The Yangon Regional Government will lower petrol prices to reduce transportation costs for commuters, said Finance and Planning minister U Myint Thaung in the Yangon Parliament on Tuesday. The minister was responding to questions raised by MP U Hla Htay from Mingalar Taungnyunt township. “Transportation charges have been rising as all the petrol stations have […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to revive Malaysia as a source market this year with a new campaign called “Open to the New Shades”. Some 3.35 million Malaysians visited Thailand in 2017, down from 3.49 million the year before. Income from this market was 87.1 billion baht, down from 88.6 billion in 2016. […]
Read MoreThe government has launched an eco-label programme to categorise beaches in the kingdom, hoping to attract more tourists to the coastal regions of the country, the Minister of Tourism announced this week. Minister Thong Khon said on Monday that they have established four different categories: conservation beach, eco-beach, luxury beach, leisure popular beach, and local […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ trade deficit persisted last month on the back of marginal increase in imports and weaker exports, the government reported on Wednesday. The country’s balance of trade in goods swung to a $2.61 billion deficit in March, wider than the $2.10 billion shortfall a year ago but narrower than the $3.06 […]
Read MoreHÀ NỘI – Despite having increased at a relatively fast pace in recent years, Việt Nam’s labour productivity remained in the lowest group in East Asia with scores in backbone sectors of the economy even falling behind Cambodia, a report found on Tuesday. The Việt Nam Annual Economic Report this year, conducted by the Việt […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Rents of non-landed private homes in Singapore fell by 0.9 per cent in April 2018 over March, while rents of HDB flats rose by 0.4 per cent over the same period, according to flash estimates released by real estate portal SRX Property on Wednesday (May 9). Year-on-year, rents for private apartments and condominiums […]
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