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…
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…
Korea plans $220 handout to most citizens in new budget proposal
SEOUL, Jul 1, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea is planning to distribute 250,000 won (around $220)…
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…
Russian media watchdog prepares protocol for Google due to absence of data localization
MOSCOW, Jul 1, 2021, TASS. The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology,…
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)…
Chinese nation carries no aggressive or hegemonic traits in its genes: Xi
BEIJING, Jul 1, 2021, Xinhua. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China…
Asia-Pacific stock markets topped global charts in the first half of 2021
SINGAPORE, Jul 1, 2021, CNBC. Vietnam’s VN index and the Taiex in Taiwan both surged…
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…
Kim Jong-un signal for help could mark a turning point in Covid fight
SEOUL, Jul 1, 2021, The Guardian. Almost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19…
Samoa caretaker govt pulls country’s team from Tokyo Olympics
APIA, Jul 1, 2021, RNZ. Samoa’s caretaker government has said the country’s athletes will not…
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…