KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The Vape Consumers Association Malaysia (VCAM) has today called for the Ministry of Health to rethink the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill and introduce laws to regulate the sale of vaping products. The association’s statement was in response to the government’s generational end-game proposal to ban the sale of smoking […]
Read MoreThe QSR of Asia under Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev), one of the operators of KFC in Thailand, is keen to participate in a race to acquire another KFC franchise if Restaurants Development Co, one of the other KFC franchisees in Thailand, agrees to sell its KFC franchise business as reported. According to a source from […]
Read MoreOnly less than half of businesses surveyed by the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) managed to maintain their employment as the local labour situation is expected to slowly improve amid economic challenges in the second half of this year. EconThai found 47.4% of 300 companies interviewed in its latest survey last month […]
Read MoreApartment prices in Hanoi have been increasing, now hovering around VND40 million per sq m. The number of apartment projects for sale is modest, so investors have set very high selling prices. Apartments in Linh Dam area were launched on the market at prices of VND40-45 million per sqm. An apartment project on Pham Ngoc […]
Read MoreGLOBALLY, several countries have reported high inflation, the Philippines included, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and the ongoing war in Ukraine. As of June, inflation had hit a four-year high of 6.1 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority recently reported. Businesses are likely to be significantly affected — a cause for concern for various stakeholders. Accountants will play a key role […]
Read MoreTHAILAND’S Cabinet on Tuesday (Jul 26) approved additional support measures worth US$748.23 million to ease cost of living pressures and sustain consumption amid rising inflation, the finance ministry said. The measures to run during September and October include 21.2 billion baht (S$801.6 million) for some 26.5 million people, or 800 baht each, under an existing […]
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