Surveyors are designing a route for a new expressway in Laos that will cut travel time between northern Thailand and southern China. Liu Jingwei, an official overseeing the project, said officials were surveying the route for the expressway that will connect Huayxai in Laos’ Bokeo province and Boten, the Lao town in Luang Namtha bordering […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The exposure of Philippine banks in the real estate sector rose to a record high of 21.55 percent last year from 19.84 percent in 2019 and stayed within the higher end of the limit set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Latest data from the BSP showed investments and loans extended […]
Read MoreRising household debt may slow the country’s economic recovery, as people use their income to repay debt rather than spend on consumption, warns the government’s planning unit. Jinanggoon Rojananan, deputy secretary-general to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the latest wave of Covid-19 infections have triggered not only a surge in household […]
Read MoreTHE government expects to raise the maximum group size for dining in at food and beverage (F&B) outlets to five people from July 12, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Monday. This comes about two weeks after the government eased restrictions to allow dining-in at eateries in groups of two people and group […]
Read MoreThe new rubbish collectors who began their rounds last week have been urged to provide service efficiently in a timely manner, as garbage remains uncollected in some areas in Phnom Penh. People in the areas said that trash collections have not been made for the last few days, resulting in unseemly piles of rubbish along […]
Read MoreThe next job on the checklist for PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), which operates the Cafe Amazon franchise, may stun its rivals embarking on non-oil ventures. OR is moving ahead with a “Beyond Fuel” concept, making its food and beverage business as well as electric vehicle (EV) charging outlet development the priority to […]
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