IT’S BEEN a year since the two new laws affecting trade, the Excise Tax Act B.E. 2560 and the Customs Act B.E. 2560, were implemented. So now might be a good time for the two departments to review the current situation, now that companies are more familiar with the changes. After all, the Customs Act […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S startup ecosystem is vibrant, driven by homegrown and overseas tech startups. Abhishek Agrawal, co-founder and chief executive officer of Kinexcs Pte Ltd based in Singapore, has developed a new medical product designed to rehabilitate patients to speed up their full recovery after they are discharged from hospital. He said his company plans to go […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Consumer prices continue to rise, but galloping inflation has so far hardly affected the cost of dying and the prices of items for remembering the dead. As people visit cemeteries this week to remember their dearly departed, vendors of flowers and candles in Manila said their prices have remained nearly the same […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – High logistics cost is one of the main barrier for the sector`s development in Vietnam. In the context of rapid technology advancement, improvements in logistics sector remain a viable solution for Vietnam to increase its competitiveness and labor productivity, eventually leading to sustainable economic development, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management […]
Read MoreAt the behest of the local logistics sector, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport is urging international shipping companies to consider reducing, or even dropping, fees that have inflated costs for local firms. Particularly, the Freight Forwarders Association has raised concerns over the effect the container imbalance charge (CIC) is having on the bottom […]
Read MoreThe Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is maintaining its forecast for the country’s economic growth at 4.5% as private consumption picks up and investment counters sagging global demand. Private consumption and investment are gaining momentum, in tandem with the falling unemployment rate and higher farm income as crop output rises, said fiscal policy adviser Warotai Kosolpisitkul. […]
Read More
Thailand
