A spike in new Covid cases in Thailand and other Asian countries is leaving little hope of reviving the short-haul market this year despite the country reopening more destinations, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta). “There’s no hope on the horizon as Thailand is still plagued with a high tally of Covid-19 […]
Read MoreThe gradual opening of international routes and the pilot opening of some tourist sites for foreign tourists are among important solutions in efforts to save the aviation, tourism, hotel and service industries. Reviewing the situation of the tourism industry in the first half of 2021, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to add Braille functionality to banknotes to benefit around 2.5 million visually impaired Filipinos as it continues to support the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Braille is a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian economy is anticipated to face challenges in preserving the recovery momentum as the Leading Index (LI) which acts as an indicator of the future movement of the overall economy eased to 6.9 per cent in May 2021 year-on-year (y-o-y) after rising 15.7 per cent in April, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a mobile app to enable people to make vehicle tax payments in a move to facilitate the procedure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Taxpayers can pay their vehicle tax through seven partnered banks that have cooperated with the DGT, said its […]
Read MorePRIVATE home prices in Singapore increased 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of this year, slowing from 3.3 per cent in the previous quarter, due to tighter restrictions in a bid to curb the pandemic. A flash estimate earlier this month from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) had put the figure initially at 0.9 per […]
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