NEW private home sales inched upwards by 9 per cent in October, countering the dip in the previous month. Developers in Singapore sold 909 new private homes last month, against the 834 sold in September. However, including executive condominiums (ECs), sales eased 19.4 per cent to 1,045 from September’s 1,296. Monday’s (Nov 15) figures were […]
Read MoreThe number of the poor in Thailand is expected to increase to 15 million next year from the current level of almost 14 million because of the impact of the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak, said Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat. The ministry will open for a new round of registration for state welfare cards early next […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s fourth-quarter growth is expected to rebound on the back of a strong export performance, as well as a pick up in private consumption as borders reopen, Moody’s Analytics said. It said the record-breaking budget for 2022 would also help cushion the recovery as the economy emerges from the tail end of the […]
Read MoreThe target shows the Government’s high determination and also remains in harmonization with other targets defined for 2022. The National Assembly (NA) on November 12 adopted a resolution on socio-economic development for 2022 with an endorsement rate of 94.59%. Referring to concerns that such targets could be difficult to realize, Vu Hong Thanh, chairman of […]
Read MoreMore restaurants and eateries will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages from Tuesday, after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to lift restrictions at venues certified by the Department of Health. As of Tuesday, venues with “Thai Stop Covid Plus” certification will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages in the same manner as businesses that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is pursuing seamless and low-cost cross-border payments with other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly Malaysia and Thailand. In a virtual forum, BSP assistant governor Edna Villa said the Philippines and Singapore signed an enhanced innovation function cooperation agreement last week, upgrading the first partnership […]
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