With the official launching of three new substations on Saturday, Myanmar’s national electricity grid is now providing 50 percent of the country’s power needs, says Minister of Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing. U Win Khaing was speaking during the official opening of the Tatkyigon substation in Hmawby Township, Kyuntawkon substation in Okekan Township, and […]
Read MoreThe prolonged drought this dry season has affected the productivity of poultry farmers in East Java, with a decline recorded in the quality and quantity of chicken eggs over the last few months. National Breeders Association (PPRN) chairman Rofi Yasifun said that the severe drought due to climate change had caused a 30 percent decline […]
Read MoreKasikornbank (KBank) sees the baht rising to 29.25 against the US dollar at the end of 2020, pointing to the US’s structural problems and external uncertainties. The baht is expected to march past 30 to 29.75 versus the dollar in the first half of next year, up from 30.50 predicted at the end of this […]
Read MoreThe internet economy is rapidly growing in Indonesia amid an increase in the use of digital payments across Southeast Asia’s largest economy. According to Google Indonesia’s “2019 Year in Search Indonesia: Insights for Brands” report, the rapid growth in the country’s e-money adoption has been greatly affected by five major country trends, which include e-money […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S private residential prices appear to have decoupled since 2013 from the global chase for yields, a fresh study by the IMF showed. This is as macroprudential measures undertaken by the Singapore regulators in recent years targeted foreign buyers and speculators – the pacemakers behind the asset chase on Singapore properties, said the study, which […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In spite of huge demand, the inefficient legal framework is making the process of land grouping difficult for all parties involved. Institutional barriers are restricting the development of Vietnam’s farmland market, failing to turn land into a major source of growth for the agriculture sector, according to Bui Thi Minh Dung, expert from […]
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