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Singapore Budget 2018: Private-hire car services Uber and Grab may face regulations and licensing

[SINGAPORE] Private-hire car services Uber and Grab could be regulated in the future, and even subject to licensing, as the Government undertakes a review of the point-to-point transportation sector. Due to the growth of the industry, it is “imperative” that the Government has sufficient regulatory oversight over ride-hailing apps, to protect the interests of commuters […]

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Cambodia launches Halal certification and label

A halal certification created by the Cambodian government is now available for companies that produce or sell food items in the kingdom. “Now we have our own halal logo which we have been developing for about 8 years. We call on companies to apply for this label to help promote it in Cambodian and abroad,” […]

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Thailand: Foreign websites to come under VAT net

THE Finance Ministry will soon impose a 7 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign e-commerce transactions in an effort to ensure fair competition between international and local businesses, said the director general of the Revenue Department, Prasong Poonthanet. The department also signalled that it would order a block on the websites of any of […]

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Investment in Cambodia nearly doubles in 2017

Investment in Cambodia nearly doubled to $6.3 billion last year, up from $3.6 billion in 2016, an official at The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said today. The remarks came at a Cambodia-China Business Forum in Phnom Penh, organised by the UN’s Industrial Development Organization, which brought more than 50 Chinese business delegates […]

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Thailand: QR code payment now via credit card

An airline, insurance company, postal service, cinema group, and department store are pioneering QR code payment online via credit cards thanks to 2C2P’s Thailand gateway for mobile apps.  Piyachart Ratanaprasartporn, chief executive of 2C2P Thailand, a Southeast Asia payment service provider, said 2C2P has been testing QR code payment via credit card with its corporate […]

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Myanmar: Mayor promises speedy review of high-rise projects

Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe said the government did not suspend any additional construction projects involving high-rise buildings on March 6. He made the comments in the regional legislature. MP U Hla Thein from Tamwe township asked if the government has plans to greenlight the construction projects. “Suspending construction projects which have already started can […]

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