Many of Thailand’s most popular tourist and retiree destinations are becoming the most expensive places in Southeast Asia to settle down, being beaten by Malaysian and Indonesia counterparts. The cost of living survey was conducted by comparison site Numbeo. Comparing the region’s top 18 destinations, Numbeo lists Bangkok as the second most expensive city after Singapore. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Grab did not violate Vietnamese regulation, as it was authorized by the Ministry of Transport to participate in the pilot program of applying technology in managing and connecting electronic contract-based passenger transportation. The head of the High-level People’s Procuracy in Ho Chi Minh City has rejected the law suit of local taxi firm […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In the race to gain market share in retail space, many people are worried about the inferiority of domestic investors before the progress of big players from Japan and Thailand. The market penetration race Total retail sales of goods and consumer services in 2018 increased by 12.2% compared to 2017. In fact, the […]
Read MoreState-owned energy holding company Pertamina lowered the prices of its subsidized and non-subsidized gasoline by up to Rp 800 (6 US cents) per liter on Sunday, a move some consider political ahead of the presidential election in April. Although proposals to lower or increase fuel prices are made by Pertamina or other fuel distributors, they […]
Read MoreThe government has launched one-stop investment services in Batam to help process business permits on the island city, which has been designated as one of the country’s special economic zones. The one-stop services are located at a public service mall inaugurated recently by the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister. Susiwijono, a secretary at the Office […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia is set to make halal labelling mandatory for consumer products and services this year with the government assuming greater control of the certifying process from the Muslim-majority nation’s Islamic cleric council. Issuing halal certificates to consumer goods from shampoos to toothpaste and cosmetics may net the government about 22.5 trillion rupiah (US$1.6bil) in […]
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