The government announced on Monday that it would lower the price ceilings for domestic economic class airfares by 12 to 16 percent, of both low-cost carriers and full service airlines, particularly for planes with jet engines. The new price ceilings will take effect May 15. “The government will not directly intervene in fares, but through […]
Read MoreThe strength of the Myanmar kyat has been a key factor in helping go stabilise local petrol prices at a time when global oil prices have become increasingly volatile. Since the start of the year, oil prices have risen on the back of US sanctions on Iran, a major oil-producing nation. As fuel is mostly […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Creativity, green and inclusive growth, as well as sustainable development, are the right direction for Vietnam to go forward. Vietnam’s economy would be left behind against regional peers and other countries, unless the country has strong desire for prosperity, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Nevertheless, Phuc expected the country to overcome […]
Read MoreThailand’s waiver of visa-on-arrival fees is likely to get less attention from Chinese travellers as arrivals from the mainland are still declining. Instead, the 2,000-baht fee exemption that runs from Nov 15, 2018 to Oct 31 this year has given a big boost to India, one of the 21 nations eligible for the exemption. Arrivals […]
Read MoreRESALE prices for non-landed private residential units rose 0.9 per cent in April 2019, for a third straight month-on-month rise, according to SRX flash estimates on Tuesday. For the first four months of the year, non-landed resale prices are up about 2 per cent, according to data from the real estate portal. Year on year, resale prices […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: The Indonesian stock-market slump deepened Tuesday as foreign funds pulled out of the local market. With almost every other Asian market still in the green, it is now the first in Asia to lose the rally it posted earlier this year. The Jakarta Composite Index fell as much as 1.7% Tuesday, extending its decline […]
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