KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malls half-empty with long queues outside entrances manned by guards. Most eateries shuttered. Inside those that are open, patrons seated at tables set more than a metre apart, in a bid to reduce guest capacity, with only a handful of waiters to serve them. For retailers, this imagined “new normal” […]
Read MoreThailand’s consumer prices may contract by as much as 2.28% in the second quarter because of worldwide lockdown measures to deal with the pandemic, the global oil price slump and relatively poor domestic demand, according to the Commerce Ministry’s planning unit. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said Thailand’s inflation remains […]
Read MoreMinister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah said that at the moment, there will be no quota limitation on the number of transport operators or runners allowed to cross the border daily. This was said during a press […]
Read MoreVietnam’s export value recorded in the first four months of the year rose 4.7% against the year-ago figure to reach nearly US$83 billion, with trade surplus of an estimated US$3 billion, according to the General Statistics Office. These figures showed that the country’s import-export activities hold potential for further growth despite being heavily affected by […]
Read MoreOnepay this week launched a new mobile interbank platform from which users can transfer money among seven local banks -Asia Green Development Bank (AGD), Ayeyarwady Bank (AYA), CB Bank, KBZ Bank, Myanma Apex Bank (MAB), uab Bank and Yoma Bank – without physically going to any of the bank branches. The service was launched in […]
Read MoreLocal eco-textile manufacturer Samatoa has called on farmers to help supply lotus fibres the business desperately needs to produce its highly popular “natural fibre face masks”. Awen Delaval, CEO and founder of Samatoa, told Khmer Times that the company is now seeking more than 150 farmers who have half-hectare lotus fields, because the company needs […]
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