Covid-19
Covid crisis deepens for Lion Air, Singapore Airlines sees path to recovery
Different fates: Lion Air And Singapore Airlines
Indonesia's biggest budget airline Lion Air Group on July 31 said...
Vietnam faces hotel sell-off with 40% discounts amid tourism collapse
Closed hotels in Hanoi
Vietnam is currently experiencing a sell-off of hotels in large numbers across Vietnam as...
Myanmar loses 1.2 million jobs in second quarter: ILO
Closed shops in Yangon: Feeling the heat of a double-whammy crisis
Coup-torn and Covid-19 ravaged Myanmar lost an...
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...
AirAsia operates at 19% of pre-pandemic capacity; only 8% in Malaysia
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia Group is operating at just 19 per cent of its pre-Covid 19-pandemic capacity,...
Thailand loses two million tourism jobs to Covid-19
Thailand lost two million jobs in the tourism industry to the Covid-19 pandemic so far amid a...
IMF says Thailand needs structural change in its economy to fully recover from pandemic
Pattaya's Walking Street was normally buzzing with tourists, now it's a ghost strip
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Singapore cancels Formula One race for a second time
Singapore's night race used to be one of the most iconic races of the Formula One season
Singapore...
Pandemic shakes Cambodia’s construction sector
Residential housing construction in Phnom Penh
Economic disruption by the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on Cambodia’s...
The downside of the booming food delivery business: Commission overkill
The booming food delivery business amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand has led to a revenue explosion...
Garuda Indonesia to halve its fleet as costs explode amid pandemic
Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia is planning for a major restructuring as it strives to survive the...
Cambodia plans to re-open to foreign tourists in fourth quarter 2021
Cambodia’s government has communicated its ambition to re-open the country in the fourth quarter this year for...
Taiwan’s Electronics manufacturers focus on Southeast Asia amid China-US tensions, Covid-19
Headquarters of Taiwan's electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics in Thailand
A new wave of relocations and regionalisations of production...
Almost half of Thai hotels fear closing as cash runs out amid pandemic
A recent survey by Thailand’s hotel industry showed that 47 per cent of the country’s hotels are...
Cambodia’s largest casino cuts 1,300 jobs amid pandemic
Cambodia’s largest casino, NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, is cutting 1,300 jobs as its once thriving business nearly...
Coup and Covid: Recipe for disaster in Myanmar as poverty surges
As much as half of Myanmar’s population of a total of nearly 55 million could be living...
Vietnam Airlines reports highest quarterly loss in company history
Vietnam Airlines Group on April 30 posted a loss of 4.97 trillion dong ($215.6 million) for the...
Thailand abandons hope for quick tourism recovery as third Covid-19 wave rages across country
Pattaya's infamous Walking Street has become a lifeless ghost strip
Thailand’s government is giving up on hopes that...
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Goodyear Malaysia under fire for alleged labourers’ abuse
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