Singapore Further Tightens Monetary Policy

SINGAPORE, Apr 14 (NNN-CNA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), today announced that, it decided to further tighten monetary policy, in two ways. According to the newly-published MAS Monetary Policy Statement, first, the authority will re-centre the mid-point of the exchange rate policy band, at the prevailing level of…

Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre To Host Over 20 International Events This Year

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is looking forward to host over 20 high-profile international events, 10 conventions and 13 exhibitions from now until December 2022. Overall, around 117 business and entertainment events have been confirmed to be held at the Centre for 2022, said…

S.Korea’s Import Price Keeps Rising On Expensive Crude Oil

SEOUL, Apr 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – Price for imported goods to South Korea kept rising last month, due to higher price for raw materials, especially crude oil, central bank data showed today. The import price index reached 148.80 in March, marking the highest since relevant data began to be compiled in…

Indonesia’s Capital Bans Midnight Sale Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The midnight sale, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, will not be held this year, in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, home to about 10 million people and epicentre of the COVID-19 transmission in the country, according to a municipal government official yesterday. Edi Margono,…

Sri Lankan Gov’t Ready For Discussion With Protesters: PM

COLOMBO, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, said yesterday that, the government is ready to hold discussions with youth who are holding protests at the Galle Face Green. Entering its fifth day yesterday, the protests at the Galle Face Green, close to the Presidential Secretariat, call…

Severe Economic Crisis, High Living Cost Affect Lebanese Diet

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – With his meager income from a household appliances company in Beirut, 38-year-old Lebanese, Mustafa Hejazi, said, he could barely able to afford enough meat for his family. “How can I buy meat at 280,000 Lebanese pounds (11.5 U.S. dollars) per kg, when…

Pakistan’s New Gov’t Attaches Great Importance To Developing Pak-China Relations: PM

ISLAMABAD, Apr 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s new government attaches great importance to strengthening relations between Pakistan and China, Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif said here yesterday. Shahbaz, who was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, and took the oath on the same day, made the remarks…

Bangladeshi PM Orders Taking Steps To Maintain Risk-Free Foreign Debt Limit

DHAKA, Apr 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, directed all concerned, to take necessary measures, so that the country could maintain its current position in future, regarding foreign debt, as the amount of foreign loan is still far below the risk limit. The prime minister issued this directive…

AHTV Has Potential To Make Malaysia A Hub For Electric Vehicle Manufacturers To The ASEAN Market — PM Ismail Sabri

TANJUNG MALIM (Perak, Malaysia), April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The development of the Automotive High-Tech Valley (AHTV) can make Malaysia, among others, a hub for electric vehicle manufacturers and component suppliers, not only to the ASEAN market, but also to a wider market. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (picture) said the…

S.Korea’s Employment Grows 831,000 Y-O-Y In March

SEOUL, Apr 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment growth slowed down last month, after topping one million for the past two months, statistical office data showed Wedneday. The number of those employed totaled 27,754,000 in March, up 831,000 from the same month of last year, according to Statistics Korea. The…
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