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Brunei discovers tourism can be business – sets target of 450,000 visitors by 2020
The sleepy mini-state of Brunei Darussalam squeezed within Sarawak in the north of Borneo Island is set to give its underdeveloped tourism industry a...
Indonesia weighs complete alcohol ban
More than one year after Indonesia started partially banning the sale of alcoholic beverages in convenience stores and other small shops and kiosks, the...
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Amazon, Walmart asked to remove Myanmar gemstone products from their shopping portals
US e-commerce giant Amazon and retail chain Walmart are among the companies urged by activists to remove offers of gems originating from Myanmar, which...
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Myanmar’s shadow government raises over $6 million from “revolution bonds”
Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government (NUG), which sees itself as the country’s legitimate administration in opposition to the ruling military junta, has been surprisingly...