The Tourism Authority of Thailand has confirmed that the initiative to welcome foreign tourists back to Thailand under the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme will proceed. TAT governor Yutthasak Supasorn said that despite the delay, the first group of tourists from China will arrive in Phuket under the STV scheme within this month. Previously, Phuket […]
Read MoreCustomers of Liquid Group and its partners can make QR payments at more than 40,000 merchants in Cambodia Liquid Group, a regional mobile payment services group headquartered in Singapore, will partner with Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank, Cambodia’s leading mobile banking services provider, to enable cross-border QR payments for inbound transactions into Cambodia. Mr. Manu […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided to maintain interest rates amid the benign inflation environment, to allow previous aggressive monetary actions to work their way through the economy as encouraging signs of recovery in domestic activity emerge despite the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – While Vietnam is on track to witness the strongest growth in ASEAN this year, a weakening job market is the biggest risk to its economic recovery. With a tech-led recovery and consistent FDI inflows, Vietnam’s economy is set to rebound strongly by 8.1% in 2021, HSBC has said in a latest report. Meanwhile, […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian government has disbursed Rp 304.6 trillion (US$20.5 billion), or 43.8 percent of the Rp 695 trillion national economic recovery (PEN) budget, as of Sept. 28, with social safety net spending accelerating but healthcare spending still lagging. The government had spent Rp 150.8 trillion, or 74 percent of the social safety net budget, in […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysian companies that are highly dependent on foreign labour need to strengthen their practices, as allegations have arisen about forced labour in the country. More developed countries are placing emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives to measure sustainability and societal impact of businesses and are tightening their labour practices as […]
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