MANILA, Philippines — Three in every five poor Filipinos said their income fetll this year as the pandemic drags on and continues to impact the most vulnerable sector of society. Results of the third phase of the COVID-19 Pulse PH conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Philippines and Zero Extreme Poverty 2030 revealed […]
Read MoreWith the government’s lockdown and curfew measures starting to ease on Wednesday, restaurant and retail operators are gearing up efforts to resume services. Nongchanok Stananonth, assistant vice-president of SLRT Co, operator of Sizzler restaurant under Minor Food Group, said the company is ready on Wednesday to reopen 54 Sizzler restaurants out of the total 60. […]
Read MoreBy Sameer Manekar Sept 1 (Reuters) – The Philippine peso and the Thai baht weakened over half a percent each on Wednesday, leading declines among largely mixed Asian currencies as a slew of soft regional economic data as well as from the United States and China weighed on the sentiment. The Philippine peso slipped as […]
Read MoreKANCHANABURI: The Phu Nam Rom border crossing in Muang district will reopen from Wednesday for transport of cargo between Thailand and Myanmar. Governor Jirakiat Phumsawat, chairman of the provincial communicable disease committee, issued an order on Tuesday to open the Phu Nam Ron checkpoint, opposite Myanmar’s Tiki checkpoint. He said the Covid-19 situation on the […]
Read MoreThe cabinet on Monday gave the go-ahead to the national e-commerce development action plan phase I, which spans 2021-2022 and aims to boost e-commerce revenue to more than 5.35 trillion baht next year. Rachada Dhnadirek, a deputy government spokeswoman, said the Commerce Ministry’s action plan will play a vital role in driving Thailand’s digital economy […]
Read MoreThe economy in July was increasingly impacted by the country’s worst Covid-19 outbreak and tighter restrictions that extended into August, but fiscal policy and exports lent some support, the central bank said on Tuesday. The nation’s containment measures were imposed in July and August in Bangkok and other areas which account for about 80% of […]
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