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Singapore: Link retirement and re-employment ages to dynamic measure of life-expectancy: IPS researchers

[SINGAPORE] The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) recommends that retirement ages be tied to a dynamic life expectancy measure. Its suggestions come ahead of planned updates from a tripartite workgroup about changing retirement and re-employment ages. The IPS said on Monday (Aug 5) that these ages should be based on health-adjusted life expectancy (Hale), which […]

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Malaysia: Thailand seeks opportunities in Sabah,Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: Thai entrepreneurs from various industries are seeking business collaborations and networking with Sabahan and Sarawakian entrepreneurs through the upcoming Bridging Trade and Investment Relations between Thailand and East Malaysia trade forum. Ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia Narong Sasitorn said the forum,set for Aug 21 in Kota Kinabalu and Aug 23 in Kuching,would portray […]

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Indonesia Q2 GDP growth meets estimates

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic growth rate remained around 5% in the second quarter and was the weakest in two years, highlighting the difficulties it faces accelerating GDP expansion amid global uncertainties. South-East Asia’s largest economy grew 5.05% in April-June, a touch cooler than January-March’s 5.07%, the statistics bureau said yesterday. The pace matched the forecast in […]

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Philippines: Inflation eases to 2.4% in July

MANILA, Philippines (Update 2, 10:09 a.m.) — The country’s headline, or total, inflation eased to 2.4% in July, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said in a press briefing Tuesday. This was lower than the 2.7% recorded in June and the lowest recorded since January 2017.  “It was the same rate observed in July 2017,” Mapa said, adding inflation […]

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Cambodia: Shipping companies concerned over congestion at PAS

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), Cambodia’s sole deep-water seaport and one of its most important links to the outside world, is currently experiencing congestion, which has become a source of concern for some major international shipping companies. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia Last week, Hapag-Lloyd, an international transport company based in […]

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