The consumer price index, a gauge of headline inflation, fell 3.44% year-on-year in May, the biggest decline in nearly 11 years, led by lower prices for energy and fresh produce and the government’s efforts to reduce living costs. This was the third straight month of declines after prices fell 2.99% in April and 0.54% in […]
Read MoreA recent study has found that Cambodia has one of the most expensive mobile data markets in Southeast Asia. The report released this week by Cable, a United Kingdom-based telecommunications company, found that Cambodia is the fourth most expensive country in the region when it comes to buying mobile data. The findings came after another […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Five million more Filipinos were left jobless by the pandemic and government-initiated lockdowns in April, in the clearest sign of socioeconomic damage from the health crisis that saw businesses getting shuttered and people unemployed. While state officials said some job losses were temporary and could have since recovered with Metro Manila’s reopening, observers cautioned the […]
Read MoreState-owned electricity company PLN will relax bill payments this month for household customers whose bills spiked because of the company’s flawed new bill-calculation method. PLN, in a statement on Thursday, said it would only charge 40 percent of affected customers’ June bills. The remaining 60 percent would be divided and charged equally over the following […]
Read MoreThree Asean heavyweights – Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines – have offered to buy rice produced in Myanmar, U Khin Maung Lwin, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, told The Myanmar Times. The Philippines and Malaysia have offered to purchase 300,000 tonnes and 50,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, respectively, while Indonesia has yet to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The threshold would now be raised from VND9 million (US$389) per month to VND11 million (US$475). The Standing Committee of the National Assembly has allowed the increase of the monthly tax-free threshold from July 1 in a move to make the cost of living match inflation. Accordingly, the threshold will be raised from […]
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