SINGAPORE – The ratio of Singaporeans to foreign workers can be adjusted to help businesses address manpower and cost issues without hurting the country’s push for improved productivity and upskilling. This view came front and centre at a post budget panel discussion organised by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) on Tuesday (March […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew moderately by 3.5 per cent in January 2017, compared to the same month of last year. In a statement yesterday, the Statistics Department said the expansion was supported by positive growth in all indices, namely manufacturing (4.6 per cent), mining (1.1 per cent) and electricity […]
Read MoreThe labour and security sectors are gearing up to register and issue temporary work permits to foreign workers as part of government efforts to strictly regulate foreign nationals. According to a report from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, some 24,000 foreign workers were registered over the last year, mostly Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai […]
Read MoreThe number of startups rose 42% month-on-month in January, led by jewellery retail and construction, the Business Development Department announced on Tuesday There were 6,279 new businesses registered last month, up 9% year-on-year, department director-general Banjongjit Angsu-Singh said. The value of their registered capital was 16.49 billion baht, dropping by 26% month-on-month and 42% year-on-year. […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesian business tycoon Tahir is keen to gain control of PT Bank Permata, a larger rival to his PT Bank Mayapada International, as he seeks to put his lender in the ranks of the nation’s biggest banks. Tahir’s Mayapada Group wants to buy the 90% of Permata that is owned by Standard Chartered Plc […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – An Expert Staff to the Agriculture Ministry at the trade and international relations sector, Mat Syukur, stated that the government targets this year’s rice export to reach 100,000 tons. This move is a part of the Ministry’s attempt in becoming the world’s rice barn. “This year’s export should be at least 100,000 […]
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