Brunei Darussalam shared concerns over the rise of obesity, particularly among children, despite increased awareness of healthy eating among the population and health awareness programmes on a healthy diet at the ongoing 70th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines. Brunei Darussalam called for concerted action to […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The logistics and automotive sectors are among those that will feel the impact of the targeted fuel subsidy scheme, when it kicks off in January next year. Higher costs for the logistics sector lead to higher transport costs for businesses, regardless of the sectors they operate in, and ultimately higher prices for products […]
Read MoreThe Trade Negotiations Department is scheduled to hold public hearings nationwide to hear from all stakeholders throughout October and November, aiming to revive long-delayed trade talks between Thailand and the EU. Auramon Supthaweethum, the department’s director-general, said hearings were set for Oct 10 in Chon Buri for the East, Oct 22 in Chiang Mai for […]
Read More[GENEVA] The United States fell to second place behind Singapore in the World Economic Forum’s flagship Global Competitiveness Report, with the slippage linked in part to President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The Forum, organisers of the glitzy annual gathering of business and political elite in Davos, have released an annual competitiveness report since 1979 that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued new requirements for fund managers of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Under the proposed amendments to the implementing rules and regulations of the Real Estate Investment Trust Act of 2009, majority of the members of the board of the REIT fund manager must be independent […]
Read MoreMyat Myittar Mon Company, which imports petrol and operate petrol stations in Myanmar, wants to expand into the business of importing, storing and distributing aviation fuel, or jet fuel, its managing director, U Win Myint, told The Myanmar Times. The company has already sent proposals to the Minister of Transport and Communication and Department of Civil […]
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