Foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand slumped 76.4% in March from a year earlier after a 42.8% drop in the previous month, hit by the coronavirus outbreak, tourism ministry data showed on Thursday. A total of 820,000 tourists in March spent about 39.5 billion baht, down 77.6% from a year earlier. Visitors from China, the country’s […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Putrajaya is planning for the fast revival of the nation’s economy, albeit in phases, after the movement control order (MCO) ends, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. In his special address on the eve of Ramadan, Muhyiddin said that this includes drafting a framework for short- and medium-term […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Stakeholders from the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector are urging the government to prioritize the recovery of the sub-sector over leisure tourism as it would help jumpstart the economy. “If you keep MICE as a priority, the industry will appreciate it and it will really bring the economy back faster […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia (BI) directly purchased Rp 1.7 trillion (US$108 million) worth of sharia sovereign bonds during an auction held by the government on Tuesday, the first such direct purchase since the government issued the COVID-19 stimulus playbook. The central bank acted as a noncompetitive bidder during the auction and only bought “a small portion” of the […]
Read MoreDomestic car sales shrank for a 10th straight month in March, slumping 41.74% from a year earlier to 60,105 vehicles, hit by the coronavirus outbreak, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday. Sales in February dropped 17.1% from a year earlier. The FTI said it may again cut its forecast for 2020 sales, […]
Read MoreState-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma plans to cut capital allocation and costs to maintain its performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, but still expects to see increased revenue this year. President director Verdi Budidarmo said on Tuesday that the company was lowering its capital allocation for the year to Rp 1.44 trillion (US$92.38 million), almost 38 percent lower […]
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