[BANGKOK] Investors firmed their bullish stance on most Asian currencies over the past two weeks, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday (Feb 24), with long bets on the Thai baht more than tripling on hopes of an economic recovery amid risks from geopolitics and the pandemic. The poll of 12 market participants showed long positions […]
Read MoreAuthorities in Bokeo Province have issued new rules on labor protection at the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone. According to regulations issued on Monday by the Head of the Bokeo Committee for Special Economic Zone Management, Mr. Thongkhoun Phonthongsy, the rules will protect the rights of local and migrant workers in the Special Economic Zone […]
Read MoreMyanmar, as a developing country, previously had low wages but since the coup wages have dropped even further and jobs are becoming increasingly scarce. The military is no longer able to properly administer the country and commodity prices are rising on all fronts. People are facing imbalances between income and expenditure. After the military coup, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S services industries saw business receipts rise 15.4 per cent year on year for the fourth quarter, according to the Department of Statistics (Singstat) on Friday (Feb 25). Q4’s business receipts were even higher than in the fourth quarter of 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, Singstat’s data showed. On a quarter-on-quarter, non-seasonally adjusted basis, business […]
Read MoreSwedish clothing retail company Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) will soon open a store in AEON Mall 1, the first H&M store in the country. This is according to a press release from the retail giant. The store will be launched on March 18. The opening of the store was also announced on the official website […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government should start raising funds for its social protection measures and reopen the economy to full capacity to prepare for the worst spillover effects from rising tensions in Ukraine, experts said yesterday. Economists interviewed by The STAR said the government could no longer afford to widen its budget deficit by distributing […]
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