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Opposition leaders slam govt’s ‘brutality’ as petroleum prices soar to all-time high

The government had notified an unprecedented increase in the prices of all petroleum products by up to Rs10 to Rs12 per litre.

Despite being heavily affected by the pandemic, Vitnam's exports of forest products in 2021 was predicted to reach US$15.6 billion.

The industry views long-stay plans as one of the few ways it can survive.

The Cabinet has approved subsidies of Bt70,000 -Bt150,000 on purchases of electric vehicles to promote Thailand’s EV manufacturing industry.

Production has plunged by 95 percent in Palpa district of Nepal, which is famed for the spice.

The index’s downtrend was due to losses in large-cap stocks, especially bank stocks.

Surging prices in the wholesale market had seen five electricity retailers exit the Singapore market last year.

They agreed to effectively carry out the Vietnam – RoK Free Trade Agreement to raise bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2023.

The share of manufacturing in the country’s GDP in 2015 prices shrank to 20.08% in 2020 from 20.26% a year earlier.

Tokyo's unusual move came follows a U.S. request to shore up energy supplies for Europe, which depends heavily on Russian gas.