After plaguing Thailand for two years with physical and economic ailments, the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to be downgraded to an endemic from July 1, marking a significant step towards full economic recovery. Businesses, notably entrepreneurs in the tourism and service sectors, welcome the state plan to redefine the scope of the disease, but more […]
Read MoreYANGON (CNA) – Myanmar will resume international passenger flights from April 17, the military said yesterday, lifting a two-year ban on foreign tourists. The Southeast Asian nation closed its borders to visitors in March 2020 at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to prevent rising infections. Myanmar was further isolated after a […]
Read MoreIn Vietnam, the Government and National Assembly have issued preferential policies for electric vehicles. The Thai government has officially approved an incentive package to promote the production and use of electric vehicles in this country. The program will last until 2025, with the goal that by 2030 electric vehicle production will account for 30% of […]
Read MoreCovid-19 pandemic, together with a rise in FinTechs and Internet usage, has driven sharp growth in mobile payments in Cambodia, the central bank’s senior official and company representatives said. Chea Serey, Deputy Governor and Technical Director General of the National Bank of Cambodia, said the country recorded a total of 707.57 million online payment transactions […]
Read MoreThe increase in elderly among the Thai population and declining birth rate are expected to hinder the country’s future economic expansion, according to a new study by the government’s planning unit. Jinanggoon Rojananan, deputy secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said its study, which uses the National Transfer Account (NTA) as […]
Read MoreKUCHING (CNA) – Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) is confident that tourism industry players are ready to receive foreign tourists when the country’s borders re-open on April 1. Its minister Nancy Shukri said that her ministry had held meetings with tourism industry players before the decision to re-open the borders was made. […]
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