The cabinet on Tuesday extended by six months to August free visas at Thai consulates and embassies and discounts on visas on arrival for visitors from 21 countries. The Tourism and Sports Ministry proposed the extension to attract foreign tourists as the measure earlier set for three months from early December to Feb 28 raised […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports rose 10.7% to RM75.6bil in December 2016 from a year ago, exceeding economists’ expectations of a growth of 9.6%, underpinned by higher exports of electrical and electronic (E&E) products and palm oil and palm-based products. The Statistics Department in a statement on Wednesday said on a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, exports increased […]
Read MoreBanque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL) has signed an agreement with Krungsri Leasing Services granting use of its electronic banking services to customers of Krungrsri. Customers of Krungsri will be able to take advantage of popular BCEL e-banking applications such as BCEL One and I-bank after the two banking systems are linked. The deal […]
Read MoreTHE Singapore government is looking to raise water tariffs as the cost of producing and supplying water rises. This comes as the level of water in Linggiu reservoir in Johor remains low, and Singapore ramps up other sources of water supply through desalination and NEWater plants. “Going forward we are seeing higher costs in producing […]
Read MoreJAKARTA • Indonesia’s gross domestic product grew 4.94 per cent in the fourth quarter to mark the slowest pace since the opening three months of last year, as household consumption cooled and government spending contracted, data showed yesterday. South-east Asia’s largest economy also faces uncertainty surrounding US policies under President Donald Trump and in one […]
Read MoreProtectionist policies by US President Donald Trump are unlikely to have much direct impact on Thailand’s international trade because it is not a country with which the US has a hefty trade deficit, according to a Commerce Ministry study. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the study also found that […]
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