Indonesia needs broad-based tax reform to boost its revenue in the long run so that the country can minimize the impact of spending adjustments and fund its development projects, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Although the country has established a digital tax as a new income source, the additional revenue is likely to […]
Read MoreExports are expected to slowly recover in the remaining months this year, boosted by strong demand for food, people working from home, Covid-19-related products, and automobiles and parts. Speaking after the second meeting of the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee on Commerce, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Wednesday both the public and private […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thailand received a group of tourists from China on Tuesday, its first such arrivals since commercial flights were banned in April to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the visitors seemingly undeterred by escalating street demonstrations in Bangkok. Thirty-nine tourists from Shanghai arrived on Tuesday night, the deputy director of the country’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport, Kittipong […]
Read MoreThe Trade Competition Commission (TCC) on Tuesday gave the nod to amended guidelines to regulate online food delivery after such services mushroomed during the Covid-19 lockdown that began in April. The guidelines, which have already undergone public hearings for all stakeholders, aim to prevent unfair trade practices and keep online food delivery platforms from taking […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) held consultations to decide the location of National Ring Road 4 around Phnom Penh. Once complete, it is expected to ease traffic and freight transportation. But the location of the project is being kept under wraps to avoid a rise in land prices, a trend that has […]
Read MoreA provision in the controversial Job Creation Law raises the risk of further forest devastation as it relaxes rules on environmental protection, a local think tank says. The recently passed legislation removes the minimum relative forest cover to be preserved by the government. Previously, Article 18 Paragraph 2 of Law No. 41/1999 on Forestry stipulated […]
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