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Garuda Indonesia creditors can claim $8.3 billion
Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia will have to pay its creditors a total of 120.5 trillion rupiah ($8.3 billion) if it wants to carry...
Southeast Asia’s tourism numbers catching up, but Thailand’s prospects questioned
With a recent relaxing of entry rules, most of Southeast Asia is reacting to the easing Covid-19 pandemic and reopening for travel, with airlines...
Pandemic bites fast food chain A&W out of Thailand
US fast food restaurant chain A&W, known for its signature waffle burgers, “aroma” fried chicken and draft root beer, is closing its doors in...
Nearly two thirds of Thai hotels make losses after two years of Covid-19 restrictions
A whopping 63 per cent of hotels in Thailand still recorded losses in February 2022, a result of ongoing restrictions after two years 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...
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...
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...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...