The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) held consultations to decide the location of National Ring Road 4 around Phnom Penh. Once complete, it is expected to ease traffic and freight transportation. But the location of the project is being kept under wraps to avoid a rise in land prices, a trend that has […]
Read MoreA provision in the controversial Job Creation Law raises the risk of further forest devastation as it relaxes rules on environmental protection, a local think tank says. The recently passed legislation removes the minimum relative forest cover to be preserved by the government. Previously, Article 18 Paragraph 2 of Law No. 41/1999 on Forestry stipulated […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s consumer price index fell 1.4% in September to 120.1 versus 121.8 in the same month of the preceding year due mainly to the downward pressure on fuel prices. Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahdin said in a statement issued today that the segments contributing to the decrease were transport, housing, water, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government now expects a deeper economic contraction this year following the reimposition of strict lockdowns in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in August, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. In an online business forum, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to shrink by […]
Read MoreDBS has launched a solution for corporate clients in Singapore and Hong Kong to track cross-border collections in real time, providing them with greater digital convenience. More than 240,000 DBS corporate and small and medium-sized enterprises will be the first to utilise the solution, which is powered by Swift Global Payments Innovation (gpi), the bank […]
Read MoreVietnam will continue to cooperate proactively and responsibly with the UN and countries to promote the rule of law at both national and international levels, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam mission to the UN affirmed. Addressing a meeting of the Legal Committee (Sixth Committee) of the UN General Assembly’s 75th session on […]
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