[JAKARTA] An Indonesian maker of clothes for Prada and Armani is now producing millions of hazardous material suits after the government called for help fighting Covid-19. PT Pan Brothers, which also makes garments for Adidas, is pumping out jumpsuits along with millions of face masks each week, many of then headed to frontline workers. While […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stressed again that food deliveries via e-hailing services are allowed to operate during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, although the annual month-long bazaars have been shut down. In his daily press briefing, Ismail Sabri, who is also the defence minister, was […]
Read MoreLazada Thailand says the coronavirus outbreak will turn online shopping into the new normal in Thailand, and the e-commerce giant is offering incentives to attract 50,000 offline small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the platform to assist them during this difficult time. “From mid-March to mid-April, Lazada saw a 100% rise in sale transactions,” Paradee […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s metallic production continued its upward trend, driven by the nickel sector as the Philippines benefitted from the ore export ban in Indonesia. Latest data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) showed that aggregate value of metal production increased by seven percent to P130.73 billion last year. This marks a […]
Read MoreThe retail price of gasoline has dropped by 36 percent, spurred by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has created volatile global oil prices According to a data graphic from the Ministry of Commerce released on Thursday, regular petrol went from 3,550 riel ($0.88) to 2,250 riel ($0.56) per litre, representing a 36.6 percent decrease. The […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank will be prepared to buy government bonds in the primary market in two weeks, governor Perry Warjiyo told reporters on Friday, but reiterated that Bank Indonesia (BI) will buy bonds only as a last resort. BI and the government is currently smoothing out the technicalities for the policy, announced earlier this […]
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