US-BASED social media platform Pinterest has launched an office in Singapore to service South-east Asia and India, as part of its expansion in Asia-Pacific, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday. The move comes about three months after its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Pinterest’s office here will be headed by […]
Read MoreThe government says it will continue to identify institutions and individuals that have yet to be registered as taxpayers, saying their number exceeds that of registered taxpayers. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday that, taking into account the number of employees in the country, which had reached 115 million, the number of taxpayers […]
Read MoreLaos is falling in line with other countries by allowing tourists to apply for a visa online, aiming to bolster the number of foreign visitors. Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith and representatives of other sectors involved yesterday pressed buttons to initiate the e-visa service at a special […]
Read MoreA recent survey shows that there will be as many as 1.9 billion 5G subscribers globally in the next five years, and that in Thailand the technology will also be applied in the business world. Wuttichai Wutti-Udomlert, head of network solutions at Ericsson Thailand, said the 5G network was laid down in South Korea earlier […]
Read MoreGo-Jek, a homegrown ride-hailing giant, announced on Monday that it would integrate rival e-wallet LinkAja into its platform by the end of this year. The integration means that Go-Jek’s e-wallet subsidiary, Go-Pay, would run alongside rival service LinkAja on the same ride-hailing platform. Go-Pay managing director Budi Gandasoebrata said in a joint statement the collaboration […]
Read MoreCorporate executives in Myanmar are upbeat about growth prospects but remain deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the business environment, the latest Oxford Business Group (OBG) survey reveals. “We saw, somewhat surprisingly, that business sentiment in general was positive. It remained pretty resilient despite the headwinds that the country faced,” OBG Asia regional […]
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