The Commerce Ministry is putting chickens and chicken meat on the state price control list and rolling out more stringent measures for chicken raisers and slaughterhouses as well as feed meal factories, requiring them to declare their sales costs and stocks as part of efforts to deal with surging food prices. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may shift to a tightening mode in the latter part of the year as the country emerges as the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia, Malaysian financial giant Maybank said. Suhaimi Ilias, chief economist at Maybank, said the Monetary Board may start hiking interest rates by […]
Read MoreCOOLING-OFF periods for account detail changes and a minimum 12-hour delay for activating mobile tokens are among the security controls that Singapore banks will have to put in place within the next fortnight. This is in accordance with additional measures introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore […]
Read MoreRisks of further congestion remain due to uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 situation and limited loading capabilities from both sides. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on January 18 announced its decision to set up a Steering Committee specialized in addressing the ongoing trade congestion at Vietnam’s northern border gates with China. Minister of Industry […]
Read MoreHoteliers are urging the government to extend the 90% reduction of the land and buildings tax for another two years or collect a new levy of 20-30% instead as the tourism industry is far from recovering. “The new tax rates, which affect hotel owners the most, have to be put off until tourism sees an […]
Read MoreThe Kep-Koh Tonsay Tourism Port, a pier on mainland Kep town replacing an old one, was inaugurated on January 19, and is expected to greatly benefit the provincial economy, and go a long way to support the local tourism, agriculture and fisheries sectors. With a surface area of nearly 5,000sqm, the pier is 68m wide […]
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