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Phnom Penh congestion costing ‘$6 million a month’
Phnom Penh authorities on 27 October offered an economic argument for ministries, motorists and citizens to respect traffic laws, claiming that congestion-related costs in the capital were setting the country back about $6 million per month. Speaking at a national seminar, Effects of Traffic Congestion on Environment ...
Yields from fishing take a dive
Exports of fresh fish and fish products fell significantly during the first nine months of the year, raising concerns about businesses and families operating in the Cambodia’s fisheries sector. Fresh and frozen fish export shipments fell 21 per cent during the first nine months of the year ...
World Bank drops post-coup Thailand's business ranking
Post-coup Thailand barely retained its position among the World Bank’s top 50 economies worldwide and has ranked third among ASEAN countries on the ease of doing business during the past year. In its annual Doing Business 2016: Measuring Quality and Efficiency survey, Thailand fell three places from the ...
School curriculum overhaul under way in Myanmar
For the first time in 20 years, education specialists are overhauling the curriculum used in Myanmar’s state schools. The process, which began in 2014, will be completed in stages over the coming years. U Myo Thein Gyi, director general of the Department of Myanmar Education Research Bureau, said ...
ASEAN environment meeting opens in Hanoi, looks to green community
Vietnam is hosting the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME-13), which kicked off in Hanoi on 25 October, focusing on creating a green and clean ASEAN community. The AMME-13 and other related meetings, which will last until 30 October, are of significant importance as ...
8,024 Thai fishing trawlers face revocation of licences
More than 8,000 trawlers in 22 provinces are likely to lose their commercial fishing licences after checks revealed the registration numbers did not match the vessels, and many had not renewed their permits for years. The discrepancies were uncovered when the government began regulating all fishing boats to comply ...
Thai Cabinet approves another 5 billion
The Thai Cabinet has approved more measures worth Bt5 billion to support small and medium-sized enterprises in a bid to increase their competitiveness, Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang said. Keep reading ...
Cyberwar unit not linked to single gateway, Prayut insists
The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ “cyberwarfare unit” has nothing to do with a controversial project to establish a single international Internet gateway, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said at his weekly press briefing on 27 October. Keep reading ...
Real estate giant Vingroup acquires Vietnam's oldest supermarket chain
Real estate conglomerate Vingroup has acquired Vietnam’s oldest supermarket chain Maximark in an effort to strengthen its foothold in the retail market. The value of the deal has not been revealed. Maximark, whose first supermarket was open in January 1996, has nine supermarkets, mostly in Ho ...
Vietnam mulls new import tariff on alloy steel after fraud warning
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is considering changing a tax regulation following concerns that the rule has been abused by Chinese exporters to ship a large amount of steel to Vietnam without paying duties. Currently imported steel with at least 0.3 percent of chrome content will be exempt ...
