Singapore, Malaysia plan smoother border process in boost for travel – DPA
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on July 5 that the proposed upgrade will “resolve many issues” at the land crossing.
Cambodia
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Environment, Energy & Resources, Food
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Travel, Transport, Tourism
Cambodia opts to cancel centrepiece festival despite tourism slump – DPA
Cambodia’s overseas visitor numbers fell by 48% in the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period last year.
Business & Economics
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Travel, Transport, Tourism
The penny drops: currency slump makes Indonesia cheaper to visit – DPA
The government is aiming for 19 million visitors in 2027, a 1.5-million increase on this year’s target, with Made Ayu Marthini, a tourism ministry official, telling local media that the…
Brunei
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Malaysia
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Singapore
South China Morning Post
Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia to face ‘severe’ haze in coming months – DPA/South China Morning Post
The return of El Niño is "expected to create a longer and stronger dry season at a time when fire preparedness could be adversely affected by economic uncertainty."
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Environment, Energy & Resources, Food
Malaysia
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Singapore
Scenting a bargain: price plunge boosts tourists’ durian ‘experience’ – DPA
People have been showing up at fruit vendors with sacks to be filled with bargain-price durian, which in recent years has arguably been hyped as much as it has been…
Cambodia’s vital tourism sector sees early-year slump – DPA/The Star
The Southeast Asian kingdom saw significant reductions in numbers from China and Vietnam, at 19% and 25% respectively, and 96% drop in visitors from Thailand
Exam stress and competition shown to dull creativity in children – DPA/The Star
Schoolkids subjected to the strain of competition are at risk of blunting their inventiveness and imagination compared to peers who are left to find their feet without the diktats of…
Business & Economics
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Bangkok chokes on air pollution as visitor numbers fall – DPA
The ongoing deterioration in air quality over the city comes amid a 7.2% drop in the number of foreign arrivals in 2025 and a near-5% fall in related revenue.
Drugs-related capital punishment on the rise in Singapore – DPA
"Singapore's policies on capital punishment and drugs have worked for us, helping us stem the tide of illicit drugs and save countless lives," the country's embassy in Australia said in…
Indonesia zeroes in on rare currency revamp – DPA
The need for constant calculations could soon be a thing of the past as the Indonesian government plans to lop off a few of those zeroes in a redenomination pencilled…