THAILAND is restricting plastic waste imports and will ban scrap shipments of the material starting in 2025, as officials seek to halt a flood of refuse from rich countries that has impacted the health of its citizens and polluted its air and water. From this year, plastic waste imports will be restricted to 14 manufacturers […]
Read MoreThe HCM City Tax Department has reduced land and water area rents from 2022 for those affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. HCM CITY — The HCM City Tax Department has reduced land and water area rents from 2022 for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the decision, organisations, units, businesses, households, and individuals that lease land and water areas from the State in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned central banks (CBs) in Asia and the Pacific to stay alert as core inflation is still running above target despite the easing of headline inflation. Krishna Srinivasan, Thomas Helbling and Shanaka Jay Peiris said in a blog that economic headwinds that the region faced last […]
Read MoreBusiness leaders and stock market analysts welcomed the premier’s statement vowing to dissolve parliament next month ahead of an election likely to take place on May 7. The announcement provides more clarity on a potential general election date that was widely anticipated. Party campaigning should benefit the Thai economy, said the pundits. “It is good […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) of the Royal Government of Cambodia has urged its Thailand counterpart to expedite the construction of its administrative building at the Steung Bat-Ban Nong Ian International Border and prepare relevant documents so that both parties can open the bilateral border gate in the near future, said a […]
Read MoreRecalculating base fuel retail prices and granting retailers a minimum bonus were among a number of suggestions made by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) as measures to put a stop to fuel retail disruption, as seen last year and earlier this year, across the country. HÀ NỘI – Recalculating base fuel retail prices […]
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