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Vaccine shopping spree
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 19/10/2020
» Indonesian officials have been stepping up to the pandemic plate to secure Covid-19 vaccines as they battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the world's fourth most populous nation.
Malaysia Airlines' survival in doubt, says CEO
Published on 10/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will have to shut down if its lessors decide not to back its latest restructuring plan, the airline’s group chief executive was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Line Corp gears up for food fight in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2020
» TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Line Corp's food delivery business in Thailand is gearing up for a prolonged battle with players ranging from SoftBank-backed Grab to banks after a merger with a listings heavyweight and an outside capital injection.
GPF poised to diversify into higher-risk assets
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/09/2020
» The Government Pension Fund (GPF) plans to adjust its strategic asset allocation (SAA) next year because of changes in the market situation stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and low investment return.
Analysts ditch AirAsia after record loss
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/08/2020
» AirAsia Group Bhd, which helped pioneer a wave of low-cost air travel in the region, has fallen even further out of favour after posting a record loss on Tuesday.
Vaccine race
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/08/2020
» Human trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech of China are under way in Indonesia, with two groups of volunteers receiving their first injections last week.
Travel turmoil
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2020
» As the world faces the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism is among the sectors affected the most severely. A major source of revenue and jobs in Asia, it started to feel the pain early when the Chinese outbound market collapsed almost overnight in late January.
Is this the turning point?
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 25/07/2020
» In our last column we warned about the great uncertainties surrounding the divergence of the economic and investment worlds, and how they may converge due to the rise of those uncertainties. It is possible that we may begin to see a turning point this month.
Rice price guarantees unchanged
Published on 17/07/2020
» Guaranteed rice prices for the 2020-21 crop year will be unchanged from those of the previous season, the National Rice Policy Committee decided on Friday.
NESDC looks to B400bn budget
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/07/2020
» The government's think tank, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), insists the 400-billion-baht budget earmarked for economic and social rehabilitation under the government's 1.9-trillion-baht coronavirus relief measure will be instrumental in stopping the economy from plunging more than 5-6% this year.