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Thailand: Plastic ‘ban’ flouted at shops

While Thailand seemed to have banned the use of plastic bags at major retailers from New Year’s Day, some stores, particularly 7-Eleven franchises, are still giving out single-use plastic bags to customers. Retailers are able to skirt the ban because the measure never actually had enforcement mechanisms. No law or regulation was enacted, only an […]

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Brunei: Downstream activities boost December 2019 trade

Brunei Darussalam recorded the highest total trade since December 2012 after it recorded a value of BND2,571.3 million, an increase by 86.3 per cent from BND1,380.0 million during the same month last year. This takes into account exports of petroleum and gas products as an outcome of downstream activities. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade […]

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