Fuel retailers are finding themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. They have to buy fuel without a discount and suffer a loss, or refuse to buy it and get a fine. HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has acted quickly to keep fuel prices in check amid the unfavourable situation, said Minister […]
Read MoreJAKARTA : Indonesia’s rice output is estimated at 13.79 million tonnes for the January to April harvest period this year, up 0.56 per cent from a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics bureau showed on Wednesday. The figure represents rice produced for household consumption and do not include output used in industries and animal […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand vows to closely monitor baht volatility to maintain the competitiveness of the country’s imports and exports amid an economic recovery. The central bank is watching baht movement after the local currency had volatile swings against the dollar compared with regional currencies. The movement was attributed to investor adjustment to the US Federal […]
Read MoreCivil society officials have found that hundreds of Cambodian workers working in Thailand were made redundant at the beginning of 2023. A Thailand-based official from Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL) said that in early 2023, many factories in Thailand were shut down, as were construction projects, which resulted in the dismissal […]
Read MoreThailand may be unique in handling the domestic prices of products and services. Whenever manufacturers and business operators shoulder higher production costs and ask state units for permission to raise their prices, the Internal Trade Department always rushes to call a joint meeting with them. Most of the time, the manufacturers and operators come to an […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday said there are chances that brutally-high inflation sizzled beyond 9% in February, which could give it more reason to tighten monetary policy. In a statement on Tuesday, the BSP said inflation likely quickened between 8.5 to 9.3% in February. If the upper range is realized, consumer price growth would be faster […]
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