Labour authorities will continue to work with their Thai counterparts to complete the registration of Lao nationals currently working illegally in Thailand. It is hoped the process can be completed next year, but some bureaucratic challenges have arisen. A meeting was held on Friday to discuss the current status of the legalisation process, and was […]
Read MoreThere seems to be alarm, almost bordering on panic, at the falling tourist statistics, and many sectors are commenting on ways to reverse this trend, including waiving visa fees. Might I suggest the relevant authorities look at the high price of the baht, which is making it more expensive for tourists coming here, especially those […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – South-east Asia’s booming venture capital and private equity investment market is set to see deal value soar to US$70 billion (S$96 billion) over the next five years, double the level of the previous five years, according to a Bain & Company report released on Monday (Nov 19). The report also predicts that the […]
Read MoreWith fresh oil and gas reserves at Myanmar’s offshore blocks now approved for commercial activities, the Ministry of Energy and Electricity (MOEE) will invite international tenders for up to 31 oil and gas exploration fields in early 2019. The last round of exploration and production tenders was held under the former government in 2014. The […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is poised to book a strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth of between six and seven percent over the next few years despite the slowdown in the past few quarters, according to Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corp. Moody’s Analytics economist Vaesna Kong said in a report that the Philippine economy may […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s economy grew 3.3 per cent on an annual basis in the third quarter, the National Economic and Social Development Board said on Monday (Nov 19), missing a 4.2 per cent expansion forecast by economists. South-east Asia’s second-largest economy showed no expansion in July-September from the previous three months on a seasonally […]
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