Just months after the Yangon government strictly enforced a ban on stores selling foreign liquor, the Ministry of Commerce announced it would come up with draft legislation this year to relax the decades-old ban on alcohol imports. Assistant secretary U Khin Maung Lwin told The Myanmar Times that the ministry is currently drafting a bill allowing the […]
Read MoreThe government has projected that the country’s budget deficit for the first six months of this year could increase to as much as 1.16 trillion kip, intensifying budgetary tension against the backdrop of continuing revenue shortfalls. If the money to pay the principal amount owed to domestic and foreign creditors is included, Laos will require […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will shorten its review period to 15 days for certain merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions as part of the government’s efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country. In a resolution issued on May 28 released to the media yesterday, the PCC said the […]
Read MoreBangladesh is set to import coal for the first time for a power plant as part of efforts to diversify its fuel mix in the electricity generation sector. The Bangladesh-China Power Company signed a deal with an Indonesian firm in Dhaka on Sunday to import coal for the 1,320-megawatt coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali. […]
Read MoreTHIRTY-NINE per cent of employees in Singapore, or roughly two in five, plan to change employers this year, and of them, 40 per cent say a ‘limited career path’ is their key motivating factor. This desire for a new career opportunity comes despite the less than bullish outlook on the economy and jobs market, Randstad […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Property owners are auctioning their real estate amid a weak secondary market instead of relying on agents, according to auction houses. The property market is divided into the primary market where people buy from developers, and the secondary or sub-sale market where they buy from owners via agents. Private auctions are being held […]
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