Education Minister Teerakiat Jaroensettasin is questioning tax exemption privileges for schools after an international school operator went public in the stock market. “The Private Schools Act allows private schools to enter the stock market. But questions should be raised if it’s ethical for a company that owns a private school to enter the stock market while […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Indonesia’s Go-Jek plans to roll out a preliminary version of its ride-hailing app in Singapore Thursday, bringing fresh competition to the hometown of arch-rival Grab, according to people familiar with the plan. Go-Jek’s beta app will be available to a limited number of consumers before expanding it to a wider population as testing progresses, said the people, who […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – This resulted in a total amount of capital injected to the economy in the January – November period of VND3,400 trillion (US$146.92 billion). In the first 11 months of 2018, Vietnam has seen a total of 121,248 enterprises registered for new establishment, up 4.5% year-on-year, with registered capital of a combined VND1,200 trillion […]
Read MoreDue to robust national growth and moderating risks in the financial sector, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has revised the Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) economic risk trend for Cambodia to stable from negative. Despite the positive assessment, the sector remains “high risk” due to excessive loan growth, S&P said. In a report […]
Read MoreThe Industrial Promotion Department wants 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups to operate their businesses online in 2019. The new target is a marked increase from the previous goal of 5,000 companies as the department has a duty to encourage SMEs and startups to embrace e-commerce. The SMEs and startups span many sectors, […]
Read MoreThe e-commerce battlefield will intensify as five key platforms — search engine, social media, chat messaging, payment and pure e-commerce provider — jump on the bandwagon, driving further cross-border business in Thailand. In 2019, Google Shopping, Facebook Marketplace, Line and Facebook Messenger will further integrate with e-payment. Kasikornbank (KBank) will also expand with K- Market, said Thanawat […]
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