Foreign Platform and Website Operators to pay VAT in Thailand
Around 20 large foreign online platform operators plan to register as value-added tax (VAT) payers in Thailand. Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the Revenue Department, announced...
Singapore KTV cluster hits 120 cases today. 2 to dine rule back.
The Singapore KTV cluster that erupted this week hit 120 cases today. The 2 to dine rule is back. On Monday (Jul 12), the Ministry...
Indonesia Economic Growth may reach 7 Percent
Indonesia's economy is believed to clock a nearly seven-percent growth in the second quarter of 2021. A minister stated this rise follows an upward trend...
Thai PM denies B50bn Thai Airways recap plan and involvement
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday denied reports that the government, through the Finance Ministry, would allocate 50 billion baht to recapitalise financially struggling Thai...
Singapore and Malaysia to allow travel on compassionate grounds from May 17
Travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia will be allowed from May 17. This news comes amid Covid-19 restrictions that ban the bulk of...
Hua Hin may allow foreign tourists
Hua Hin is ready to follow the government's reopening plan and target vaccinated tourists without quarantine requirements in October. This plan comes under the Hua...
Surge in Thai Covid cases causes slump in markets
The Thai market sees a slump as the cases of covid infections surge in the Kingdom. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index fell by...
DPM Heng Swee Keat to step aside as 4G leader and PM hopeful
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has taken himself out of the running for the top job. His decision is coming only two-and-a-half years after...
Former PM of Malaysia DS Najib Razak: Let the people decide
In a rare public address, the former PM of Malaysia, DS Najib Razak, addresses the audience at the International Strategy Institute event today, the 30th...
Malaysia pays Singapore RM320.27 million for HSR termination
Malaysia pays RM320.27 million (SG$102.8 million) to Singapore for costs incurred for developing the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. This amount also includes the...