by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 31, 2024 | Thailand, Economy, News, Travel
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has allocated about 390 billion baht to fund transportation projects to create a seamless transportation system in Thailand. According to the Transport Ministry, the transportation projects for this year include 64 projects set...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 30, 2024 | Thailand, News
Thailand’s House of Representatives is currently considering the delayed budget bill for fiscal 2024, totaling 3.48 trillion baht (US$99 billion). Close to 1 trillion baht has been allocated for welfare spending on state officials and other citizens in the fiscal year...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 29, 2024 | Philippines, News
Motorists in the Philippines will see an increase in the prices of petroleum products on Tuesday, 30 January, with local oil firms saying that prices will rise by up to P2.80 per liter. Shell, Seaoil, and CleanFuel have announced that the prices per liter of gasoline...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 28, 2024 | Economy, Environment, News, Technology, Vietnam
Fifteen companies from the United States, including semiconductors firms, have expressed interest in investing $8 billion in Vietnam’s clean energy infrastructure, US Undersecretary for Economic Growth and the Environment Jose Fernandez says. Vietnam is seeking...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 26, 2024 | Travel, China, News, Singapore
Singapore and China have signed a mutual visa exemption agreement, which will come into effect from 9 February. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other’s countries visa-free for up to 30 days,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 25, 2024 | Economy, Environment, Indonesia, News
Indonesia needs to almost triple its sugar production from the current amount by 2030 if it wants to achieve self-sufficiency, including feeding its bioethanol ambition. To realize this, Indonesia would need to reach sugar production of 9.7 million tonnes by 2030,...
