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  • News & article

    Grab requests special licences

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/10/2018

    » Grab Thailand urges the government to consider a special licence for ride-hailing services to fully capitalise on the sharing economy.

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    Special unit planned for inheritance, gift taxes

    Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/08/2015

    » The Finance Ministry expects to issue 14 organic laws to facilitate tax collection now that the Inheritance Tax Act and amendments to the Revenue Code have been published in the Royal Gazette.

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    Lump-sum payments to departing employees

    Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 12/07/2016

    » When employment comes to an end, whether due to retirement, redundancy or voluntary resignation, the employer may need to make a lump-sum payment to the employee. As the lump sum could be all that a retired employee has left to live on, or a fund to be used during the vocational transition, the law helps to ease the tax burden by allowing a special calculation so that it is taxed separately from other income.

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    A year to remember

    Asia focus, Published on 26/12/2016

    » From the election of "Duterte Harry" in the Philippines to the affair of the "Female Rasputin" that has gripped millions of Koreans, it's been another memorable year in Asia. A few long-running political and security soap operas also continue to play out, most notably the drama in the South China Sea. As well, there is no sign that the tragedy of the Rohingya will end anytime soon. This week, Asia Focus takes a look back at some of the events and personalities that made headlines in 2016.

  • News & article

    LH founder surprised by DSI summons

    Business, Published on 19/05/2017

    » Land and Houses Plc (LH), one of the country's largest housing developers, is playing down the Department of Special Investment (DSI) summons of its founder and major shareholder, Anant Asavabhokin, to answer money-laundering charges over land sales tied to an embezzlement case.

  • News & article

    Median CEO Pay Package Rose to $14.7 Million in 2021, a New High

    Business, Published on 17/05/2022

    » The median pay package for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies reached $14.7 million in 2021, setting a sixth-straight annual record as strong profits and robust markets boosted performance measures.

  • News & article

    Year of Turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021

    » Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.

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    Exploring the options

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/03/2015

    » As Thailand takes a three-month respite from the noisy debate over oil and gas exploration, all sides involved hope that the time will be used to come up with a system that promotes energy security and is fair to the public and business alike.

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    Common ground

    Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 28/06/2021

    » The European Union (EU) is turning east as it seeks to increase its presence in the Indo-Pacific region, where the major events of the current century will unfold, by forming closer relationships with Asean and its members.

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    Clearer skies

    Asia focus, Published on 19/07/2021

    » Southeast Asian citizens accustomed to holding their breath in anticipation of toxic haze generated annually by forest fires in Indonesia can expect clearer skies and breezy days this year, say experts who have been monitoring the region's chronic transboundary haze.

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