The Jakarta administration has started distributing social aid to those in need to mitigate the hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital on Friday. Aid distribution began on Thursday in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta. The aid packages consisted of staple foods, cloth masks and soap. […]
Read MoreGovernment officials from Vientiane Capital were on the scene at wet markets to enforce compliance with the government’s instruction prohibiting price gouging of essential goods during the COVID-19 crisis. The government has fixed the retail price of pork at LAK 40,000 per kg for type 1 (various cuts and ribs) and LAK 38,000 per kg […]
Read MoreThe tourism sector, which is the most vulnerable industry from the spread of Coronavirus, will see a slower recovery than other sectors after the pandemic ends, according to industry insiders. Chhay Sivlin, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, told Khmer Times yesterday that tourism is different from other sectors which will make a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Employers are strongly urged not to resort to retrenchment or prolonged no-pay leave to manage business costs during the circuit breaker month, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in an advisory this week on salary and leave arrangements. They should tap the enhanced Jobs Support Scheme payout for April to pay local workers their salaries. “This will […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam total trade valued at BND1,805.6 million, an increase by 25.7 per cent from BND1,436.7 million during the same month last year. This takes into account exports of petroleum and gas products as an outcome of downstream activities. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for January 2020 decreased by 29.8 per cent compared to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Fitch also lowered Vietnam’s GDP growth projections to 3.3% in 2020 from 7.0% in 2019, on account of the pandemic. Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Vietnam’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Positive and affirmed the rating at ‘BB’. The outlook revision reflects the impact of the escalating […]
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