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Tourism numbers in Thailand close to stagnation
Thailand has attracted 21.08 million tourists in the first half of 2019, marking a meager 0.81 per...
Vietnam’s new high-speed Reunification Express proposed for $26 billion
Vietnam’s ministry of planning and investment has presented a new concept for the country’s planned north-south high-speed...
Laos finally launches e-visa
Laos launched its tourist e-visa service on July 11, a move aimed at increasing tourism arrival numbers...
Myanmar’s Bagan named UNESCO World Heritage
Ancient temple in Bagan, Myanmar © Arno Maierbrugger.JPG
Myanmar’s ancient city of Bagan has been approved for
inclusion on...
Thailand revises tourism revenue forecast downwards
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has cut its estimate for tourism revenue growth this year from...
Casino boom in Cambodia unabated despite growing concerns
Casino boom in Sihanoukville © Arno Maierbrugger
The number of casino licenses issued in Cambodia continues
to soar, with...
Thailand seeks to tap halal travel market
One destination for Muslim visitors: Night food market in Hat Yai, southern Thailand © Arno Maierbrugger
Thailand...
Living costs in Bangkok surge
Bangkok has again become more expensive for visitors,
expats, retirees and the average Thai over the past year....
Indonesia ponders over allowing foreign airlines to fly domestic routes
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has made a proposal for a new aviation policy that would allow foreign...
Myanmar grants visa-on-arrival to six selected countries
Myanmar will grant visa-on-arrival to six more countries beginning on October 1 as a relaxation of restrictions...
Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand drop further
Despite hopes of a reversal of a negative trend in Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand, the number...
Travel alerts for Indonesia as post-election unrest spreads
So far, nine countries have issued travel advisories for citizens planning to visit Indonesia following a rally...
Cambodia seeks to attract Muslim tourists, awards halal certifications
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism is targeting visitors from countries in the Middle East, a region believed...
Thailand’s tourism could benefit from US-China trade spat, officials say
Thailand's tourism sector is expected to get a windfall from
the ongoing China-US trade war as tourists from...
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...
Malaysia posts record income from tourism
Malaysia made $20.2 billion in overall tourism revenue last year, its highest ever. Of the total, Chinese...
China to revamp Cambodia’s railway systems
A team from China Railway
Construction Corporation (CRCC) is in Cambodia and will soon begin a
feasibility study on...
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...
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Cambodia’s construction sector in rapid expansion
Construction in Sihanoukville, Cambodia © Arno Maierbrugger
Cambodia’s construction sector attracted total investments
of $3.39 billion in the first...
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