Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air will soon commence direct flights to Cambodia in order to boost business, trade and investment between the two Asean member states. During a meeting with the between both countries, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan told Prime Minister Hun Sen that Cambodia has been developing stronger economic […]
Read More(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith ordered cabinet members, Vientiane Mayor, provincial governors and relevant sectors to continue implementing in a stringent manner Prime Minister’s Order No 15, attaching attention to sustainable protection of forest resources, not allowing log exports, monitoring and punishing violators of the order. At the first meeting between the government and provincial […]
Read MoreSome 7,000 state agencies are set to fully use the e-transaction system for money transfers and social welfare payments to citizens starting in June, says the Comptroller-General’s Department. The Finance Ministry mandated state agencies adopt an electronic payment system instead of cash and cheques starting from March 27, said director-general Suttirat Rattanachot. The 7,000 state […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Among 26,785 new firms established in Vietnam in the first quarter of the year, 1,226 came from the real estate industry, a year-on-year increase of 32.7 per cent. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the total registered capital of the firms was nearly VND278.49 trillion (US$12.2 billion) in the period, […]
Read MoreConcerns are mounting from multiple parties after Grab, the taxi ride hailing company, officially announced the acquisition of rival Uber’s Southeast Asia operations on Monday. ‘‘We have reached an agreement to combine our business in Southeast Asia with Grab. In exchange, Uber will take up a 27.5 percent stake in the combined company. After investing […]
Read MoreCommerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says authorities have been monitoring Big C’s mobile grocery stores and the government looks set to exercise two laws to ensure fair trade. “The ministry has already made inquiries after Big C Supercenter Plc began operating mobile grocery stores in pickups to sell consumer goods in villages. While the company said the […]
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