The Cambodian government has decided to stop selling temporary permits to Cambodian citizens heading to Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo through the Poipet border checkpoint. A letter from Banteay Meanchey provincial governor Soun Bavor on Wednesday said Deputy Prime Minister Ke Kim Yan decided to stop selling the permits — which […]
Read MoreA Thai membership card scheme’s whopping $57,000 membership fee has proven a tough sell in Cambodia, even among the Kingdom’s free-spending, status-loving elites. The Thailand Elite Privilege Card, an exclusive membership card program operated by a subsidiary of Thailand’s tourism authority, launched a sales drive in Cambodia last April after signing an agreement with local […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia`s export of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives fell by nearly 2 percent to 25.7 million tons in 2016 from 26.2 million tons in 2015. Despite export decline, the price of crude palm oil (CPO) is on the rise, reflecting a good trend, and has reached Rp9.140 per kilogram (kg), as […]
Read MoreVietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption. People in Vietnam currently have to pay VND3,000 (US$0.13) in environmental tax for each liter of gasoline, while the finance ministry recommended that should be raised to VND8,000 ($0.36) in its draft regulation, which […]
Read MoreTHE PRESIDENTS of Laos and Singapore have agreed to enhance their relations and continue cooperation in the development of various fields. This was the main theme of a meeting this week between Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachit and his Singapore counterpart, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, when they held talks at the Laotian Presidential Palace. Tan […]
Read MoreThe dreary design of the website and Facebook page of Find Surrogate Mother (aka surrogacy inc) makes depressing reading. The business describes itself as “a full service Surrogacy Agency in Manila, Philippines, helping to match Surrogate Mothers, Intended Parents, Egg Donors, Sperm Donors [which] provide[s] services for Heterosexual Couple, Gay Couple, Lesbian Couple, Single Woman, […]
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