Singapore Changi Airport falls from top spot as world’s best airports for 2021 revealed
SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2021, CNN. For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore’s Changi…
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Southeast Asia’s tech start-ups could be valued at $1T by 2025: Analytics
SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2021, CNBC. Southeast Asia’s technology start-ups had a combined valuation of $340…
Singapore’s cyber jobs market among world’s best
SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2021, Channel Asia. Looking for a plum cyber security gig? Singapore’s not…
Laos doubles quarantine from 14 to 28 days
VIENTIANE, Aug 9, 2021, NST. Laos has doubled the quarantine period at its state quarantine…
Hong Kong has much to offer, even for those who choose to leave
HONG KONG, Aug 8, 2021, SCMP. Twenty years ago this month, I ceased to be…
More Malaysians may go bankrupt when loan moratorium ends: Economists
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2021, MalayMail. The number of Malaysians becoming bankrupt and the number…
Guests from higher-risk places can enter Singapore from Aug 10 if fully vaccinated
SINGAPORE, Aug 7, 2021, ST. Work pass holders and their dependants will be allowed to…
US is concerned about China’s growing nuclear arsenal: Blinken
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 7, 2021, CNBC. America’s top diplomat expressed concern to Southeast Asian foreign…
Over $1.6B in misappropriated 1MDB funds repatriated to Malaysia so far
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6, 2021, The Star/ANN. The US Justice Department announced on Thursday (Aug…
98 per cent of Bangladesh’s Covid patients are infected with Delta variant: Official
DHAKA, Aug 5, 2021, Dhaka Tribune. Some 98% of Bangladesh’s Covid-19 patients are infected by…
Thai air force secures 14 Korean trainer jets
BANGKOK, Aug 5, 2021, Bangkok Post. The air force has procured 14 Korean-made T-50TH advanced…
What to expect as Metro Manila goes into lockdown
MANILA, Aug 4, 2021, PhilStar. With the looming threat of the more contagious Delta coronavirus…