Coronavirus
Dispute about Covid-19 insurances in Thailand – do people get “deliberately” infected?
Thailand's Syn Mun Kong Insurance, one of the country’s larger non-life insurance companies, in a surprise announcement...
Coronavirus kills 1.45 million tourism jobs in Thailand
Phuket's famous Bangla Road remains deserted
Thailand has lost about 1.45 million tourism jobs since the Covid-19 pandemic...
Malaysia’s state wealth fund reports 61% drop in profit, warns of another challenging year
Khazanah is "rebalancing" its financial exposures
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional posted a 61 per cent drop...
Grab sets up drive-through vaccination spots across Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing and e-commerce company Grab through its Indonesian branch is setting up drive-through vaccination spots across...
Thai Airways’ losses soar more than 1,000% in 2020, delisting on the cards
Game over for Thai Airways?
Thai Airways in a sparse filing to the Thai stock exchange on February...
Philippines wants to trade nurses against free Covid-19 vaccines
The number of Outbound Filipino nurses has been capped to 5,000 a year
The Philippine government has proposed...
AirAsia to launch food delivery service in Singapore
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes in his side job as food delivery man
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia, looking...
Malaysia’s economy contracts 5.6% in 2020, worst since Asian Financial Crisis
Kuala Lumpur witnessed numerous lockdowns amid the pandemic
Malaysia's economy contracted 5.6 per cent in 2020 as the...
Philippine SMEs urged to go digital amid pandemic
Remote working amid Covid-19 is a solution for many small business owners
Philippine Senator Sonny Angara of the...
Two million jobs in Thailand lost as one third of tourism businesses close down
Empty counters at Bangkok's main international airport Suvarnabhumi
Thailand is preparing to deal with a million more jobless...
Poverty on the rise in Thailand as coronavirus, strong baht batters economy
Thailand is facing rising urban poverty
Around 1.5 million Thais are estimated to have fallen below the poverty...
Second Covid-19 wave a severe threat for Thailand’s economy
Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok's central business district offers a dystopian sight
A second wave of coronavirus infections in...
Malaysia’s economy to take a deep hit from emergency declaration
The declaration of a state of emergency in Malaysia until August 1, 2021 to curb the spread...
Thailand among countries suffering the highest tourism loss from pandemic
Empty counters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport
Thailand ranks fourth globally on a list with the highest losses...
Thailand’s domestic air travel drops 60% after New Year amid second Covid-19 wave
The recent second wave of Covid-19 infections in Thailand has seen domestic air travel in the country...
Malaysia likely to impose new lockdown measures
Malaysia is expected to go into another Covid-19-triggered lockdown after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. The...
Almost half of Filipinos do not want COVID-19 jab: survey
COVID-19 shots are viewed with skepticism in the Philippines
Almost half of Philippine citizens do not want do...
Thailand’s economy in downward spiral after new Covid-19 wave hits
Thailand's economic conditions are expected to deteriorate further this year as the nation battles a new wave...
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US bans imports from another Malaysian glove maker
Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corporation has become the next company to be put on a banned list over alleged forced labour practices, the fourth...
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First high-speed train from China arrives in Lao capital
Residents of Laos’ capital Vientiane on October 16 witnessed the arrival of the first passenger high-speed train running on the new Laos-China railway line...