Myanmar Extends Bans on Gatherings, Int’l Flights as Imported COVID-19 Cases Rise The Myanmar government announced on Monday that restrictions on visas, international flights and public gatherings have been extended through June 30. — Irrawaddy […]
Vietnam works to promote non-cash payment To realise the Government’s goals regarding non-cash payments, since 2019, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has nominated June 16 as “Non-cash Day”. — NDO Solar Rules Weaken Vietnam’s […]
5% jobless rate just the beginning, says employers’ federation Malaysia’s largest employers’ federation has warned that the 5% unemployment rate at the end of April is just the beginning of more job cuts. — FMT […]
Myanmar to revamp governance of industrial zones under new law Legislators in Myanmar have approved a long-awaited law governing industrial parks that grant regulatory bodies new powers to punish polluters and land speculators. — Myanmar […]
Vietnam car maker Vinfast launches Australian R&D centre Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, VinFast, said on Friday it has opened a research and development centre in the Australian city of Melbourne, in a move to […]
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases drop to eight today, with one death Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to eight as of noon today from 43 yesterday, which raises the country’s total confirmed Covid-19 infections to 8,453. […]
Myanmar Unveils Details of Three-Stage Tourism Recovery Plan As countries around the world gradually ease travel and living restrictions, Myanmar has unveiled details of a three-stage ‘Strategic Roadmap for Tourism Recovery’. — Asia Travel UN […]
MoIT denies reports about power price increase The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) late on Tuesday denied reports that the nation’s electricity price had increased. The reports had appeared on some websites and social […]
Malaysia allows public transport, flights to operate at full capacity All public transport services, including flights and express buses, as well as e-hailing services and private vehicles, are now allowed to operate at full capacity […]
Myanmar growth to slow in 2020 but rebound next year, World Bank says Although economic growth for Myanmar is forecast to slow to 1.5 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this could rebound […]
Vietnam seeks to raise about $50 mln in power plant stake sale Vietnam is seeking to raise around $50 million by selling a 9% stake in Haiphong Thermal Power via an auction on June 18, […]
New Covid-19 survey results contain cheer for health authorities, gloom for businesses Malaysian respondents in a recent survey said they were still coming to grips with Covid-19 when those in neighbouring countries were already settled […]