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Thailand pessimistic about 2021 tourism season
Thailand’s tourism officials do not have the best hopes for a quick revival of the tourism industry...
Massive theme park planned at ancient Angkor Wat temples
Not everybody warms up to the idea of a huge theme park close to the ancient Angkor Wat temples
Thailand expects five million tourists in 2021
Those were the days: A plane full of tourists lands on Koh Samui
Even though it is still...
Economic outlook for Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia worst in Southeast Asia
The Philippines and Thailand are the Southeast Asian countries whose economies have been hit hardest by the...
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble pops
Deserted arrival area at Singapore's Changi airport
The planned travel corridor – or “travel bubble” – between Singapore...
AirAsia India could be next casualty amid Malaysian carrier’s pandemic woes
The pandemic is hitting Asia's largest low-cost airline hard
AirAsia Group’s India operations have been put on...
Malaysia, Indonesia get strict on booze
Southeast Asia’s Muslim-majority nations Malaysia and Indonesia are getting stricter on the sale and consumption of alcohol...
Vietnam F1 Grand Prix scrapped indefinitely after arrest of official
The new F1 race track in Hanoi sits idle
Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix has been dropped...
Students in Bali can pay tuition fees with coconuts amid pandemic
A hospitality college in Bali, Indonesia, has begun accepting coconuts as tuition payment as it acknowledged that...
Singapore Airlines’ traffic almost drops to zero
Parked Singapore Airlines planes at an airfield in Alice Springs, Australia
Singapore Airlines traffic has suffered a drastic...
Bankrupt Thai Airways seeks to sell 34 aging planes
Thai Airways is in dire straits and needs to sell of assets
Thailand’s national carrier Thai Airways, which...
Tourists to Thailand now have to wear mandatory wristbands to track their movements amid pandemic
The Thai government has decided to have all foreign visitors to wear specially designed wristbands to track...
Cinemas in Malaysia close down nationwide as pandemic bites
Cinema operators in Malaysia decided to temporarily suspend operations at all their cinemas across the country, according...
Indonesia latest in Southeast Asia to launch e-visa for foreign visitors
"Faster and easier" visa process for travelers
Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to launch e-visas...
Thailand welcomes first tourists in seven months
Chinese tourists were the first to arrive in Thailand on October 20 after seven months of closed borders.
Fine dining in grounded Singapore Airlines planes meets huge demand
Reservation tickets for a fine dining experience onboard a grounded Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 sold out in...
Malaysia Airlines on the brink of shutdown
Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its creditors decide not to back its latest restructuring...
AirAsia discontinues Japan operations, restructures long-haul unit
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group is pulling out of the Japanese market “with immediate effect” as the...
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Grab, Gojek in merger talks to become Southeast Asian E-commerce giant
The two Southeast Asian ride-hailing providers turned e-commerce companies Grab and Gojek are planning to merge in...
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Thailand’s English proficiency deteriorates for third year in a row
Thailand has dropped further on the latest annual English Proficiency Index, a publication that assesses English proficiency...