SINGAPORE retail sales grew for the third straight month in April, off the low base from last year’s “circuit breaker” lockdown when most shops were shuttered. Still, sales remained below pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Statistics (SingStat) said on Friday. Some 11.2 per cent of April’s transactions came from online shopping. Retail sales rose by […]
Read MoreThais’ willingness to spend has dropped slightly from last year, while their happiness remains at the same level, according to a survey by Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living Asean (Thailand), in collaboration with Spa-Hakuhodo Co. The survey of 1,200 male and female respondents between the ages of 20 and 59 from six regions across […]
Read MoreSin Chanserivutha, spokesperson at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) has confirmed that the main construction for the new Dara Sakor International Airport (DSY) in Koh Kong province has been completed and it should be operational by the end of this year. Once completed it will be Cambodia’s fourth international airport, joining Phnom Penh […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 12:32 p.m.) — Inflation remained steady for the third straight month in May, a welcome reprieve to consumers amid a pandemic-induced economic slump. Inflation, as measured by consumer price index, was unchanged at 4.5% year-on-year last month from April, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday. That brought the year-to-date tally to 4.4%, settling […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: More than 90 per cent of micro, small, medium and informal enterprises would be risking business closure if the Movement Control Order (MCO) continues to be implemented, said the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative (MEDAC). Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said as such, the ministry will continue to […]
Read MoreTHE revival of domestic travel will support South-east Asian tourism in the near term. But the sector still awaits a return of Chinese tourists, who made up one-quarter of arrivals before the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has observed. Yuwanee Prommaporn, Thailand hotels and tourism analyst at Maybank Kim Eng, called Chinese visitorship “important to […]
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