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By Jack Brook • 2 days ago
Three companies are set to enter the Kingdom’s lucrative beer market, heralding more options but stiffer competition
By Govi Snell • Nov 18, 2021
Weak government regulation to manage debt amidst Covid-19 has left borrowers in the lurch as formal loan companies use strong-arm tactics
By Mark S. Cogan • Nov 15, 2021
The apocalyptic drama draws parallels with Thai residents and migrant workers who are drowning in debt and living in desperation
By Lisa Martin and Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Nov 01, 2021
After 18 months of Covid border controls, overseas tourists began pouring into Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket on Monday as Thailand kickstarted its tourism industry
Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as it prepares to welcome international tourists
By Sophie Deviller and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Oct 27, 2021
After a decrease in positive coronavirus cases and an increase in vaccinations, the Philippines will allow cinemas and gyms to reopen in the capital Manila
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 14, 2021
German luxury carmaker Porsche will open its first factory outside Europe in Malaysia next year to meet strong demands in the Southeast Asian country
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 03, 2021
As large fashion brands begin placing garment orders once again in Myanmar, the sector's largely female workforce must balance diminished worker’s rights, threats to physical safety and post-coup political considerations with the need for a paycheque
By Kiana Duncan • Aug 17, 2021
Filipinos struggling to make ends meet, now a one-off cash payment is given to ease the economic pain caused by the latest lockdown
By Allison Jackson/AFP • Aug 11, 2021
Indonesia's economy bounced back in the second quarter to post its first growth in more than a year, but analysts warned the recovery might be short-lived as Covid-19 surges
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 05, 2021
Amidst the sky-high coronavirus cases in Malaysia, a mystery customer has sparked an outcry by sending a helicopter across the country to pick up food
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 28, 2021
The outlook seemed bleak for the Kingdom's garment industry when early last year Cambodia simultaneously lost tariff-free access to the EU and the pandemic struck the global economy. Almost 18 months on, we speak with GMAC head Ken Loo and researcher Dennis Arnold to learn about the state of the industry today
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 28, 2021