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Newly appointed Finance Minister Soe Win in a file photo. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, World

New Fin Min revives reform hopes in Myanmar

by Peter Janssen June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha looks at a model train that he had picked up and left derailed after delivering a speech to open the Second Thai Rail Industry Symposium and Exhibition at the Airport Rail Link Makkasan station, March 16, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

Thai junta rushes to keep its plans on track

by Peter Janssen June 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A fisherman on Inle Lake, one of Myanmar's top picturesque tourist attractions. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Rakhine crisis takes shine off Myanmar tourism

by Peter Janssen May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Old apartment blocks in downtown Yangon. Demand for property in Yangon had surged with hopes of an economic boom that has not materialized. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Myanmar property falls back to earth

by Peter Janssen May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Train cars at Bangkok's Hua Lamphong railway station. Photo: AFP

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Misaligned rails keep SEAsia delinked from China

by Peter Janssen May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Thai tuk tuk driver wears a face mask as air quality deteriorates in the national capital, Bangkok, December 17, 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Bangkok’s bad air driven by car-making success

by Peter Janssen April 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha speaks during a media press conference at Government House in Bangkok on September 15, 2016. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Foreign investors on edge in junta ruled Thailand

by Peter Janssen March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Rowers take part in a dragon boat race in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 24, 2018. Photo: AFP/Nhac Nguyen

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US risks missing the boat in Vietnam

by Peter Janssen March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Aerial view of Ho Chi Minh City's recently launched Deutsches Haus office building. Photo: Courtesy of Deutsches Haus

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Ho Chi Minh City office rents set to soar

by Peter Janssen March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the State Railway of Thailand's undeveloped Makkasan plot in downtown Bangkok, Photo: Post Today via AFP/Krit Promsaka na Sakolnakorn

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Thailand

Thai state railway to open golden empty lands

by Peter Janssen February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

美国律师Eric Rose于2018年2月1日宣布，其总部位于纽约的律师行决定在经营仅五年后，关闭仰光的附属办事处。相片：Eric Rose

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美国著名律师行撤出缅甸

by Peter Janssen February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

American lawyer Eric Rose announced on February 1, 2018 his New York-based law firm's decision to close its affiliate office in Yangon after only five years in business. Photo: Courtesy of Eric Rose

AT Finance, China, European Union, Myanmar, Vietnam, World

Prominent US law firm quits on Myanmar

by Peter Janssen February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

图为泰国芭堤雅海上度假胜地的景观，该地区希望从政府的东部经济走廊计划获益。相片：Peter Janssen

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地产商寄望受惠于泰国经济大计

by Peter Janssen January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Clouds gather over a Bangkok housing estate. Photo: iStock/Getty Images.

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Housing glut reflects Thai doldrums

by Peter Janssen January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A skyline view of Thailand's Pattaya sea resort, an area that hopes to benefit from the government's Eastern Economic Corridor development scheme. Photo: Peter Janssen

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand

Buying into Thailand’s economic dream scheme

by Peter Janssen January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A traffic jam of scooters and motorcycles in Hanoi, Vietnam. The city is known for its chaotic traffic. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Infrastructure speed bump slows Vietnam

by Peter Janssen December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

An image of Vietnam's dong currency sinking in water. Image: iStock/Getty Images

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The good and bad of Vietnam’s banks

by Peter Janssen December 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Men drink Sabeco's Saigon beer on a roadside restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam November 29, 217. REUTERS/Kham

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Three cheers for Vietnamese privatization

by Peter Janssen December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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Junta-run Thailand grasps for more FDI

by Peter Janssen November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha (center) observing a construction project in Bangkok in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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Easier to do business under Thai military rule

by Peter Janssen November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Migrant workers pass the Thai-Myanmar border in an official service truck as they left Thailand from Mae Sot, Tak province in northern Thailand. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung PHOTO / Ye Aung Thu

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Labor pains squeeze fast aging Thailand

by Peter Janssen November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai workers hold a placard as they rally to mark the international worker's day in on 1st May 2017 in Bangkok. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Anusak Laowilas

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Military makeover for Thailand’s hidebound state enterprises

by Peter Janssen October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Scientists at work at Cuba's CIMAB biotech company at its headquarters in Havana. Photo: Courtesy of CIMAB

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Cuban biotech royally connected in Thailand

by Peter Janssen October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

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No holiday for Myanmar’s conflict-hit tourism

by Peter Janssen September 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint a press conference with Sweden's prime minister on June 12, 2017, in Stockholm. Photo: AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand

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Suu Kyi’s fading allure repels foreign investors

by Peter Janssen September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A historic picture of the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok. Picture: Dusit International

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Thailand, World

End of a hospitality era in Bangkok

by Peter Janssen August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Golden opportunity: high-speed rail will put Thailand within a few hours of a potentially massive market of tourists in Southern Chinese. Photo: Reuters

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Chinese tourism sustains Thailand’s junta

by Peter Janssen August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha takes a window seat on board a special train. A political foe to Yingluck, he has disavowed the "rice-for-bullet train" agreement with China. Photo: Bangkok Post via AFP/Chanat Katanyu

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Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia

by Peter Janssen July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter of former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra holds an image them at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok, August 5, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Thai politicians predict “meaningless” polls

by Peter Janssen June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha (center) observing a construction project in Bangkok in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

A new industrial vision for Thailand?

by Peter Janssen June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

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