The 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 […]
Read MoreAnother automatic extension for foreigners holding visas and border passes for three months has officially taken effect. The three-month extension from May 1 to July 31 was printed in the Royal Gazette on Friday. The announcement was made by the Interior Ministry and was signed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda. The extension […]
Read MoreANALYSIS, April 26 ― With the number of Covid-19 cases going down in quite a few countries, more governments are looking at how to exit lockdowns imposed previously to try and break the chain of infection. In Malaysia, the Ministry of International Trade has hinted at a staggered reopening similar to that proposed by France […]
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