Bank Indonesia (BI) will organize the International Halal Lifestyle Conference and Business Forum to help unlock Indonesia’s potential in the global halal industry chain. BI’s sharia finance director Anwar Bashori said in Jakarta on Monday that BI would team up with the Halal Lifestyle Center in the conference at the JakartaConvention Center from Oct. 3 to 5. He said there […]
Read MoreAuctions were scheduled for today on concessions for the Erawan and Bongkot offshore natural gas fields, Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan said yesterday. The fields have a combined output topping 70 per cent of all Gulf of Thailand output, he said. Chevron Corp operates the Erawan field and state-owned PTT Exploration and Production Plc runs the […]
Read MoreThe number of public companies in Myanmar has proliferated since former president U Thein Sein’s administration, during which firms were allowed to freely choose between going public and staying private. Between 2012 and 2018, the number rose from just 21 to 331 today. However, the majority of these firms are not at all prepared to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC) estimated that Vietnam`s headline inflation will rise by 4.1-4.2% year-on-year in 2018. The environmental protection tax (EPT)’s upward adjustment is estimated to add VND15.7 trillion (US$673 million) to public revenue every year, equivalent to 1.5% of total revenue from taxes and fees, stated a report by VDSC. On […]
Read MoreThe launch of the water taxi and rail services this year enhanced the government’s credibility and served as an example of the efforts made by the authorities to provide good services to the public, said Transport Minister Sun Chanthol to Khmer Times in an exclusive interview. “I would say we had a good start with the launch […]
Read MoreINDONESIAN palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack, but the threat is not from insects or hungry orangutans eating his prized crop. Half a world away, the European Parliament is moving to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels, while British grocer Iceland has announced it will stop using the […]
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