Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has launched the government’s “new normal” initiative by inviting people from all sectors of society to map out Thailand’s future after the Covid-19 crisis. The prime minister on Wednesday addressed the nation on the government’s plan for the country in the post Covid-19 era. He announced three “new normal” ways of […]
Read MoreThe Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) discussed ways to use the Chinese Yuan and the riel in rice exports between China and Cambodia. CRF vice president Chan Sokheang told Khmer Times the CRF also talked with the representative of the NBC to promote the local currency for domestic consumption and transactions. […]
Read MoreThe Myanmar economy is expected to deteriorate further this year as a result of COVID-19, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said during a meeting with key finance ministers on June 16. She said any economic damage caused by the pandemic so far is likely to worsen in the coming months and that Myanmar […]
Read MoreThe ban on commercial international flights might not be lifted on July 1 as originally planned and, if and when the ban is scrapped, business people will likely be the first to be allowed to travel, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT). CAAT director-general Chula Sukmanop made the statement after meeting representatives […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom’s non-garment industry is predicted to remain healthy next year, supported by the agriculture and services sector, according to the government’s national strategic budget plan 2021-2023. Amid the outbreak of the pandemic, the government plans to trim the 2021 state budget to around $4 billion, a 50 percent drop from this year. According to […]
Read MoreThe government will press ahead with collecting digital tax despite a recent announcement by the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) to investigate such a policy, which the US said was aimed squarely at its technology giants. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Tuesday the government was only requiring internet companies to pay value-added tax (VAT) […]
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