Tyres, books and community-based products will be subject to the shopping tax break scheme starting next month, according to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong. The year-end tax break is being offered to boost local consumption of these products. Tyres must be made by domestic manufacturers while books can be either hard copies or e-books. Community-based products, […]
Read MoreEVERYONE knows the proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. For too long personal finance has been a vehicle for the informal sector to prey on unsuspecting consumers by giving access to credit under predatory terms. In […]
Read MoreCity Hall’s efforts to regulate the use of pavements is damaging one of Thailand’s biggest tourism draws, an expert at Chulalongkorn University’s Urban Design and Development Centre (UCDC) has warned. “The government is trying to make street vendors disappear, despite the global recognition of Thailand’s street food scene,” said Adisak Guntamuanglee, an expert on urban planning at […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The stinky, spiky durian is set to become Malaysia’s next major export as the Southeast Asian nation rushes to develop thousands of acres to cash in on unprecedented demand for the fruit from China. Once planted in family orchards and small-scale farms, the durian, described by some as smelling like an open sewer […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Stricter procedures would be enforced in the approval of reclamation projects by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board to ensure environmental sustainability in such developments, the economic planning agency said yesterday. NEDA and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) signed recently a joint memorandum circular strengthening the regulation of reclamation activities. […]
Read MoreCambodian rubber exports during the first 10 months are up 24 per cent, while the price decreased 18 per cent compared to the same period last year, figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said. The General Directorate of Rubber director-general Pol Sopha said during the period, local producers exported 161,571 tonnes of rubber to […]
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