Brunei’s CPI Rose 4.1 Percent In July

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.1 percent, year on year, in July, showed the latest official data, released yesterday. According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, under the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the CPI rise was in line with…

New Zealand’s Annual Food Price Increase Remains At 13-Year High

WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Food prices were 8.3 percent higher in Sept, 2022, compared with Sept, 2021, New Zealand’s statistics department Stats NZ said today. The annual increase was also 8.3 percent in Aug, 2022, the highest since Jul, 2009, Stats NZ said. In Sept, 2022, the annual increase…

Aussie Farmers Warned Of Increasing Agricultural Scams

SYDNEY, Oct 13 (NNN-AAP) – Australian farmers and rural businesses are warned of a surge in scams, targeting the agricultural sector, particularly regarding heavy machinery purchases. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the country’s peak consumer protection body, said yesterday that, reports to their Scamwatch have shown, Australian farm…

Malaysian ringgit slides vs greenback in early session

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) —  The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar Thursday morning amidst the higher-than-expected United States (US) Producer Price Index (PPI) data for September, which came in at 8.5 per cent versus 8.4 per cent forecast, said a dealer.   At 9 am, the local currency slid to 4.6850/6875 against the greenback…

Malaysian King officiates opening ceremony of Battersea Power Station

From Nurul Hanis Izmir LONDON, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has officiated the opening ceremony of the Malaysian-owned Battersea Power Station in Central London, ahead of its public launch this Friday. His Majesty was accompanied by Queen Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.…

Thailand’s Resort City Opened Movie Theme Park To Woo Tourists

BANGKOK, Oct 13 (NNN-TNA) – A movie theme park was opened to the public yesterday, in Thailand’s tourism hotspot Pattaya, as part of the country’s efforts to boost tourism and the local economy. The movie theme park, with an area of about 6.24 hectares, is a collaboration project between Sony…

India’s Retail Inflation Jumps To 7.41 Percent In Sept

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s retail inflation jumped to a five-month high of 7.41 percent in Sept, data released yesterday by the country’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) showed. “The inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Sept, is 7.41 percent,” the ministry said in…

AirAsia boosts regional inbound tourism in Malaysia’s Penang with new Bali route

GEORGE TOWN (Malaysia), Oct 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s northern state of Penang is set to receive more inbound travellers with the launch of AirAsia’s new direct route from Bali, scheduled to start on Oct 20 this year. State Tourism and Creative Economy committee chairman, Yeoh Soon Hin said he was confident…

Malaysia to support modernisation of Cambodian plantation sector

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Cambodia can be a land of opportunity for Malaysian downstream palm oil companies keen to tap overseas markets, said caretaker Plantations Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin. She said Cambodia, with its population of 17 million people, is a major importer of Malaysian agriculture products, especially palm…

Overseas Cambodian Workers Sent Home 2.63 Billion USD In 2021: Official

PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (NNN-AKP) – A total of 1.3 million overseas Cambodian labourers sent home 2.63 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, Labour Ministry’s Secretary of State, Heng Sour, said yesterday. Speaking during a press conference here, Sour said, the remittances are expected to rise to 2.72 billion dollars in…
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