KUALA LUMPUR: Top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia on Thursday criticised the European Union for backing a ban on the use of palm oil in biofuels, with a Malaysian minister calling the move a protectionist trade barrier and a form of “crop apartheid”. European lawmakers approved draft measures on Wednesday to reform the power […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Vietnam Cashew Association this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to bolster the production of cashews nuts in Cambodia to reach 1 million tonnes a year. The MoU was signed by Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon and Nguyen Duc Thanh, president of the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Perodua is aiming for sales of 209,000 vehicles for 2018, a 2% increase from the 204,900 vehicles registered in 2017. This growth will mainly be driven by the continuous strong demand for the company’s current model line up. Speaking at Perodua’s 2017 full year review briefing, Perodua president and CEO Datuk Dr Aminar […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government is expected to generate about P183.2 billion in revenue from the excise taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages this year, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. According to data from the DOF, P126.97 billion of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s collection this year is projected to come from […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Casinos will have to reserve a place for tax officials to supervise all activities directly or via electronic devices and camera systems, according to Circular No.46 of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued last December. The surveillance teams of local tax offices would supervise all cash and chip transactions, such as chip or […]
Read MoreThe Digital Economy Development Committee (DEDC) is drafting the Myanmar Digital Economy Development Master Plan to develop and regulate the country’s booming digital economy, committee member U Mya Moe Aung said. In addition, the DEDC will prepare a short-term (2-3 years) and a medium-term (3-5 years) working programme. It will start implementation when the master […]
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