EXPATS aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of rents in Singapore rising at the fastest pace in the world. The pain is trickling down to young singles like Sonam who are largely shut out of the nation’s subsidised housing programme and starting to question the government’s resolve to tackle the problem. The 33-year-old tech […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) rose 3.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.7 points in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q 2023) from 110.9 in the same quarter last year as most subsectors recorded an increase of prices during the quarter under review. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine banks are in a stronger position to support the country’s recovery from the impact of the COVID pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The central bank highlighted in the Philippine Financial System for the Second Semester of 2022 report that the country’s financial system sustained positive performance and overall […]
Read MoreReports from a number of commercial centres and supermarket chains in the city show that spending on essential consumer goods during this holiday increased two or three times compared to normal weekdays. HCM CITY – Retail spending in HCM City during the Reunification Day holidays (April 29 to May 3) increased by 100 to 200 per cent as many […]
Read MoreChina Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) on Friday secured a contract from a Cambodian firm to construct a multi-purpose seaport in southwestern Cambodia’s Kampot province. The contract was inked here between CHEC-Cambodia office’s managing director Lan Qiuli and Meas Thom, president of Kampot Logistics and Port Company, under the presence of Cambodian Minister of Public […]
Read MoreThailand wants to conclude free-trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Free Trade Association (Efta), Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the middle of next year to improve trade and investment. The Thai-Sri Lankan FTA is of particular interest in terms of location, as Sri Lanka is in South Asia, with links to […]
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