The Asian Development Bank has renewed the push for Cambodia and the Asian region to refocus its efforts away from the current “Ocean Economy” and towards a new, more sustainable “Blue Economy”, as yesterday marked World Oceans Day. The “Blue Economy” is defined as the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods […]
Read MoreMANILA, 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 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — More than 80 per cent of Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) customers receive discounts of between 15 per cent and 50 per cent on electricity usage with a maximum limit of 600 kilowatt per month from April 1 to Sept 30, 2020. Chief retail officer Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan said TNB’s […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreMinister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan reached consensus on the point of time for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take effect, during their phone talks on June 8. The talks took place right after the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) had ratified the deal earlier the […]
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