Myanmar Petroleum Trade Association (MPTA) secretary U Win Myint has expressed the need for the government to strictly enforce the recently enacted petroleum and petroleum products law in light of the widespread practice of retailers selling a mixture of imported and local fuel. Dr Myint stated the practice was tarnishing stations which adhere to the law and sell […]
Read MoreYangon-based Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) has joined the grassroots movement Thant Myanmar which is fighting against pollution in the country. Gearing up for World Environment Day on June 5, the theme of which is “beat plastic pollution”, MCRB and Thant Myanmar have announced the introduction a new set of guidelines they have put together […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Grab launched a food delivery service in Singapore on Monday (May 28), as it aims to position itself as a one-stop essential services app, beyond just ride-hailing. Starting as a taxi-booking app in 2013, the Singapore-headquartered start-up has since ventured into bicycle rental, e-payments, micro-financing and package delivery. Grab Singapore head Lim Kell […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting a circular on collecting and reporting market prices in a move to standardize the information and better control the country’s inflation. The list of commodities and services subjected to the newly-recommended market price reporting regime includes essential commodities that can represent groups of goods and services […]
Read MoreIn a bid to revive the local sericulture sector, Mahasarakham University, an academic institution based in Northeastern Thailand, is providing technical assistance to a new silk research centre established by the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and to silk communities around the country. Professor Motoyuki Sumida, sericulture expert at Mahasarakham University, who is now […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The continued depreciation of currencies against the dollar is credit negative for countries with large external funding needs including the Philippines, Moody’s Investors Service said. In its latest Asia Pacific report titled “Currency depreciation will weigh on sovereigns with high external funding needs,” the debt watcher said. Emerging markets and some frontier […]
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