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Malaysia: Ringgit weighed by election risk

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar today on a lack of market demand, a dealer said. At 9.21 am, the local unit was quoted at 3.8980/9010 from 3.8950/8000 recorded at Friday’s close. OANDA Head of Trading Asia-Pacific, Stephen Innes said the US 10-year yields are approaching three per cent and […]

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Thailand: Alibaba urges higher import duty exemption

Jack Ma’s flagship unit Alibaba has asked the Thai government to raise the maximum 1,500-baht import duty exemption in a push that could boost the country’s demand for imported goods and cut customs officials’ workload.  The e-commerce giant has signed deals to splash more than 10 billion baht in investment in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.  A […]

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Chinese investors keen on Thai airport investment

Investors from China have shown interest in investing in the upgrade of three small airports in Thailand, the Airport Department chief says.  Department director-general Darun Saengchai named the airports in Buri Ram, Phetchabun and Nakhon Ratchasima as the targets for Chinese companies, Post Today reported on Sunday.  The official did not give details on the […]

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