Targeted subsidy, price of goods in focus during M’sian Parliament sitting
Pakatan Harapan's member who has proposed the question also wants to know measures or efforts that have been or would be taken by the government to ensure the country's food…
Let there be restraint in Ramadan market: Daily Star editorial
Unscrupulous businessmen must be restrained and brought under the law to prevent price hikes, says the paper.
Wall St ends sharply lower as Powell warns inflation fight continues
According to the Fed’s statement, some additional tightening might be possible but suggested it was on the verge of pausing future hikes in view of recent turmoil in the…
Japan to give 30,000-Yen aid to low-income households
At a meeting of its task force to fight persistent inflation, the government also decided to distribute ¥50,000 per child to low-income child-rearing households.
Taxi fares from HCM City airport to increase on new fee
TCP Vietnam Investment, which operates the parking lot at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, has said the new fee is to manage traffic but the Taxi Association has objected to it.
Japanese Govt to Spend over ¥2 Tril. on Measures to Hold Down Prices
Measures to tackle high prices is the government’s top priority in the run-up to unified local elections in April.
Raya worries over egg, chicken, veg prices in M’sia
Several traders fear there could be a shortage when Ramadan begins in the middle of this week, followed by Hari Raya Aidilfitri a month later.
Fuel prices slashed by up to P2 per liter
In separate advisories, local Philippine oil companies said they would cut the prices of gasoline by P1.20 per liter; diesel, P1.85 per liter; and kerosene, P2 per liter.
Hot US inflation data causes concern
The current selldown in US equities and emerging markets is expected to last over summer, while the level of the ringgit is being watched.
After hiking petrol prices, Pak govt announces relief package
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that low-income segments would be given a subsidy of Rs50 per litre, under the petroleum relief package.