Airports of Thailand reports 71 per cent drop in traffic amid Covid
BANGKOK, Jul 2, 2021, Bangkok Post. Airports of Thailand (AoT) is saying that it is…
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US to downgrade Malaysia to worst tier in trafficking report
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 2, 2021, Malay Mail. The US State Department will downgrade Malaysia to…
Malaysia’s influencers cash in on health and beauty boom as critics cry ‘pseudoscience’
HONG KONG, Jul 1, 2021, SCMP. Promoting health and beauty brands can earn Malaysian social…
Malaysia digital banking lures dozens of firms as fintechs expand in Asia
SINGAPORE, Jul 1, 2021, Reuters. Southeast Asian ride-hailing-to-fintech group Grab and budget airline AirAsia (AIRA.KL)…
Phuket opens for business in push to save vital tourism industry
BANGKOK, Jul 1, 2021, Bloomberg/Reuters. Thailand is pushing ahead with plans to jump-start its crucial…
Myanmar’s trade plunges 20 per cent due to Covid-19 and ‘political changes’
YANGON, Jul 1, 2021, Nikkei Asia. State-owned newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar reports that…
Singapore to skill Bhutanese youth under new pact
SINGAPORE, Jun 30, 2021, WION. Singapore and Bhutan have signed a new pact for the…
Laos partners with Russia, ASEAN in security issues
VIENTIANE, Jun 30, 2021, Vientiane Times. Laos’ Ministry of Public Security is working with other…
16 more hospitalized in 24 hours as dengue cases soar in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jun 30, 2021, Dhaka Tribune. Sixteen new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals…
Malaysia’s PM in hospital for diarrhoea
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 30, 2021, Malay Mail. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been suffering from…
Half a million tourism jobs lost in second quarter in Thailand
BANGKOK, Jun 29, 2021, Reuters. Thailand lost 550,000 tourism jobs in the second quarter, a…
Metro Manila likely to remain under lockdown in July: Palace
MANILA, Jun 28, 2021, PhilStar. Despite its improving COVID-19 numbers, Metro Manila is likely to…