SINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal yesterday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is […]
Read More(KPL) The Law on Lao Red Cross Society was passed at the ongoing 4th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday. The draft law was presented at the ordinary session by President of the Lao Red Cross Society, Mr Khamhoung Heungvongsy. “Once approved, the Law on Lao Red Cross Society will be used as a tool for management, […]
Read MoreVientiane (VNA) – Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonesay Siphandone welcomed Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Truong Minh Tuan in Vientiane on November 1. Tuan affirmed that Vietnam has been highly aware of the significance of the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, adding that Vietnamese sectors and ministries have […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ “cumbersome” business regulatory structures dragged the country below the first 100 economies tracked by World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report. This is despite the government’s expectations of modest improvements in this year’s report, which reviews regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it among economies […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Central Statistics Agency (BPS) head Suhariyanto said that October`s inflation rate stands at 0.01 percent, which is far lower than September`s 0.13 percent. The figure brings the inflation rate 2.67 percent so far this year. “It proves that President Jokowi and Jusuf Kalla’s administration is committed to maintaining the economic stability,” Suhariyanto told journalists at the BPS […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing app, is kicking off a new digital wallet service in Singapore as it stakes a claim to the region’s burgeoning mobile payments sector. Starting Wednesday, Grab will enable its 4 million users in the city-state to scan a quick response, or QR, code to pay for local dishes such […]
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