Coronavirus
Thailand approves long-stay visa in bid to revive tourism industry
An empty restaurant and bar street in Phuket during Thailand's coronavirus lockdown
In its aim to revive the...
Singapore Airlines plans new flight route – to nowhere
Singapore Airlines A380 a takeoff
In its quest to keep parts of its business running, Singapore’s flagship carrier...
Malaysia’s property market to recover in 2022: report
Property development in Johor Bahru at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula
A new report by based...
Singapore Airlines announces massive job cuts
Singapore Airlines, one of the world's most lauded carriers, is in dire straits due to the Covid-19 crisis
AirAsia seeks to raise emergency cash, reviews Japan operations
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes
Malaysia-headquartered low-cost airline AirAsia Group, with its revenue battered by the slump in...
Pattaya’s tourism industry on the brink of ‘total collapse,’ say business owners
Empty bars in Pattaya's formerly notorious Walking Street
Thailand’s resort town of Pattaya, not exactly known for its...
Myanmar locks down capital as leader warns of disaster for the country amid new virus outbreak
The government complex in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar has shut down its capital Naypyitaw and...
Thailand’s economy in dire straits as tourists stay away
Thailand’s tourism industry and with it the country’s entire economy have come under significant distress and will...
Malaysia extends movement curbs and foreign tourist ban until year-end
Ghost town: Kuala Lumpur's business district remains deserted
Malaysia has extended movement curbs and a ban on foreign...
Thailand throws a lifeline for troubled budget airlines
Seven Thailand-based low cost airlines, which are struggling with the effects of the prolonged coronavirus crisis on...
Malaysia keeps borders shut for foreign tourists well into 2021
Much like Thailand, Malaysia’s borders will remain closed for international tourists well into 2021 as fears are...
Thailand to open Phuket for foreign tourists under strict requirements
In a battle with a near-collapsed local economy, Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit the holiday...
Indonesia to co-produce Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
In addition to developing its own Covid-19 vaccine, Indonesia entered an agreement on August 20 with Chinese...
Youth unemployment to surge in Southeast Asia as economies get hit hard by pandemic – ADB
Table from the new report "Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific" by the Asian Development Bank...
Remittances to Laos to drop by 50% amid pandemic
Remittances of overseas Lao workers to their home country are projected to decline by about 50 per...
Malaysia poised for strong economic recovery in 2021 if no second virus wave – Fitch
US rating agency Fitch Ratings predicts a significant recovery of the Malaysian economy in 2021 after a...
Vietnam next to use new Russian coronavirus vaccine
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
The Vietnamese government on August 14 said it will acquire the new...
Cambodia facing drastic rise in poverty amid pandemic
Slum at the outskirts of Phnom Penh © Arno Maierbrugger
The poverty rate in Cambodia is expected to...
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Singapore home sales rebound in third quarter
Density architecture of living districts of Singapore
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic which hit Singapore’s economy quite hard,...
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China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...