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Thailand: Ministry preps extra funds for Q4

The Finance Ministry will pump additional money into the economic system in the fourth quarter to further improve the flagging economy amid the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, said director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), Kulaya Tantitemit. Ms Kulaya said the fresh money to be injected in the fourth quarter might be higher than that previously […]

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Seven in 10 Singapore-based employers have not introduced diversity, equality and inclusion policies: report

THE majority of Singapore firms recognise the positive impact of diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) but seven in 10 have yet to introduce DE&I policies, according to a report by the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and human capital firm Kincentric. The survey of 186 Singapore-based employers spanning 19 sectors found that 71 per cent […]

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Thailand: ONDE inks data exchange pact

The Office of National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six digital related agencies to support them to create their own proficient databases and exchange information with other organisations for analysis to drive the country forward. The data exchange cooperation comes under Thailand’s outlook project, which is […]

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Indonesia: Bali’s backpacker ban proposal draws tour operators’ ire

Travel operators in Indonesia have hit out at the government’s controversial plan to ban budget travellers or backpackers from entering Bali, as it looks to pivot to quality tourism to speed up economic recovery post-Covid. Luhut Panjaitan, coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, who leads the implementation of emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM) in […]

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