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Flood-hit Myanmar farmers fear loan losses
As floodwaters recede from parts of Myanmar’s Magwe Region, farmers are facing new problems – paying back loans they took out before the growing season. Such loans from the state-run Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank are usually repaid from the proceeds of the crop. But in ...
Krabi EIA on hold for clean tech study
The tripartite panel considering the fate of the coal-fired power plant proposed for Krabi must reach a conclusion before the project’s environment and health impact assessment is considered, says the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep). Raweewan Bhuridej, Onep’s acting secretary-general, yesterday ...
Rubber oversupply causes price slump in Laos
As rubber plantations mature and the trees are ready to be tapped, Lao growers stand to face a substantial loss amid a slump in the rubber price on the world market. A respected Lao researcher says poor assessment of the market prior to planting the trees ...
Myanmar flooding affects one million
Nearly one million people have now been affected by widespread flooding across Myanmar since June, officials say. The government says up to 100 people have died and 1.2 million acres of rice fields have been destroyed. Keep reading ...
Myanmar and the politics of disaster
Myanmar has endured more than its fair share of human-made disasters. Almost everywhere you look there is evidence of the long-term consequences of official mismanagement, civil disorder and economic malaise. Those who suffered through the difficult decades of military rule remember the suffocation that comes with ...
Vietnamese companies favor Laos, US for overseas expansion
Vietnamese companies pledged US$155.4 million for their investment projects in 22 countries and territories around the world in the first half of this year, the Foreign Investment Agency recently reported. The Ministry of Planning and Investment licensed 47 new projects. Keep reading ...
Gold prices unchanged at B18,200
Thailand’s Gold Traders Association have announced buying prices at 17,843.32 baht per baht weight for gold ornaments. Keep reading ...
Cambodian youth fear joblessness
Unemployment is the top worry for Cambodian youth, according to a survey released on 7 August. Almost half – 49 per cent – of 630 people surveyed across the country cited unemployment as their main concern in the survey conducted by the Youth Committee for Unity ...
Overseas Vietnamese granted import tax exemption on used cars
According to a new Government decree, a tax exemption on used cars imported to Vietnam has been given for Viet kieu (Overseas Vietnamese), who are intellectuals, experts and skilled workers. Keep reading ...
Vietnamese Government to create most favourable conditions for Malaysian investors
Vietnam always welcomes and will create the most favourable conditions for Malaysian investors and those from other ASEAN member states to do business in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed at the dialogue with members of the ASEAN Business Club and Malaysian enterprises ...
