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Singapore firms urged to invest, explore partnerships in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is encouraging Singaporean firms to explore investment and partnership opportunities in the Philippines particularly in food production, manufacturing, infrastructure development, and healthcare. The Philippine government presented recent reforms including the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, as well as investment opportunities in […]

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Thailand: Experts warn of cryptocurrency risks

Cryptocurrency trading value in Thailand spiked to 700-800 billion baht during the past 10 months and is expected to reach 1 trillion baht by the end of this year, according to Zipmex Thailand chief executive Akalarp Yimwilai at PostToday’s Cryptocurrency Forum 2021 on Wednesday. Mr Akalarp said the number of local crypto traders has increased […]

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Thailand: Chiang Mai’s best-laid reopening plans

With the high season less than two months away, Chiang Mai is poised to reopen to international tourists in October but is taking a different approach to the Phuket sandbox, with tourists required to travel through sealed routes via package tours. While Phuket opened to independent tourists as the island achieved vaccination rates of more […]

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Philippines: Creating a transport bubble for the fully vaccinated

Yesterday, I met with Transportation Secretary Art Tugade to recommend the possible deployment of buses for fully-vaccinated individuals. As I have suggested, this is to make sure that fully-vaccinated passengers are still protected within a transportation bubble, so there are no gaps as they travel from their homes to workplaces, and vice-versa.  Currently, when fully-vaccinated […]

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