ASIA-PACIFIC (APAC) coal prices are expected to moderate in 2022 as the Indonesian government lifts the coal export ban, Fitch said. The ban on coal exports in January 2022 has led to a rebound in APAC thermal coal prices but it will be short-lived, the research house said. In a report released on Feb 14, […]
Read MoreThe Thai baht opened at 32.44 to the US dollar on Tuesday, strengthening from Monday’s close of 32.53, the highest in five months. The Thai currency is likely to move between 32.35 and 32.55 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. He said the baht may stop strengthening and swing sideways because […]
Read MoreJAKARTA – Indonesia said on Monday (Feb 14) that it plans to cut the quarantine period for travellers – both foreigners and citizens who have had a booster shot – from five to three days with officials pointing to signs of a slowdown in Covid-19 cases. The new rule will take effect “starting on March […]
Read MoreYANGON (CNA) – Investors flocked to Myanmar after the military relaxed its iron grip in 2011, paving the way for democratic reforms and economic liberalisation in the country of over 50 million people. But human rights groups have pressed foreign companies to rethink their activities in Myanmar following the February 2021 coup and a subsequent […]
Read MoreThe government adopted legal Consumer Protection Laws in late 2019, making Cambodia home to one of the youngest Consumer Protection Regimes in the world with various sub-decrees and regulations still in development In a free-market economy, consumer protection legislation is needed to ensure trade practices are conducted in a way that is fair and equitable […]
Read MoreDEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 673 new private homes in January, inching upwards by 3.5 per cent from 650 in the previous month. Including executive condominiums (ECs), which are a public-private housing hybrid, sales reached 725, just 0.8 per cent higher than that of December 2021. Tuesday’s data was higher than consultants’ flash estimates published by […]
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