MANILA, Philippines — Car sales plummeted to their lowest level in 10 months in April, adding to growing evidence that consumer demand suffered a fresh blow from reinforced lockdowns that likely halted the economy’s already slow bounce-back. A total of 17,843 units were sold by members of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit slid by 110 basis points against the US dollar today as cautious sentiment prevailed after the announcement of Malaysia’s first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021) gross domestic product (GDP) results earlier, coupled with the surging Covid-19 cases and the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0. At 6 pm, the local note […]
Read MoreExport of durian to China has spiked thanks to an online booking platform set up by the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry. Alongkorn Ponlaboot, an adviser to the ministry, said that though it took nine hours to sell the first lot of 20 tonnes of durian, the second lot of 25 tonnes was snapped up in […]
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