Jakarta: Indonesia launched on Monday a website to process investment permits, which the government hailed as an important milestone in reforms aimed at making it easier and quicker to do business in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. President Joko Widodo has vowed to overcome lingering hurdles such as red tape, rigid labour laws and poor infrastructure in […]
Read MoreOn June 16, when the prime minister announced his ambitious plan to reopen the country by mid-October, Thailand reported 2,331 new daily Covid-19 infections. Very few likely guessed that figure would skyrocket by almost nine times to more than 20,000 cases in less than two months, with no signal of when the pandemic might be […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded an increase in the unemployment rate in June this year due to the impact of the tighter restrictions to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest data by the Statistics Department showed June unemployment rose by 4.8% to 768,700 from 4.5% in May after four consecutive months of decreases. […]
Read MoreMembers of the National Assembly have asked the Lao government to begin collecting taxes from those selling products and services online. According to a report by Lao National Radio, members of the National Assembly raised the issue of online commerce, requesting the government to collect taxes from online vendors. National Assembly Member of Khammouan Province, Mr. Bounmy […]
Read MoreMobile money services will be promoted in Vietnam, with priority given to regions where the prevalence of banking services is still low. Vietnam strives to gain 80% of its population having an e-payment account and attain the rate of e-commerce payments of 50% by 2025. These are the targets set out in the Prime Minister’s Draft […]
Read MoreSales have risen at the Kingdom’s biggest supermarket chain, DFL Lucky Supermarkets, as the 14-day curfew has encouraged shoppers to stock up on essentials. Shoppers in Phnom Penh have been told to stay home since Friday, July 30. The curfew is scheduled to end next Thursday. Other cities have imposed their own restrictions to stop […]
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