MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is summoning banks, telcos, and e-commerce companies to explain their measures to fight smishing amid a recent surge in spammy text messages in the country believed to be instigated by a global crime syndicate. In a statement on Tuesday, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said the NPC has […]
Read MoreAs Cambodian incomes rise and the population consumes more it is also generating increasing amounts of waste. The growing piles of garbage are a threat to health, the environment and the climate. “There is a waste crisis in Cambodia. There is a lot of waste and the system to take care of waste is not […]
Read MoreThe government will cap the price of diesel at 28 baht per litre from December to March by limiting biodiesel content. The Energy Policy Administration Committee (EPAC) on Wednesday resolved to limit the amount of methyl ester (ME), known as biodiesel, in high speed diesel to 7% (B7 diesel) and suspend production of 10% (B10) […]
Read MoreHÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed rescheduling excise tax payments for local automobile manufactures and assemblers. The draft decree recommends that payments over VNĐ4.4 trillion (US$191 million) for October and November be delayed until late December. Under the draft decree the payment deadline of the October excise tax, or special consumption tax, […]
Read MoreSOUTH-EAST Asia is expected to see stronger growth in 2022, propelled by reopening and still-supportive monetary policy, Barclays economists said in the Barclays Asia Economic Outlook for 2022 webinar on Nov 23. While the larger continental economies such as India and China will see slower growth in the year ahead, South-east Asia’s growth will improve […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s economic growth will slow to between 3 per cent and 5 per cent next year amid an uneven recovery at home and lingering uncertainty over global growth, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Wednesday (Nov 24). MTI said gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year will come at around […]
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