THAI consumer confidence rose for an eighth straight month in January, bolstered by a rebound in tourism and government stimulus measures, but the high cost of living remained a worry, a survey showed on Thursday (Feb 9). The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce hit a 26-month high of 51.7 […]
Read MoreThe Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) have claimed that banks and microfinance in Cambodia continue to provide loans with the same interest rate, despite seeing less return as interest rates on international markets increase. In early February 2023, the US Federal decided to raise interest rates by another […]
Read MoreWhen the Department of Disease Control announced on New Year’s Eve that Thailand would no longer impose Covid-19 screening measures on Chinese visitors, the move quickly stirred a heated public debate. Thailand and China have built close diplomatic relations over a half-century, while significant spending of 531 billion baht from more than 10 million Chinese visitors in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines imported 16.4 percent more meat and meat products last year, driven mainly by higher pork shipments, according to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). The BAI data showed the country imported 1.36 billion kilos of meat and meat products last year compared to the previous year’s 1.17 billion kilos. Pork […]
Read MoreWith the launch of a new electricity transmission line by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic up to Cambodia, the energy trade, cooperation, and relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours are set to get a power boost. The new 500-kilovolt (KV) transmission line links a power substation at a village in the southern Champasak province […]
Read MoreDomestic fuel prices in Myanmar were stable last week at around 2,100 kyat per liter and now it is learned that they fell slightly to below 2,000 kyat on 5 January. The fuel price fell by about 100 kyat per litre as per the reference price set by the Fuel Import, Storage and Distribution Supervisory […]
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