Thailand’s pet economy on the rise
Thailand’s pet market has grown at an average annual rate of 17.5% from 2019 to 2024.
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Thai Lower House approves 122 billion baht for digital wallet scheme
Of the 461 attending lawmakers, 297 voted for the bill in the first reading and 164 voted against. There were no abstentions.
Agriculture Ministry vows Prabowo’s free meal program to use local produce
The ministry aims to produce 56.03 million tonnes of paddy and 38 million tonnes of corn next year. Other crops that will receive the ministry’s attention include cassava and…
President Jokowi inks 190-year Nusantara Capital City land rights rule for investors
President Jokowi has issued a new regulation that grants investors an HGU of up to 190 years and an HGB of up to 160 years, contingent upon an evaluation in the fifth year, as the…
South Korea faces existential issue: OECD
One urgent issue Korea must address is the population decline and its notoriously low fertility rate, according to the "OECD Economic Surveys Korea 2024" report released last July…
Indonesia faces calls for transparency over data centre recovery
Nearly a month has passed since the ransomware attack on the facility in Surabaya, East Java, that disrupted hundreds of services connected to the server. The attack affected the…
PM Anwar: It’s beneficial to join BRICS
PM Anwar stressed that the current priority was strengthening trade and the economy while expanding the country’s economic network to benefit the nation and the people,…
1.5 million Singaporeans to get up to $850 in August to cope with rising costs
These disbursements are part of the GST Voucher scheme, which helps to permanently defray GST expenses for lower- to middle-income Singaporeans as they cope with the hike in goods…
Thai government sees soft power as a tool to reduce social inequality
Apart from generating revenue for the country, officials said soft power should help reduce social inequality and Thai people should benefit from it. Honing skills and creativity…
South Korea-US-Japan trilateral economic consultative group launched
Three representative economic organizations from the three countries announced the launch of the private sector business dialogue and agreed to hold future meetings regularly.