Singapore morning news for July 8
Singapore companies look to Asean to pick up slack from trade war: HSBC THE United States-China trade conflict has dominated discourse for a year now, but Singapore businesses are not letting it get in the […]
Thailand morning news for July 8
PM orders probe into alleged corruption in school lunch program Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Education and Interior ministries to look into the free lunch program for kindergarten and primary school children after […]
Singapore morning news for July 5
Singapore’s dengue cases hit a new high at 499 cases in a week, five times more reported cases than same period in 2018 The nation is currently affected with a dengue outbreak. In fact, the […]
Thailand morning news for July 5
Sperm Whale found on Krabi beach had digested plastic bottles A sperm whale was washed up near Koh Lanta, in Krabi province yesterday. It was 12 metres in length and was estimated to weigh 11 […]
Singapore morning news for July 4
5G will bring challenges to Singapore’s law enforcement efforts: Crime school director The next-generation mobile network offers unprecedented volume and speed, which also means cybercriminals will find it easier to steal away with large amounts […]
Thailand morning news for July 4
TNSC predicts income loss of B500bn Exporters are estimated to lose as much as 500 billion baht worth of income from the strong baht this year, with small-scale entrepreneurs hit the hardest. — Bangkok Post […]
Singapore morning news for July 3
Slow payments worsen for manufacturing sector in Q2 THE manufacturing sector had the worst slow payments deterioration in the second quarter, suggesting that the manufacturing recession is starting to hurt local firms’ cash flow and […]
Thailand morning news for July 3
Factory employment declines but petroleum investment soars Thailand’s factory employment in the first half of 2019 fell by 5.45% year-on-year to 92,262 workers, the Industrial Works Department said on Tuesday, as more companies move to […]
Singapore morning news for July 2
Singapore imposes least burden in VAT, GST compliance: study SINGAPORE came out tops in a latest study by UNSW Sydney and KPMG that considered the compliance requirements and administrative burden associated with adhering to Value […]
Thailand morning news for July 2
Firms push for gradual daily wage increases Business operators are urging the new government to raise the country’s daily minimum wage in line with a resolution of the tripartite committee and avoid the sharp rise […]
Singapore morning news for July 1
Ng Eng Hen confident that technical glitches in F-35 fighter jet ‘will be solved’ before delivery to Singapore Glitches in the F-35 will be fixed before the stealth fighter jet is delivered to Singapore, Defence […]
Thailand morning news for July 1
Boom along the border A group of Chinese investors has poured in close to 10 billion baht to develop a new city in Thmada, a border village in Veal Veng district in Cambodia’s Pursat province […]