KUALA LUMPUR: Private jetties that were shut in Malaysia’s biggest palm oil producing state of Sabah due to coronavirus-related curbs have been allowed to reopen, state news agency Bernama reported. “We took note of all the views from various parties including the Malaysian Palm Oil Association, industry players and smallholders affected by the inability to […]
Read MoreThe Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has announced it is planning to invest in a project supplying electric bikes and building solar charging stations in the Kingdom. KEA, a government agency carrying out national energy policies for energy efficiency improvement and renewable energy dissemination, plans to inject 10 billion won ($8 million) in its project, local […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian do-it-all app Gojek is set to feel the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic even more as the semi-lockdown of Jakarta has been extended until May 22. But while its core motorcycle taxi service is shut down, deliveries of food and other services are on the rise. The first two-week phase of large-scale social […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday decided to extend the Emergency Decree for another month after it expires on April 30. CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Monday the decree will be extended to the end of May. The reason is concern about the return of the virus, with the centre still […]
Read MoreThe country wants to raise the digital economy’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030. The country wants to raise the digital economy’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030. This is one […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Consumer prices for the country’s poorest households accelerated in March because of higher food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The consumer price index for the bottom 30 percent income households rose to 2.4 percent in March from 2.1 percent in February, bringing the year-to-date average to 2.2 percent. The uptrend […]
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