MANILA, Philippines — Higher volume and import cost pushed the Philippine net oil import up by nearly a third last year. The net import bill or the difference between oil imports and exports amounted to $12.12 billion in 2018, 30.9 percent higher than the year ago, data from the Department of Energy showed. According to […]
Read MoreTHAILAND is performing better than its Asean peers in the proportion of women in top management, with a third of positions for chief executives and managing directors being held by them, a survey shows. The Asean rate for women at this level is 21 per cent, according the results of the survey, released by Grant […]
Read MoreBERLIN: The global travel industry is likely to expand by 4% in 2019 despite slowing economic growth in key areas such China and Europe, but a no-deal Brexit could wipe out 700,000 travel-related jobs, a top industry association said on Tuesday. The travel and tourism sector grew 3.9% to $8.8 trillion in 2018, accounting for 10.5% […]
Read MoreJAKARTA, March 6 (Xinhua) — Consumers in Indonesia stoked confidence on the country’s economy as the consumer confident index was relatively stable in February, a survey of the central bank showed here on Wednesday. Consumer confidence index of the Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia, touched 125.1 in February compared with 125.5 in January. It came […]
Read MoreThe world’s top producers of natural rubber will curb exports by 240,000 tonnes for four months from April, they said on Wednesday, in a bid to prop up global prices for the commodity. The move was first announced in late February, following a meeting of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), which comprises Thailand, Indonesia, […]
Read MoreThailand’s cabinet agreed on Tuesday to establish a Temporary Myanmar Labour Data Collection Centre in Samut Prakan for the convenience of migrant workers seeking to renew their passports in order to continue working in Thailand. The idea for the centre, which will renew the passports of two categories of Myanmar workers, was proposed by the […]
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