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Indonesia’s Batam hoping for $60 billion in investments
Indonesia wants to re-position Batam, an island archipelago just 30 kilometers south of Singapore, as an alternative manufacturing and shipping hub that would compete...
Brunei seeks investments in maritime sector
The small sultanate of Brunei, grappling with low oil and prices in an economy heavily concentrated on hydrocarbon exports, is now opening its maritime...
Indonesia declares “North Natuna Sea” – China: “Totally meaningless”
Indonesia on July 14 renamed the northern area of its maritime economic zone in the South China Sea around the Natuna Islands as the...
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Immigration data of over 100 million foreign travelers to Thailand leaked
More than 106 million travelers who visited Thailand in the last ten years had their personal details exposed online in August 2021, UK-based data...
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Thailand’s cab drivers grow vegetables on their idle taxis’ roofs
The collapse of tourism and the prolonged lockdowns and curfews in Thailand due to the Covid-19 pandemic have led to serious disruptions in many...