[SINGAPORE] Resale prices for non-landed private homes held steady in May despite another plunge in sales volume during the second month of the circuit breaker period, according to flash figures from real estate portal SRX Property on Tuesday. About 171 units were resold in May, similar to levels seen during the financial crisis of 2009. […]
Read MoreSLRT, the operator of Sizzler in Thailand, is seeing business recover faster than expected after reopening on May 17. Nongchanok Stananonth, the company’s assistant vice-president, said 60-70% of customers have come back, one month ahead of projections. “I am surprised customers prefer to order from the regular menu over our special promotions, with higher spending […]
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank has renewed the push for Cambodia and the Asian region to refocus its efforts away from the current “Ocean Economy” and towards a new, more sustainable “Blue Economy”, as yesterday marked World Oceans Day. The “Blue Economy” is defined as the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) hopes Congress will come up with a downscaled economic stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as it warned that the pending pieces of legislation are “fiscally unsustainable.” “Multiple stimulus bills filed by the legislators from both Houses include a slew of additional provisions that make the proposals […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — More than 80 per cent of Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) customers receive discounts of between 15 per cent and 50 per cent on electricity usage with a maximum limit of 600 kilowatt per month from April 1 to Sept 30, 2020. Chief retail officer Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan said TNB’s […]
Read MoreThe Pig Support in Cambodia Association claims that the price of imported live pigs is abnormally high. The association says there are now six companies granted a business licence to import the animals from foreign countries. Most come from Thailand. According to the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, the price of live pigs […]
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