Southeast Asia
ASEAN Narcos: Goodbye, Golden Triangle?
Six Asian countries come together to lead Southeast Asia’s biggest drug bust.
By Jeremiah Capacillo
SwitzGo, Shootsta: No shortage in innovative startups in Southeast Asia despite virus crisis
Despite a disruption of the disruptive innovation industry by the coronavirus pandemic , new business ideas and...
Thailand drops further in competitiveness ranking along most ASEAN nations
Office workers in Thailand
Most Southeast Asian saw a drop in their competitiveness in the latest world competitiveness...
Grab cuts 5% of staff across Southeast Asia
Singapore-founded and headquartered ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce company Grab is embarking on a cost-savings programme and...
Singapore now Southeast Asia’s most infected nation
Despite initial success in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, Singapore now flashes the title of having...
Southeast Asian startups hit by job cuts, downsizing
Picture: Jevanto
The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on Southeast Asia’s startup scene as demand for digital...
Virus pandemic puts Southeast Asian property market in crisis mode
Pool view from the Hyde Sukhumvit 11 prime development in Bangkok. Some condos there are now offered at a 25-per cent...
Thailand to declare state of emergency – virus arrives in Myanmar, Laos
Thailand will declare a country-wide state of emergency on March 26 for at least one month in...
Airline carnage in Southeast Asia reaches new dimensions
A growing number of Southeast Asia airlines are suspending flights or even completely grounding their planes as...
Virus frenzy: Philippines locks down Luzon, Thailand closes bars, Malaysia seals up
The coronavirus pandemic is throwing entire Southeast Asia in turmoil as travel restrictions and business closures are...
Virus crisis: Brunei lockdown, Vietnam bans Europeans, Thailand restricts visas, etc.
Deserted arrival hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, March 14, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has led to severe travel...
Thailand only Southeast Asian country with rising poverty rate: World Bank
The number of people living in poverty in Thailand climbed considerably between 2015 and 2018 by almost...
Southeast Asian stocks nosedive as coronavirus keeps spreading
The Stock Exchange of Thailand experienced the worst drop among Southeast Asian bourses since the beginning of the year © Arno...
Grab, German startup team up to explore air taxi services in Southeast Asia
Singapore-based ride-hailing and e-commerce company Grab partnered with German aviation startup Volocopter to explore the opportunity of...
Vietnam tops foreign direct investment inflows in Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh City skyline © Arno Maierbrugger
Booming Vietnam has become Southeast Asia’s top receiver of
foreign...
Indonesia to surpass Thailand as Southeast Asia’s biggest stock market
Indonesia is set to become the biggest equity market in the Southeast Asia region as the entire...
Online spending in Southeast Asia to quadruple to $120 billion by 2025
E-commerce spending in Southeast Asia will increase nearly fourfold to $120.9 billion by 2025 from $31.3 billion...
Philippine GDP growth forecast revised
The US-China trade war is hitting the Philippine economy © Arno Maierbrugger
The World Bank has downgraded its...
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Video interview: Malaysia’s Grand Old Statesman speaks out
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister for two separate terms from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020, gave Investvine his latest interview,...
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Myanmar remains closed for international flights until at least October
Myanmar’s airports will not allow international commercial flights in or out until at least October, the Irrawaddy...