Milan
US fashion industry boycotts Brunei-owned hotels over Shariah law
US fashion designers as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists are taking a stand against the leader of Brunei who plans...
Sultan of Brunei on hotel buying spree
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who via the Brunei Investment Agency controls the Dorchester Collection, chain of currently 9 luxury hotels in the US and...
Bangkok beats London as travel hotspot
Thailand's capital Bangkok has been declared this year's global travel hotspot by Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index 2013, the credit card firm announced on...
Dubai, Thailand battle for World Expo
Bids for the World Expo 2020, a lucrative biennial convention that rivals the Olympic Games in scale and prestige, are out now. Dubai and...
Latest
Brunei’s population shrinks on worker exodus, fewer births
Early results from Brunei’s 2021 population census show that the country is moving towards an ageing population due to falling birth rates and a...
Stories of the week
Indonesia’s GoTo gets cash injection from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund
Indonesian e-commerce giant GoTo will receive $400 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the emirate of Abu...