DENPASAR: Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after shutting down for nearly three days, Indonesian airport authorities said as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly-awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity […]
Read MoreBangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal have replaced India as the main importers of Myanmar’s beans and pulses, U Min Ko Oo, Secretary of Myanmar Pulses, Beans & Sesame Seeds Merchants Association, said. After the Indian Foreign Trade Department said in August that it was restricting the import volume quota of black matpe, mung beans and […]
Read MoreThe Thai-German Institute (TGI) recognises that for Thai industry to realise its potential depends on high technology, especially the use of automation and robotic systems for research and development, and transfers of technological know-how to Thai workers in production industries across the board. Mr. Varin Rodphothong, Vice President of Manufacturing Automation and Robot Center, The […]
Read MoreEfforts are underway to elevate the export potential of Sagaing Region, northwest of Myanmar, as part of a national bid to boost trade and lower the country’s trade deficit with its neighbours. “Trading is one of the main sources of income in an open-market economy and Sagaing region produces large volumes of export-oriented goods such […]
Read MoreThai tourists are being advised to avoid Indonesia’s Bali after the eruption of Mount Agung raised the volcano alert to its highest level and forced the island’s international airport to close. Tourists who have already planned travel to Bali should postpone their trips because of safety reasons and wait until the volcanic eruption has stopped […]
Read MorePRICES of completed private apartments and condos in Singapore rose 0.6 per cent in October compared to the previous month. This is according to the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) latest flash estimates for its Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) released on Tuesday. The month-on-month increase is faster than the 0.2 per cent rise seen […]
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