Economic contraction
Philippines needs $32 billion to restart economy
The Philippines is in need of 1.56 trillion pesos (approximately $32 billion) to kickstart a recovery from...
Singapore economy plunges more than 40% in second quarter
The Singapore-Malaysia border will reopen for business travel and labourers on August 10. Picture: Lionel Lim
Singapore's economy...
Thailand now has Asia’s gloomiest economic outlook
Thailand' main international Suvarnabhumi Airport feels the heat of the lockdown
Thailand’s GDP will shrink by 8.1 per...
Myanmar’s growth to contract, poverty rate going up again: World Bank
Myanmar could expect its economy to contract by as much as 2.5 per cent in the country’s...
Thailand’s poverty rate on the rise, accelerated by virus crisis
People queue up for free food handouts from a temple in Bangkok's Don Mueang district earlier this April
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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...