[SINGAPORE] From Feb 1, it will be illegal to buy, use and possess emerging and imitation tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco products, chewing tobacco and shisha, as the first phase of amendments to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act kick in. With the new amendments, anyone caught buying, possessing or using such […]
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are discussing the establishment of a regulatory framework for funds raised from initial coin offerings (ICOs), with a public hearing expected to be concluded soon. Once the regulatory framework is completed, the market regulator will forward it for consideration to the SEC’s […]
Read MoreThe Philippines’ tax effort improved in 2017 from a year earlier on the back of double-digit collection growth at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the agency’s chief claimed on Thursday. Tax collection as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 11.26 percent from 10.8 percent in 2016, BIR Commissioner Cesar Dulay said […]
Read MoreIn a bid to promote the made-in-Cambodia brand, the Ministry of Commerce is urging local businesses to exhibit their products in the upcoming Tonle Festival, which will be held in Kandal’s Takhmao city on March 8-10. The Tonle Festival will give local businesses an opportunity to show the country the quality of their products, which […]
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS had a stellar run in 2017 with output expanding at its fastest rate since 2010, even as December’s lower-than-expected industrial production figures ended the year on a more somber note. Singapore’s factory output decreased 3.9 per cent in December 2017 compared to a year ago, missing economists’ expectations of a 0.8 per cent expansion. […]
Read MoreThe State Railway of Thailand (SRT) aims to begin turning Chatuchak market into a cashless commercial area by June. It said other upgrades linked to the market’s “4.0” transformation, such as automated parking lots, will become available later this year. Chatuchak’s future cashless status will allow shoppers to pay for items with the use of […]
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