Energy authorities are preparing to extend the power discount period for households and businesses to reduce monthly expenses during the third wave due to work-from-home orders. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) earlier this year approved a discounted electricity tariff from February to March as part of the state’s relief measures to help individuals and businesses […]
Read MoreAt least 95 factories and enterprises have restarted production just a week after the government’s lockdown measures in Phnom Penh and Takmao city were divided them into three zones. The reopening factories are in the Yellow Zones, said Secretary of State of Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour. He added 15,000 workers have […]
Read MoreThailand’s border and transit trade value increased by 19.3% year-on-year to 384 billion baht in the first quarter this year, driven mainly by trade with Malaysia and rising demand for Thai rubber. Transit trade refers to the transport of goods through more than one country. Of the total figures, exports from Thailand totalled 226 billion […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: HSBC Global Research expects Bank Negara to keep the Overnight Policy Rate at 1.75% at its third Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. In a research note yesterday, its chief economist for Asean, Joseph Incalcaterra, said despite downside risks to Bank Negara’s economic growth forecast, there was a high bar for further monetary […]
Read MoreMinister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi said the ministry will change the policies related to the development of affordable housing by adopting a new mindset. Speaking recently at a conference on the ministry’s work in the first quarter and discussing tasks in the second quarter, he said one of the key tasks is management of […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce will continue its campaign to sell goods at below-market prices in blocked off areas in Phnom Penh, even as the capital and Kandal province’s Takmao town emerge from lockdown at the outset of May 6, according to ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat on May 4. The remark comes a day after Prime […]
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