| NEWS UPDATES |
14 September 2010 |
Garment workers strike in Cambodia
AS thousands of garment workers took to the streets on Monday on strike to raise minimum wages, manufacturers considered the potential fallout from mass strikes this week.
Ken Loo, secretary-general of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, said employees from 19 GMAC factories went on strike, and that 10 had seen production stop.
Though it was too early to estimate the costs of the strikes on owners, he said that all those involved in the manufacturing process - from factory owners, to buyers and workers - could be affected.
"It affects buyers. Sometimes, good clients help us and allow us to delay goods consignments - but the delay is not free. The factories have to discount [the cost] for them, so we can send goods to them late," he said.
He said that if Cambodia does not provide favourable conditions for investors they may look abroad for business, for workers that could mean unemployment.
An anonymous official at Yung Wah Industrial (Cambodia), which makes knitted and woven T-shirts in Kandal's Takhmao district, said that around 30 percent of its workers went on strike.
The workers are asking for the minimum wage to be raised to US$93 a month
| ASEAN INDICES
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| September 1, 2010 |
Market
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Indices
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Change
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IDX
|
3,120.02
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38.14
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KLCI
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1,426.56 |
4.07
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| PSEi* |
3,566.23 |
7.56
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SGX
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7.50
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-0.02
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| SET
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918.76
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5.57
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Source : Relevant bourses
Note : * 31 August 2010
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| CURRENCY EXCHANGE |
| September 1,2010 |
| Currency |
US$
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Euro |
| Singapore $
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|
1.32 |
1.68
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| Thai Baht *
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31.44
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39.90
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| Malaysia Ringgit |
| |
3.13
|
3.98
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| Indonesia Rupiah |
| |
9,079.00
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11,513.99
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| Philippines Peso |
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45.31
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57.46
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Source:Relevant central banks
Note : * 31 August 2010
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BRUNEI
Tourism Development Division
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Jln. Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Tel. (673-2) 382822 Fax. (673-2) 382824
Email: bruneitourism@brunet.bn
Website: http://www.bruneitourism.travel/
CAMBODIA
Ministry of Tourism
3, Preah Monivong Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel. (855-23) 213911 Fax. (855-23) 426107/217503
Email: dgpro@camnet.com.kh
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INDONESIA
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 17, Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Tel. (62-21)3838157 Fax. (62-21) 3849715
Website:
http://www.budpar.go.id
http://www.my-indonesia.info
LAOS
National Tourism Authority of Lao P.D.R.
Lane Xang Avenue, P.O. Box 3556, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R.
Tel. (856-21) 212248 Fax. (856-21) 212769/2127910
Website: http://www.tourismlaos.gov.la/
MALAYSIA
Ministry of Tourism
Menara Dato' Onn
Putra World Trade Center, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel. (603) 2693 5188 Fax. (603) 269 0207/2693 0884
Email: tourism@tourism.gov.my
Website: http://www.tourism.gov.my
MYANMAR
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
No. 77-91, Sule Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar
Tel. (95-1) 285689 Fax. (95-1) 289588/254417
Email: dht.mht@myanmar.com.mm / mtt.mht@mptmail.net.mm
Website:
http://www.myanmar-tourism.com/
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http://www.myanmars.net/mtt
http://www.myanmartourismboard.com/
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Department of Tourism
DOT Building, T.M. Kalaw Street, Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park
Manila 10004, Philippines
Tel. (632) 523 8411 Fax. (632) 521 7374
Email: deptour@info.com.ph
Website: http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/
SINGAPORE
Singapore Tourism Board
Tourism Court, 1 Orchard Spring Lane, Singapore 247729
Tel. (65) 736 6622 Fax. (65) 736 9423
Email: stb_sog@stb.gov.sg
Website: http://www.visitsingapore.com/
THAILAND
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 New Phetchaburi Road
Makkasan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Email: center@tat.or.th
Website: http://www.tourismthailand.org
VIETNAM
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
80 Quan Su Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Tel. (84-4) 822 8744 Fax. (84-4) 942 4115
Email: binhvnat@hn.vnn.vn
Website: http://www.vietnamtourism.com
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