Investors in the local e-commerce market are struggling to find their footing, trying to differentiate value propositions and realising the segment requires a large amount of capital. The recent move by SK Planet under SK Telecom to sell its 100% share in 11street Thailand to businessman Chalermchai Mahagitsiri confirmed this, after 11street logged nearly three years […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Ministry is working hard to achieve its target of 20 million tourist arrivals by 2020, including by proposing the establishment of low-cost carrier (LCC) terminals in airports across the country. Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said in Jakarta on Sunday that he had received approval from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to turn Soekarno-Hatta International […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Global coal prices, which have been on a steady rise, hit a six-year high early this month, increasingly putting pressure on the power generation industry in the country. Coal plays a large role in Malaysia’s energy scheme and is fully imported. Some 63%, is imported from Indonesia, with another 24% coming from Australia […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering additional operational refinements to its main liquidity absorption tool to strengthen the transmission of changes in the monetary policy stance to the rest of the economy. Proposed changes in the term deposit auction facility (TDF) include further shortening the lead time in announcing the […]
Read MoreLack of capability, perpetually low unemployment, and high turnover are constant challenges for employers in the Thailand market. Attracting, developing and retaining talented employees will continue to be a huge challenge for years to come, meaning that old school approaches requiring employees from within the organisation to take their time and learn on the job until they […]
Read MoreKomgrit Varakamin reflects on the changes he HAS discovered in modern-day Vietnam What does Hanoi look like today compared with the city I first saw in 1985? My prompt answer to that question is that Hanoi is much more modern and developed now than when I first visited 33 years ago. In April, I returned […]
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