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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...
Mobile money a big hit in emerging Southeast Asia
Giving millions of “unbanked” people the opportunity to undertake money deals by simply using their mobile phones has turned out to be a highly...
Laos likely to miss out on education targets
A Lao education official has called into question the attainment of Laos' 2015 education targets, according to state-run daily Vientiane Times. The unnamed official...
Rebuilding Philippines could take 10 years
The Philippines’ post-typhoon reconstruction could take as long as 10 years, with the leadership of President Benigno Aquino put to a test amid complex...
Philippines: Post-typhoon rebuilding will cost $5.8b
The cost of rebuilding homes, facilities and infrastructure in the areas where typhoon Haiyan struck in the Philippines will cost up to $5.8 billion,...
Myanmar builds international confidence at WEF
After the 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, held in Myanmar from June 5-7, 2013, it is time to draw the conclusion...
Argentina and Thailand strengthen cooperation
With an agreement on ten new cooperation projects sealed earlier in 2013, Argentina and Thailand - though geographically quite far apart from each other - are now moving increasingly closer on the South-South axis.
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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...