Strong demand from tech occupiers underpin its occupancy and rent growth. Singapore will continue to appeal to firms and staff in both technology and finance whilst promising firm medium-term rent growth in the next decade, according to Colliers International’s Top Occupier Locations in Asia: Implications for Investors report. As a location, Singapore ranked in second […]
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT and the private sector are launching joint campaigns to bring back Chinese tourists during the peak festive season and hope that this will help Thailand reach this year’s tourism targets. Despite the drop in Chinese tourists over the last four months, a rise in non-Chinese tourists may actually help boost the overall economy, […]
Read MoreIN 1997, the devaluation of the Thai baht marked the start of a crisis that decimated many Asian economies. By the end of 1998, Asean-5’s (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines) gross domestic product was US$230 billion lower, setting the Asean economy back to 1992 levels. Today, it has been more than 20 years […]
Read MoreE-COMMERCE and cybersecurity, together with Internet governance and data privacy, will be key topics among Asean member states after Thailand assumes the bloc chair in 2019, says Air Chief Marshall Prajin Juntong, deputy prime minister and minister of justice. In particular, he said, the question of balancing these dimensions and creating mutual governance to guard […]
Read MoreIf you’re a Malaysian woman who is currently unemployed, this could be your calling to get back into the workforce. Beginning next year, the Government will give individual tax exemptions of up to 12 months to women who return to work, Bernama has reported. Human Resources Minister M. Kula Segaran was quoted by the news website as saying: “So […]
Read MoreTourist arrivals to Thailand are reportedly up 20% in the latter half of November in response to the government’s visa-on-arrival (VOA) fee waivers, with India the star market. Visitors from other major markets like China are also bouncing back, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat. Arrivals from India and China are up about […]
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