These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Thailand’s plan could woo 65 million tourists yearlySoutheast Asia’s second-largest economy plans to pour about US$13 billion into expanding airport capacity and connecting major terminals with high-speed railways.

Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the United States (US)-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in 40 percent of global commerce – but excluding America.Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea and Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims are also likely to make the agenda at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in the Thai capital. But com

Protestors in Bangkok on Thursday dumped plastic waste in front of a government building and called on Southeast Asian leaders to ban imports of trash from developed countries.The protest comes ahead of a weekend meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with many countries struggling to deal with the flood of plastic waste unleashed by China's decision last year to stop importing recyclables from abroad.Countries in ASEAN now receive more than a quarter of

How our data is collected, managed and utilised is an issue more ASEAN citizens need to be concerned about.The ongoing digital transformation in ASEAN, where an increasing number of people are turning to the Internet for their banking, retail and entertainment needs, means that data governance has become more important than ever. Data governance is a set of quality control disciplines for collecting, managing, using, improving, maintaining, monitoring and protecting both, personal an

TMF Group, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in Amsterdam, recently released its Global Business Complexity Index 2019 report.While the report looks at how easy it is to do business in 76 different countries around the world, it also shows just how diverse ASEAN can be with two member states positioned on opposite ends of the business-friendly ladder.

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Seeking justice: All the Bateq tribe wants is basic rightsSahabat Jariah Malaysia founder Johan Halid, who has a close relationship with the Bateq tribes in Kelantan, said there were multiple challenges in getting the authorities to understand the gravity of their situation. Johan sai

Early this year, it was revealed that Thailand had set a new record for tourist arrivals, welcoming as many as 38.2 million tourists in 2018. For 2019, the government there hopes to bring in as many as 41 million tourists to the Land of Smiles. One sector that can help it achieve that goal is halal (permissible by Islam) tourism.A recent annual survey by Mastercard and CrescentRating found that Thailand is one of the top holiday destinations for Muslims.

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Sabah tourism players confident govt will enhance security to protect industryThe latest kidnapping incident involving 10 fishermen will affect tourism, but industry players have faith that the government will do whatever necessary to solve the problem. Sabah-Labuan Malaysian Associat

While Malaysia may have not performed the worst in ASEAN for Save the Children’s Global Childhood Report 2019, child abuse cases are still high in the country. In fact, this was also the assertion of the country’s Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh who, in February, claimed that the number of child abuse and neglect cases in the country was still high. Merely days ago, Malaysian police detained three family members for allegedly abusing two c

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today. Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. ῾We need investments in high tech᾽Malaysia is seeking investments in high technology in line with the country’s goal to provide high income for its people, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.The investments, he said, were necessary to boost the country’s growth.