Inequality
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Coup and Covid: Recipe for disaster in Myanmar as poverty surges
As much as half of Myanmar’s population of a total of nearly 55 million could be living...
Poverty on the rise in Thailand as coronavirus, strong baht batters economy
Thailand is facing rising urban poverty
Around 1.5 million Thais are estimated to have fallen below the poverty...
Sabah remains poorest state in Malaysia
Sabah has a poverty rate of 19.5 per cent, the highest in Malaysia. Pictured: The famous fish roundabout with the Marlin...
Vietnam’s “rice ATMs” to become permanent
The set-up of automatic dispensing machine providing free rice in Vietnam – originally a measure to help...
Thailand drops further in competitiveness ranking along most ASEAN nations
Office workers in Thailand
Most Southeast Asian saw a drop in their competitiveness in the latest world competitiveness...
Thailand’s poverty rate on the rise, accelerated by virus crisis
People queue up for free food handouts from a temple in Bangkok's Don Mueang district earlier this April
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...
Malaysia’s shadow economy still more than a fifth of GDP
Malaysia’s shadow economy has a value of about 300 billion ringgit ($73.8 billion) or 21 per cent...
Laos seeks scientific solutions for poverty reduction
The Lao government is seeking input from academic and other research to help formulate strategies for poverty...
Myanmar’s economy picking up again ahead of next year’s elections
Government district in Naypyitaw, Myanmar © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent...
Thailand seeks to become high-income nation by 2036
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General...
Thailand seeks to boost weakening economy with $10.2-billion stimulus package
Thailand is planning a stimulus package worth 316 billion
baht ($10.2 billion) to support farmers, lower-income earners, tourism...
IMF recommends Thailand fiscal reform and monetary easing
In the wake of slowing GDP growth amid rising global trade tensions and the lack of internal...
Vietnam to hike minimum wages by 5.5%
Vietnam will next year lift regional minimum salaries in the
private sector by 5.5 per cent after labour...
Living costs in Bangkok surge
Bangkok has again become more expensive for visitors,
expats, retirees and the average Thai over the past year....
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...
Laos’ big China-backed projects bring debt and hurt the poor: Expert
A United Nations human rights expert has urged
communist-ruled Laos to focus less on foreign-invested dam and railway
contracts...
Happiness dropped in Thailand, Malaysia: UN report
The newly released World Happiness Report 2019 by the United Nations shows that most Southeast Asian countries...
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