An expected decision to increase daily minimum wage levels has been deferred, with the tripartite committee saying it needs more information. Jarin Jakaphark, permanent secretary for labour affairs, said on Wednesday that provincial subcommittees have proposed a raise of two to 10 baht this year, depending on the province. Workers had expected the committee to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Vehicle importers improved their performance in February as sales grew 12 percent from last year on improved consumer demand for automobiles. In a statement yesterday, the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc. (AVID) said total sales from its members reached 7,876 units in February, up from 7,017 units a year ago. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Shopee Malaysia has made it into the top 10 most visited sites in Malaysia, making it the number one e-commerce site in the country, according to the latest ranking from Comscore. Comscore is a trusted currency for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms. The latest ranking demonstrated how the e-commerce landscape in […]
Read MoreA working group to study new issues related to intellectual property, labour, environment, and e-commerce is being set up by Asean, as the bloc is revving up new free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with non-Asean partners. Commerce permanent secretary Boonyarit Kalayanamit said the 35th meeting of High-Level Task Force on Asean Economic Integration, hosted by Thailand […]
Read MoreE-commerce, medical services and engineering have the highest-paying jobs across all career levels in Thailand, according to a report by employment portal JobsDB. While medical services and engineering were well-paying fields, e-commerce was found to be the only industry that ranked high at all career levels. IT and e-commerce were found to be the two most […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Indonesian government is demanding for the Philippines to permanently lift the safeguards on the imports of coffee mixes in exchange for investments in the country. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said Indonesia has gone straight to President Duterte to lobby for the removal of the special safeguards on coffee mixes which the Department of Agriculture invoked […]
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