The boiling hot weather in Thailand is causing an upsurge in electricity consumption, leading to a record high of 34,826.5 megawatts on May 6, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The new record was reached at 9.41pm on Saturday, compared with 33,177.3MW at 2.30pm on April 28. Thailand is seeing new power consumption records during the […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced that it collected 84.67 billion riel, or $20.91 million, in value-added tax (VAT) from e-commerce in the first quarter of the year, which is seen as a reflection of the boom in online transactions witnessed since the advent of the Covid-19 crisis. The e-commerce VAT, which has been […]
Read MoreThe established Law on Civil Aviation stipulates that airlines decide on domestic air transportation services prices within the price bracket set by the Ministry of Transport and are in charge of declaring prices with the Ministry of Transport. HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance urged the Ministry of Transport to have detailed evaluations about […]
Read MoreThailand’s smartphone sales declined by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, compared to a global fall of 14.6% in the same period, mainly due to a sharp drop in the low-end smartphone segment, according to analysis from market research firm IDC Thailand. However, Apirat Ratanavichit, a market analyst at IDC Thailand, the local unit of global […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s outstanding debt increased to P13.86 trillion in March, hitting a fresh new high yet again, with the Marcos administration already adding over P1 trillion since it took office. Latest data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national debt reached P13.86 trillion by end-March, up by 0.8 percent […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) rose 3.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.7 points in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23) from 110.9 points in the same quarter last year as most sub-sectors recorded an increase of prices during the quarter under review. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said among the sub-sectors, […]
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