The cabinet yesterday approved additional stimulus measures to spur domestic tourism and help offset losses from the absence of foreign tourists during the coronavirus crisis. With the new measures, the 40% hotel subsidy to a maximum of 3,000 baht a night — currently capped at five nights under the We Travel Together scheme — will […]
Read MoreMajority of foreign enterprises eye the manufacturing sector for investments in the current financial year 2019-2020, pulling in US$875 million from 169 projects, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) stated. Of 219 foreign enterprises permitted and endorsed by Myanmar Investment Commission and the respective investment committees between 1 October and 31 July of […]
Read MoreThailand has announced plans to reopen Phuket to tourists willing to stay for 30 days, with the first 14 days spent in quarantine. Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Yuthasak Supasorn, stated in an interview with Reuters that tourists will have to stay for at least 30 days, with the first 14 days in quarantine in […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments to the decree about casino businesses to create favourable conditions for investors. The Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments to the decree about casino businesses to create favourable conditions for investors. The regulation for the eligibility to run casino business, including minimum capital of US$2 billion for a casino […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Finance professionals expect a slow return to normal from the impact of the coronavirus-induced recession, according to a survey by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Singapore. This comes as 66 per cent of the respondents, from an expert panel of 115 finance professionals, said that their firms’ customers have completely stopped […]
Read MoreLeaders of Mekong countries and China have said they greatly value the successes of their cooperation in the past two years, which has helped to improve the livelihoods of people in the region. The assessment was made at the Third Summit of Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) held on August 24, which was chaired by Prime Minister […]
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