The Labour Ministry has begun issuing e-work permit smart cards to migrant workers to make it easier for officials to verify the workers’ information and stamp out falsified documents. According to ministry officials, the cards will be easier to carry and hard to falsify. It would also be more convenient for officials to check the […]
Read MoreBRUNEI has been an attractive market and the company believes the Sultanate has a bright future, says Dr Armin Bruck, President and CEO of Siemens Pte Ltd. Siemens sees a good future for Brunei, and is ready to support potential foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country by offering efficient and productive implementation of projects. […]
Read MoreThe cityscape of Phnom Penh resembles a work in progress. On a strip of land marking the cross-section of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, a new hotel under construction and empty plots face the centuries-old Royal Palace. Nowadays, restaurants and nightclubs come packed with tourists in the capital city. Around them, signs of construction […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Undaunted by the spate of global terror attacks over the past year, Singaporeans’ appetite for travel stay unabated, say travel agents. While popular destinations like London and Paris remain attractive due mainly to the strong Singapore dollar against the British pound and Euro, however, Singaporeans are putting off travel to the United States. […]
Read MoreThai shipments are expected to have recorded 5% growth in March, boosted by the global economic recovery and higher oil prices after a 2.8% dip in February, exporters say. Nopporn Thepsithar, president of Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said accelerated imports by countries fearing a fallout from growing US-North Korea tensions and the protectionist trade […]
Read More(KPL) In an interview with local media, a senior official of Asian Develoment Bank (ADB) has noted that Laos has recorded a strong economic growth over the last decades with 7.8 percent economic growth per annum recorded over the last 10 years. “When I look back (over the past) 50 years, I am quite impressed […]
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