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Cambodia: Government prakas fixes unclear law on taxes

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) published a prakas yesterday that clearly defines the government’s laws for nontaxable supplies that receive a VAT exemption on primary financial services – a move that industry insiders claim gives more clarity to businesses. Prior to the prakas, primary financial services were loosely defined and difficult for businesses […]

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Indonesia: Freeport Wants Assurance of Investment Stability

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry official Tagih Pamudji said that mining company Freeport Indonesia wants assurance that the government issue a regulation (PP) on investment stability. “Freeport has submitted documents that we will need to study. The first is about IUPK [special mining permit], and the second one is about investment stability, […]

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Total wealth of Thailand’s 50 richest soars 16%

SINGAPORE – The collective net worth of Thailand’s 50 richest on the 2017 Forbes List has reached UScopy23.5 billion, an increase of 16% on the ranking in 2016. The magazine reported that more than two-thirds of the tycoons on the Forbes Thailand Rich List 2017 saw their wealth increase, with the top five notching up […]

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Transport experts encourage Myanmar to adopt PPP model

AS Myanmar and its cities are developing the transport infrastructure, experts have advocated the adoption of the public-private partnership (PPP) model to speed up the development, according to a transport conference last week. International law firm Baker McKenzie, in collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar, hosted the conference “Myanmar: Moving Ahead Perspectives on […]

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Thailand: Tariff for import duty dodgers

The government is imposing an anti-circumvention tariff on cheap imported products that dodge anti-dumping duties. Wanchai Varavithya, deputy director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Act (ADC Act) is being amended to protect domestic entrepreneurs, with a new chapter regarding anti-circumvention penalties being added. The draft amendment has already been completed. […]

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