Khmer Times has found several bars that are getting around COVID-19 closures by changing their registration licences from “bar” to “restaurant” using surrounding food service menus and food app deliveries to justify the change. The allegations were investigated after several previous and well known “bars” reopened over the past month as “restaurants”, leaving authorities unable to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Although inflation can be expected to remain stable, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may slash policy rates anew by 25 basis points in the second half to support economic recovery amid the pandemic, according to the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group. In its latest Market Call report, First Metro […]
Read MoreAfter the pandemic hammered spa and traditional massage parlours across the country during the two-month lockdown, operators are eager to serve the local market when allowed to resume services this month. As of May, there were 1,326 registered spa and massage businesses operating in Thailand, with 13 companies closed down, according to the Business Development […]
Read MoreThe consumer price index, a gauge of headline inflation, fell 3.44% year-on-year in May, the biggest decline in nearly 11 years, led by lower prices for energy and fresh produce and the government’s efforts to reduce living costs. This was the third straight month of declines after prices fell 2.99% in April and 0.54% in […]
Read MoreA recent study has found that Cambodia has one of the most expensive mobile data markets in Southeast Asia. The report released this week by Cable, a United Kingdom-based telecommunications company, found that Cambodia is the fourth most expensive country in the region when it comes to buying mobile data. The findings came after another […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Five million more Filipinos were left jobless by the pandemic and government-initiated lockdowns in April, in the clearest sign of socioeconomic damage from the health crisis that saw businesses getting shuttered and people unemployed. While state officials said some job losses were temporary and could have since recovered with Metro Manila’s reopening, observers cautioned the […]
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