Sumit Kumar, 26, has been out on the street for last two and a half months. A resident of Sahaspur, a sprawling village outside Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state in north India, Mr Kumar was laid off on Dec 12 by Aircel, an Indian mobile network operator. He had been working as a territory sales […]
Read MoreThe Lao Front for National Development’s Committee approved by-elected and additional members, advisors on economics and law, and the work plan for this year, at its plenary meeting last week. The meeting was attended by 260 Lao Front Committee members. They agreed to enlarge activities planned to celebrate the Front’s 68th anniversary this year. Members […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) said the proposed reforms in the country’s tax incentives system would not drive away investors, adding that the provision of tax perks is not the main consideration of businesses in putting up shop in the country. While it is important to provide incentives to businesses, Finance undersecretary […]
Read MoreThe Yangon Region government has once again come under pressure to solve the chronic shortage of parking space in the city. It will now take action against those responsible for leaving containers in car parks meant for public use, Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe said in Parliament last week. In Yangon, some have been […]
Read MoreState-owned lenders Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri will start charging users of Go-Jek’s digital payment platform, Go-Pay, when topping-up their balances. “Effective April 2018, every Go-Pay top up transaction through BNI’s e-channels (BNI ATM, BNI SMS Banking, BNI Internet Banking, BNI Mobile Banking) will be charged a Rp 1,000 [US$0.07] administration fee,” an […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The impending general election is contributing to the slowdown in the retail sector. The second quarter is seasonally a tough period for the sector as it comes after the Chinese New Year celebrations. Malaysian Association for Shopping and High-Rise Complex Management past president Richard Chan said that people were holding back on their […]
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