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AirAsia to offer low-cost helicopter ride-sharing in Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s low-cost airline group AirAsia announced on February 16 that it plans to offer budget ride-sharing for vertical take-off and landing helicopters on selected...
Thailand’s tourism income drops to next historic low in 2021
Total receipts from tourism in all of Thailand’s 77 provinces slipped to another historic low in 2021, declining by 69.6 per cent to 241.4...
Indonesia to open 4,000 restaurants around the world to promote culinary culture
Indonesia has plans to open no less than 4,000 restaurants abroad to promote its food heritage and culinary culture, the country’s minister of tourism...
Southeast Asia on the way to economic recovery: ADB
Southeast Asia is entering a recovery phase from the Covid-19 pandemic, mainly helped by improving exports as the global economy is gradually strengthening, the...
Thailand plans “cannabis tourism” scheme after decriminalising the plant
Thailand’s health ministry as part of accelerated plans to legalise cannabis for recreational use in the country is contemplating the setup of a so-called...
New “ultra low-cost” airline gets approval to operate in Malaysia
The Malaysian civil aviation commission has approved and licensed another new domestic airline startup despite the industry is still reeling from the impact of...
Laos hopes for one million tourists after reopening to international visitors
Laos has partially reopened its border for international tourists on January 1 and is now expecting at least one million fully vaccinated travelers visiting...
Thailand causes controversy with introduction of ‘entry fee’ for tourists
Thailand will begin collecting a 300-baht ($9) “entry fee” from foreign tourists starting from April regardless whether they enter the country by air, land...
New domestic airline set to take off in Malaysia
SKS Airways, a new commercial airline in Malaysia, has been awarded a full Air Service License by the Malaysian Aviation Commission, effective January 1,...
Cambodia expects solid GDP growth of five per cent in 2022
Cambodia expects a swift recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in the course of 2022, supported by improving exports of garments and non-garment products, electronic...
Indonesia plans new regional aviation hub in North Sumatra to rival Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia plans a new airport hub to rival Singapore’s Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport as current regional hubs by expanding the existing...
Thailand considers legalising casinos
Thailand is considering allowing casino operations in the country, ending a decade-long ban of gambling that covers all forms except the state lottery and...
AirAsia’s loss widens in third quarter amid weak travel demand
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group on November 22 reported a wider net loss for the third quarter 2021 as a result of continued Covid-19-pandemic...
Thai AirAsia plans mass layoffs, fleet reduction
The Thailand-based arm of Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia Group, Thai AirAsia, has announced mass layoffs and extended forced holidays for staff as it keeps...
Southeast Asia’s labour market badly affected by tourism job losses from Covid-19
Nearly a third of total job losses in four Southeast Asian countries last year were linked to tourism as the Covid-19 pandemic brought the...
Laos’ new high-speed railway expected to boost tourism, trade
Expectations are high about the positive impact of the new Chinese-built high-speed railway line that crosses landlocked Laos from north to south. Meanwhile, all...
Vietnam’s first-ever metro line gets going
In a great step forward for public urban transportation in Vietnam, the country’s first metro line began operations on November 6 in the capital...
Thailand reopens to tourism with error-prone travel approval website
Thailand on November 1 officially opened to vaccinated tourists and visitors from 63 countries in a bid to revive the country’s collapsed tourism industry,...
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Singapore biotech startup considers stock listing to raise $300 million
Singapore-based biotechnology startup Mirxes, which focuses on preventive healthcare solutions for cancer and infectious diseases, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in the...
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Carsome to delay its US-Singapore dual listing amid valuation concerns
Malaysian online car sales platform Carsome, which operates a used-car online marketplace across Southeast Asia, said it is delaying its planned dual listing in...