The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to ask the Finance Ministry for 10 billion baht in soft loans to help operators prepare their businesses for the mid-October reopening deadline. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister, said if the Phuket sandbox operates smoothly, his ministry will use the opportunity to discuss with the Finance Ministry […]
Read MoreThrough Smart Axiata’s and Razer’s new partnership, Cambodia’s legion of e-sports fans can now easily and securely use their Smart main balance to purchase Razer Gold, with which they can buy in-game currencies and credits for use in more than 34,000 games and other entertainment apps with just a click of a button. To celebrate […]
Read MoreSurveyors are designing a route for a new expressway in Laos that will cut travel time between northern Thailand and southern China. Liu Jingwei, an official overseeing the project, said officials were surveying the route for the expressway that will connect Huayxai in Laos’ Bokeo province and Boten, the Lao town in Luang Namtha bordering […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The exposure of Philippine banks in the real estate sector rose to a record high of 21.55 percent last year from 19.84 percent in 2019 and stayed within the higher end of the limit set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Latest data from the BSP showed investments and loans extended […]
Read MoreRising household debt may slow the country’s economic recovery, as people use their income to repay debt rather than spend on consumption, warns the government’s planning unit. Jinanggoon Rojananan, deputy secretary-general to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the latest wave of Covid-19 infections have triggered not only a surge in household […]
Read MoreTHE government expects to raise the maximum group size for dining in at food and beverage (F&B) outlets to five people from July 12, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Monday. This comes about two weeks after the government eased restrictions to allow dining-in at eateries in groups of two people and group […]
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