https://www.scmp.com/rss/522496/feed Hai Dang is a journalist based in Vietnam. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Aidan Jones,Ushar Daniele,Hai Dang Aidan Jones,Ushar Daniele,Hai Dang For four long months and counting, the residents of Bang Ban, a low-lying district in Thailand’s ancient city of Ayutthaya, have lived their lives under water. Elderly residents must be ferried to safety by raft, schools stand closed and under the muddy surface, ruined rice fields rot. Even Ayutthaya’s 700-year-old stupas have been submerged, their crumbling towers jutting through a murky brown deluge that shows no sign of retreat. Annual floods are not unusual here. Each monsoon season, the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3332855/climate-collapse-southeast-asias-new-normal-everybody-will-be-giving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3332855/climate-collapse-southeast-asias-new-normal-everybody-will-be-giving?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof,Aidan Jones,Joseph Sipalan,Hai Dang Iman Muttaqin Yusof,Aidan Jones,Joseph Sipalan,Hai Dang When US tariffs slammed shut the doors to one of Malaysia’s most important export markets, menswear designer Bon Zainal Harun didn’t flinch. His answer to Washington’s volley of levies was as sharp as the suits he makes: “Hustle.” Until recently, Zainal exported his bespoke suits and formalwear to the United States, but the 19 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump this summer has now largely walled off that market. “The price increase may disrupt business,” he told This Week in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3330249/long-goodbye-southeast-asia-adjusts-post-america-trade-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3330249/long-goodbye-southeast-asia-adjusts-post-america-trade-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:30:08 +0000 Joseph Sipalan,Hadi Azmi,Hai Dang,Aidan Jones Joseph Sipalan,Hadi Azmi,Hai Dang,Aidan Jones As he neared his 40th birthday, Hafiz Sujang took a quick inventory of his life – a loving family, a steady job as an IT consultant in Malaysia’s largest city – and found just one missing piece: a home of his own. But as he took the plunge into Kuala Lumpur’s property market, the dream of escaping the endless cycle of renting quickly receded from view. “Most of the units I see are small and the finishes feel very ‘developer budget’,” Hafiz told This Week in Asia, reflecting on his so-far... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3322043/southeast-asias-middle-class-gives-home-ownership-wealth-gap-widens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3322043/southeast-asias-middle-class-gives-home-ownership-wealth-gap-widens?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 04:00:15 +0000