Reopening the country to foreign visitors will not raise the risks of local Covid-19 transmission from imported infections, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). Responding to the cabinet’s resolution to allow long-stay foreign tourists to enter Thailand, Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the DDC, insisted the move would likely not bring in Covid-19 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — There is no stopping the peso from gaining more strength despite a pandemic-induced recession. The local currency on Wednesday appreciated by one centavo from previous day to close at P48.39 to a dollar. While the peso barely strengthened on a daily basis, the movement was enough for the local currency to notch its […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – As one of the countries most affected by extreme climate events, climate change has multifaceted negative impacts on activities of Vietnamese enterprises. Fifty four percent of enterprises in a survey of 10,356 participants conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation in Vietnam said they had to […]
Read MoreThe government has proposed providing Rp 37.38 trillion (US$2.5 billion) in capital injections for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) next year, some of which will be used to resolve the investment mismanagement scandal involving state insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya. During a meeting with House Commission XI overseeing financial affairs on Tuesday, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The ringgit is heading for a strong close against most major currencies at the end of the third quarter, with the local economy showing resilience amidst the pandemic that is continuing to wreak havoc on many countries. On Tuesday, the ringgit was at a seven-month high against the US dollar at 4.133 The […]
Read MoreSept 30 will be the last day for excise tax reductions for jet fuel and the Excise Department has no policy to extend the measure, said a source at the department who spoke on condition of anonymity. The main reason for not prolonging the measure is that the department had expected low-cost airlines to reduce […]
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