KUALA LUMPUR – Users of Japanese cosmetic products in Malaysia are expected to surpass those in Thailand and Singapore to become their top consumers in Asia, according to industry officials. The Japan Beauty Week, organised by the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association and supported by the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia, was officially launched to promote innovation […]
Read MoreSA KAEO – Cambodian merchants dumped hundreds of kilogrammes of fish on the Thai-Cambodian Friendship bridge on Thursday, closing it to traffic, in a protest against a huge increase in import duty by Thai authorities. About 100 fish vendors and workers piled more than 400kg of pla chon (snakehead fish) on the road in the centre […]
Read MoreNew requirements for companies seeking to import petroleum to Laos are being reviewed or devised after the government made a decision last month to reduce the number of fuel companies from 22 to five. Those which fail to meet the new requirements will have to halt or be encouraged to turn to other businesses, according […]
Read MoreForeign-based online accommodation booking services will be the next to be targeted by Vietnamese tax authorities in an effort to improve fair competition for local businesses. At the end of 2016, Vntrip.vn – a Vietnamese online hotel booking site – publicly accused its rival Agoda.com of having avoided performing its tax duties in Vietnam despite […]
Read MoreA two-year income tax exemption is being offered to small and medium-sized enterprises that register with the Ministry of Economy and Finance before the end of 2018. According to a sub-decree published yesterday, the decision to offer a tax exemption for SMEs that are willing to register, and thus fulfill their tax obligation, is to […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Ministry will examine mining companies’ income tax returns. Local governments will also be involved in the process. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the ministry will work closely with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and the Home Affairs Ministry, who will supply the database of mining companies in Indonesia. […]
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