KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s consumer price index in September rose 0.3 percent from a year earlier, a marginal acceleration from a month ago when it hit its lowest pace in three-and-a-half years, government data showed on Friday. September’s annual inflation rate fell short of a 0.8 percent rise forecast by a Reuters poll. The index rose […]
Read MoreBorder and transit trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries grew by 6.1% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2018, with Malaysia ranked as the top bilateral trading country, says the Foreign Trade Department. Thailand’s border and transit trade value stood at a combined 1 trillion baht from January to September, said Adul Chotinisakorn, director-general of […]
Read MoreThe government has long planned to collect taxes from e-commerce companies, but officials have hinted that the Finance Ministry will not issue a specific regulation on the digital business anytime soon. The head of the Finance Ministry’s state revenue policy center, Rofyanto Kurniawan, said in Jakarta on Thursday that his office was focusing on helping […]
Read MoreIn response to allegations that the private sector in Cambodia is being unfairly treated on backdated taxes, the General Department of Taxation said yesterday it might show some leniency on the issue. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the fourth edition of the Tax Forum, held yesterday at The Grand Duke in Phnom Penh, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S manufacturing output took a surprise fall in September, shrinking 0.2 per cent year on year in the first contraction since December 2017, based on preliminary estimates from the Economic Development Board on Friday. But excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing sector, output grew 1.9 per cent. Coming after three straight months of slowing growth, September’s decrease […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The digital economy is creating opportunities for Vietnamese firms, which apply technology in their operations, to attract big inflows from venture investments funds, experts said. According to investment fund VinaCapital, the inflows are growing rapidly at a ‘dizzying’ rate and the trend is forecast to continue at least in the next few years. […]
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