Various tourism business operators in the South and the East as well as the Thai Hotels Association are calling on the government to fully reopen the country to international tourists by lifting all remaining Covid-19 restrictions from next month. In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other officials dated Wednesday, the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila could be heading to another water supply shortage as the dry season approaches, and both utility companies and the government are pulling out all the stops to avert another water crisis of the same scale as the one that hit the capital three years ago. The National Water Resources Board […]
Read MoreThe volume of imports and exports handled at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) notched up more than $217 million in the first month of 2022, marking a 45.64 per cent rise year-on-year, according to a statement released by the operator. This follows a 16.41 per cent increase to $149 million in January 2021, from […]
Read MoreDriven by the Vietnamese government’s new strong moves, greater investment flows from the EU into Vietnam is on the horizon for 2022 focusing on high-tech industries as well as green and sustainable business, expecting to change the country’s foreign investment picture in the months to come. In late January, a working group of the European […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit recovered from yesterday’s losses to open higher against the US dollar today on steady commodity prices, said an analyst. At 9 am, the local currency appreciated to 4.1840/1865 versus the greenback from Thursday’s close of 4.1865/1880. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid told Bernama that the elevated […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.14 to the US dollar on Friday, strengthening from Thursday’s close of 32.18 to its highest level in seven months. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.10 and 32.20 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said that the baht was supported by gold trading […]
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