
Chinese investors driving force for Malaysian residential property market, report says
Despite some reservations about the scale of foreign property investment in Malaysia, much of which is from...
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Grab drives off with electric cars in Indonesia
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab and South Korean automaker Hyundai officially introduced GrabCar Elektrik, Grab’s electric vehicle...
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Laos plans to sell 100,000 tonnes of rice to Cuba annually
Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba © Arno Maierbrugger
The government in Laos is planning to export around...