COVID-19

A survey of 8,000 households in Southeast Asia shows household businesses and the self-employed are the most affected, followed by farmers and fishermen.

Geospatial technology helps policymakers design and calibrate measures to mitigate risks.

Measures eyed include travel bubbles, standardization of mitigation practices, and chartered flights for cargo.

ASEAN should brace for more pandemics as long as its forests and biodiversity remain under siege.

Nature-based tourism funds the protection of environmentally critical sanctuaries and can be a key driver of economic recovery.

After providing crisis support, investment promotion agencies now need to build back investor confidence.

The business sector calls for a review of transport deals to reflect the new normal and recovery agenda in the subregion.

Social distancing has heightened the difference between digital haves and have-nots.