The Government on Tuesday announced the suspension of the annual Khmer New Year celebration, in a bid to stop the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. The move will spell further fiscal woes for the already embattled tourism industry.Speaking during a press conference, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the decision was made in a bid to […]
Read MoreThe effect of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 on the Philippine economy for the rest of the year deserves attention. The good prospects entertained for 2020 have been shattered by the onslaught of the pandemic, which required extreme measures that has put the economy to a halt. Assessing the immediate future. What is in store as […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The additional RM10 billion stimulus package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) does not adequately protect workers whose wages fall between RM4,000 and RM8,000, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said. In a statement today, the MTUC’s secretary-general J. Solomon said the additional wage subsidy on top of an earlier […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The EuroCham Business Climate Index plunged to its lowest-ever score in the first quarter of 2020 due to impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has exerted negative impacts on many European businesses in Vietnam, with 90% of them saying that they are hit by the virus, according to the latest Business […]
Read MoreThe ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), in its release revealed the shared common situation of the ASEAN + 3 nations economic growth prospects for this and next year amid headinds caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the report, Cambodia’s economic growth this year is projected at 2.7 percent, but will rise to 6.8 percent […]
Read MoreDespite policymakers removing regulations to allow ethanol producers to make alcohol for hand sanitisers, disinfecting alcohol still remains in short supply at many convenience stores and pharmacies. Ethanol is purified alcohol at 99.8-99.9% made from cassava or sugar residue that is blended with unleaded gasoline to make gasohol, a fuel used in the transport sector. […]
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