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AirAsia posts record loss in first quarter
AirAsia Group on July 6 reported a first-quarter loss $187.91 million, down from, a net profit of...
Vietnam opens world’s first gold-plated hotel with borders still closed for tourists
Crisis? What crisis? As the Covid-19 pandemic still bites in many parts of the globe, Vietnam made...
Malaysia’s popular expat programme in limbo
Days for Malaysia’s popular expat retirement programme “Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)” could be numbered due to...
What’s up with Thailand’s high-speed rail network?
By Jeremiah Capacillo
After much debate and derailment, bullet trains are finally arriving in...
Recovery from the crisis needs collaboration and forward-looking perspective: APEC head
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, executive director of the APEC...
Malaysia to open borders for medical tourist, expat workers and residents
Malaysia will partially reopen its borders to allow medical tourists to enter the country, while permitting its...
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...
Vietnam Grand Prix could be held in November, only locals allowed in
The Vietnam Formula One Grand Prix could take place later this year - but without any international...
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...
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...
Philippines next to ease tough lockdown
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered one of longest and toughest coronavirus lockdowns in the world to be...
Vietnam to resume issuing e-visas by July 1
Vietnam will resume issuing e-visas for citizens from 80 countries starting July 1, according to a government...
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...
Thai Airways: Bankruptcy or another multi-billion bailout the only options
Thailand’s national carrier Thai Airways, debt-laden with more than $9 billion from years of mismanagement paired with...
Cambodia’s new and largest airport to open by 2023
Cambodia shows confidence in a revival of international tourism after the coronavirus pandemic subsides and sticks to...
Indonesia expects substantial baby boom following coronavirus lockdown
The Indonesian government, more precisely the country’s National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), is expecting a...
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“There is no restart button for exiting the crisis”: Malaysia’s Ex-Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Read part one and part two of this interview.
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Test for San Suu Kyi government on November 8
Aung San Suu Kyi during her visit to the Czech Republic in early June
November 8 will be...