Thailand may scrap its two-week mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors with proof of Covid-19 vaccination as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday his government will consider allowing visitors who can produce a vaccination certificate to skip the quarantine and authorities will come up […]
Read MoreThailand’s exports in January rose for a second straight month, climbing 0.35% from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday, missing analyst forecasts. The reading compares with a rise of 1.85% forecast in a Reuters poll and a 4.71% increase in December. Read more
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration is legally constrained from lowering pork import tariffs while Congress is in session, dealing a huge setback on the ongoing inflation fight and putting into question consumer relief pledged to be already underway. While already on his desk, a draft executive order allowing more pork imports cannot be signed […]
Read MoreThe government has been keeping a close eye on low-priced Blue Flag stores and other retail outlets that joined the Rao Chana (We Win) financial relief scheme, threatening to revoke their right to participate and file legal action against them if they are found to have taken advantage of the scheme by unfairly raising the […]
Read MoreDespite being on the same street as three convenience stores, the grocery store owned by Nguyen Ngoc Dung on Yen The Street in HCM City’s Tan Binh District is always crowded, especially during peak hours. Tran Hanh Huong, who lives nearby, says she buys most items her family needs everyday like soap, cooking oil, instant […]
Read MoreHEADLINE inflation returned to positive territory in the new year, with all-items consumer prices in Singapore rising 0.2 per cent year on year as car costs and rentals went up. The increase in prices, which was in line with private economists’ estimates in a Bloomberg poll, was the first reading above zero since last February. […]
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