EMPLOYMENT growth slowed in the final quarter of 2019 though it held up well for the full year, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Labour Market Report 2019. The outlook for 2020 is a lot more uncertain given the fallout from the Covid-19 outbreak, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. It would be “unrealistic” to expect […]
Read MoreThailand on Wednesday cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said. Previously, nationals of 18 countries or territories could use their passports or travel documents to apply for Visa on Arrival (VoA) at Thai immigration […]
Read MoreThe proposed budget for Financial Year 2020/2021 is BND5.86 billion. The estimated government revenue for the Financial Year 2020/2021 is projected to be BND4.05 billion, in which revenues from the Oil and Gas Sector are estimated at BND2.91 billion, while the Non-Oil and Gas Sector is estimated at BND1.14 billion. Therefore, the national budget for […]
Read MoreWhile Thailand seemed to have banned the use of plastic bags at major retailers from New Year’s Day, some stores, particularly 7-Eleven franchises, are still giving out single-use plastic bags to customers. Retailers are able to skirt the ban because the measure never actually had enforcement mechanisms. No law or regulation was enacted, only an […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Food and medical items are seen as major factors driving up inflation rate in March. Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) is predicted to continue the downward trend seen in the previous months with a decline of 0.38% month-on-month but still up 5.22% year-on-year, according to KB Securities’ report. Meanwhile, inflation is estimated at […]
Read MoreDPM Heng says the numbers are being crunched now, and there will be targeted and broad-based measures to help firms through virus crisis WITH a second support package on the way amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, the government is not ruling out the possibility of tapping past reserves to fund it, said Deputy Prime Minister […]
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