Lingdee,
Most of what you say is true but you still can get a job in Southern Africa with 250 hours. There aren't many of these jobs but they do exist.
Susi Air take a very small amount of people every couple of months and this is about the only thing in Asia right now unless you have type rating with experience.
There are now so many guys and girls now looking for a break in a market that has been in decline in Europe for so long now that it would take 5-10 years of full on hiring to get rid of the backlog.
I work in SE Asia and we have people turning up at our office every week asking for flying jobs.
Lingdee is right. Stay at home and keep trying for anything you can get from para dropping to entry level instructing. There is nothing in Asia now for people with no time on type. Got a rating and 500 hours?? That's a different story all together!!