THAILAND’S unemployment rate in the first quarter fell to 1.53 per cent from 1.64 per cent in the previous quarter, the state planning agency said on Monday, following an easing of coronavirus restrictions, and reopening to foreign tourists. The jobless rate was the lowest since the pandemic and there were 610,000 workers without jobs in […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S core consumer prices have continued to climb on increases in the cost of food and other goods, as well as electricity and gas, according to figures out on Monday (May 23). Core inflation – which excludes accommodation and private transport costs – jumped to 3.3 per cent in April, up from 2.9 per cent […]
Read MoreThis has been the third extension of excise tax compliance due date for local cars since 2020, with an expected amount subject to a tax break of VND20 trillion ($US$863 million). The Government has further extended the excise tax payment deadline for domestically-produced cars until November 20. The move was part of the Government’s decree […]
Read MoreBilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia was worth $205.2 million in the first four months of 2022, surging by over one-third from nearly $152.9 million from the corresponding period last year, according to Customs. In January-April, Cambodian exports to Malaysia amounted to $35.2 million, down by 1.9 per cent year-on-year, while imports were $170 million, […]
Read MoreChina’s lockdowns in big cities are having an adverse effect on the Thai manufacturing sector and its supply chains, with the problems likely to continue, warns the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). The spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant has led to the closure of Chinese deep-sea ports, paralysed major industrial hubs, and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Malaysia’s food inflation is set to stay on an upward path in the coming months amid elevated global commodity prices, domestic supply chain disruptions and depreciation of the ringgit. MIDF Research said Malaysia, as a net food-importing country, is highly exposed to global shocks in the food supply-chain. ‘‘Global food […]
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