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Vietnam: Lack of raw materials threaten wood prices

Input material prices for Vietnamese wood exporters have risen sharply, but most of them are stuck in the mud as there seems no suitable way to increase their selling prices accordingly. As global supply chains were affected by the Suez Canal incident, the supply issues for raw materials for Vietnam’s export wood processing were further […]

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Thai quarantine cut for recipients of 8 vaccine brands

The Foreign Ministry has added China’s Sinopharm jab to its list of vaccines whose recipients qualify for a reduced quarantine period of seven days in Thailand. The ministry has also updated the application process for certificates of entry (COE) to Thailand at the website coethailand.mfa.go.th. Thais and foreigners travelling to Thailand must apply for a […]

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Brunei: CPI sees 1.8pc increase y-o-y in February 2021

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2021 increased by 1.8 per cent year-on-year compared to February 2020. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 3.9 per cent. Meanwhile, non-food prices increased by 1.3 per cent. The CPI increase was largely attributed to increases in the prices and costs of transport (7.7 per cent); […]

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HR minister: Lower Malaysian grad wages in 2020 ‘temporary’ due to Covid-19, high-paying jobs to come once economy recovers

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The decrease in fresh graduate salaries in 2020 is “temporary” and caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that forced them to be underemployed, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said today. Saravanan said the Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) is confident salary levels and jobs matching the skill levels of graduates […]

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