A draft bill on e-business tax, a levy on online purchases, advertisements and website rent in Thailand earned by operators with a presence outside the country, will go before the cabinet this month. The draft will require online business operators with a foreign presence to remit value-added tax (VAT) from transactions occurring in Thailand to […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Labor Minister Hanif Dhakiri said the government plans to simplify the foreign workers’ employment (TKA) permit and promised to tighten the supervision. Hanif explained that one of the plans is to remove the recommendation terms from a particular ministry or institution. “The recommendation will be eliminated because so far it takes a long time enough,” […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Private-hire car services Uber and Grab could be regulated in the future, and even subject to licensing, as the Government undertakes a review of the point-to-point transportation sector. Due to the growth of the industry, it is “imperative” that the Government has sufficient regulatory oversight over ride-hailing apps, to protect the interests of commuters […]
Read MoreA halal certification created by the Cambodian government is now available for companies that produce or sell food items in the kingdom. “Now we have our own halal logo which we have been developing for about 8 years. We call on companies to apply for this label to help promote it in Cambodian and abroad,” […]
Read MoreTHE Finance Ministry will soon impose a 7 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign e-commerce transactions in an effort to ensure fair competition between international and local businesses, said the director general of the Revenue Department, Prasong Poonthanet. The department also signalled that it would order a block on the websites of any of […]
Read MoreInvestment in Cambodia nearly doubled to $6.3 billion last year, up from $3.6 billion in 2016, an official at The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said today. The remarks came at a Cambodia-China Business Forum in Phnom Penh, organised by the UN’s Industrial Development Organization, which brought more than 50 Chinese business delegates […]
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