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Bangkok orders stores to close from midnight to 5 am

Bloomberg Bangkok city hall has ordered all restaurants and stores to close from midnight to 5 am, its latest move to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Apart from the late-night shutdown of businesses, all parks will be closed starting from Thursday to April 30, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang. The shutdown add tiers to state-of-emergency ...

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S’pore home prices fall most in 3 years

Bloomberg Singapore home prices fell the most in more than three years in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak slammed the economy. Property values declined 1.2% in the three months ended on March 31, according to a preliminary estimate from the Urban Redevelopment Authority released on Wednesday. That’s the steepest decline since a 1.5% drop in the third quarter ...

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KKR suspends $2bn sale of Singapore’s Goodpack

Bloomberg KKR & Co is suspending its planned sale of Goodpack Ltd, a Singaporean provider of intermediate bulk containers, after bids fell short of expectations, according to people familiar with the matter. The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted the sale process, said the people, who asked not to be named as the information is private. The New York-based private equity firm, ...

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