Why would you invest or run a business in a place where you're a despised unwanted foreigner and everything is stacked against you?
The legal system is a joke and any well connected local can get rulings in their favor.
The only foreign companies doing well in SEA are large Japanese multinationals like Toyota.
Real estate is waaaay overpriced for shit tier third world building standards.
Making money from the western world and spending it in SEA while keeping one foot out of the door is the only time tested method.
Foreigners are barely tolerated in most of SEA as long term residents and you're always a visa rule change away from being kicked out for good.
The legal system is a joke and any well connected local can get rulings in their favor.
The only foreign companies doing well in SEA are large Japanese multinationals like Toyota.
Real estate is waaaay overpriced for shit tier third world building standards.
Making money from the western world and spending it in SEA while keeping one foot out of the door is the only time tested method.
Foreigners are barely tolerated in most of SEA as long term residents and you're always a visa rule change away from being kicked out for good.