The first issue of 2021 gets the pulse of the resort residences sector as it grapples with the social distancing era. The magazine covers fabulous resort projects by SODA Thailand and Anantara Desaru Coast Residences in southern Malaysia. Similarly, the special feature analyses how work-from-home catalyses the “urban retreat”, a cross between city and resort living. In the market updates, Indonesia’s efforts at improving ease of doing business gets a check-in while Vietnam paints a resilient picture of the Roaring 20s, with its coastal enclave Phu Yen alone meriting this issue’s Neighbourhood Watch. Reporters also send Dispatches on India’s growing transparency and China’s office oversupply. This issue also features an interview with Sunway Group matriarch Sarena Cheah.
