SINGAPORE: Countries could relax border controls and allow more travel if there’s a set of standards for vaccine certification that immigration authorities can use to help determine entry policies, Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said. “That is really the light at the end of the long tunnel, ” Ong said in an interview with […]
Read MoreBeleaguered Preah Sihanouk province will receive a major boost in terms of commercial development, post-COVID tourism, housing and employment following approval of the construction of a new city. Surbana Jurong’s sustainable development master plan to develop the 834 hectare Ream City” has been approved by Canopy Sands Development, a member of Prince Holding Group. The […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The unemployment rate, which stood at 4.8% in December last year, is expected to remain elevated in the first half of the year. BIMB Securities said it foresees challenges for the labour market to continue recovering in the coming months, as businesses may hold back hiring on concerns about weaker domestic demand and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has warned local banks as well as financial institutions including remittance transfer companies, virtual currency exchanges, electronic money issuers and operators of payment systems, to avoid being used by unlicensed online gaming or betting operators as conduits of funds for their illegal activities. BSP Deputy Governor […]
Read MoreVietnam has moved up two places to 55th in the list of the world’s 60 most innovative economies compiled by Bloomberg, but lags far behind Asian peers. With an overall score 49.01 out of 100, Vietnam fared badly in the against countries such as Singapore (2nd), Malaysia (26th) and Thailand (36th) in the annual Bloomberg Innovation Index. […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The services sector’s revenue increased 1.7% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to RM435.9bil in the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4) compared to Q3, said the Department of Statistics. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said the growth was driven by the wholesale and retail trade, food and beverage (F&B) and accommodation segment, which […]
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