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Thailand: Tourism sector looks to resume domestic trips

The tourism sector is unfazed by the possible extension of the emergency decree, with operators saying their businesses are flexible and it will not interrupt the goal to kick-start domestic travel nationwide in June. The Tourism and Sports Ministry is planning to discuss with the prime minister permission to allow domestic tourism to start in […]

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Philippines: PAL may lay off more personnel

MANILA, Philippines — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is not in immediate danger of bankruptcy, but may be forced to lay off more employees depending on how its recovery goes once commercial flights are allowed to resume. PAL president and COO Gilbert Santa Maria in an ANC interview yesterday said revenue losses of the company […]

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Indonesia: Digital companies should adopt ISO cyber security standard, say IT experts

Calls for digital companies to implement stronger data protection measures are growing following recent reports of a data breach against Indonesia’s e-commerce unicorn Tokopedia. Experts have argued that the data protection bill, which is currently being debated at the House of Representatives (DPR), should set a minimum-security standard for digital companies, as the current regulation […]

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Thai stock market’s valuation vaults to record in pandemic

Thailand’s bear-market stock rally may stall after a series of earnings estimate downgrades helped push valuations to their most-expensive on record. The benchmark SET Index trades at about 17.7 times its 12-month consensus profit forecast, a record high, according to Bloomberg data dating back to 2005. The pricey multiple comes after analysts slashed earnings estimates […]

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