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Thailand: Sizzler sees 60-70% of customers return

SLRT, the operator of Sizzler in Thailand, is seeing business recover faster than expected after reopening on May 17. Nongchanok Stananonth, the company’s assistant vice-president, said 60-70% of customers have come back, one month ahead of projections. “I am surprised customers prefer to order from the regular menu over our special promotions, with higher spending […]

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Philippines: ‘Economic stimulus bills fiscally unsustainable’

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) hopes Congress will come up with a downscaled economic stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as it warned that the pending pieces of legislation are “fiscally unsustainable.” “Multiple stimulus bills filed by the legislators from both Houses include a slew of additional provisions that make the proposals […]

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Cambodia: ‘Abnormally’ high price of pork

The Pig Support in Cambodia Association claims that the price of imported live pigs is abnormally high. The association says there are now six companies granted a business licence to import the animals from foreign countries. Most come from Thailand. According to the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, the price of live pigs […]

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Thailand: Property developer shrugs off at-home rise

The economic downturn has been a larger factor than the trend of working from home in causing a fall in office demand as the new behaviour does not fit with Thai culture, says property developer Golden Land Property Development. Withawat Koottatep, executive vice-president for commercial development at Golden Land, said not everybody prefers working from […]

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