Covid-19 vaccinations for airline workers have to proceed within the next two months to be aligned with the tourism sandbox in Phuket aiming for July, says the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT). “A tourism rebound will largely depend on the pace of inoculations which can build confidence among both workers and passengers,” said Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: South-East Asian oil and fuel demand has hit a plateau after an initial recovery from the Covid-19-induced slump and appears unlikely to get back to pre-virus levels until the end of the year or later. A slow rollout of vaccinations and a resurgence in cases in the region of almost 700 million people is […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism has decided to waive fines for the late renewal of expired tourism licences effective from March 16 until the end of 2021. Additionally, the renewal fees themselves for 2021 tourism-related business licences have been set at no charge. This decision has been taken because of the current situation of the COVID-19 […]
Read MoreSome commercial banks have raised deposit interest rates following an 8-year inflation rate high in February. Analysts believe a new interest rate floor will be set in the second quarter. Techcombank and VPBank’s moves of raising deposit interest rates in early March have been followed by a series of other banks. Agribank and Vietcombank, two […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index for February rose by 0.1% from a year ago due to increases in goods and services and food and non-alcoholic beverages. The Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on Wednesday the CPI rose to 122.5 from 122.4. On a monthly basis, the CPI increased by 0.3% […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The renewed tighter restrictions in the capital due to surging COVID-19 cases may put the Philippine economy at risk of a double-dip recession, a global think tank said, but the government maintained that the economy remains on track for recovery and growth. In its latest economic monitor, UK-based Pantheon Macroeconomics said the […]
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