KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Total year-on-year jobs in the private sector plunged by nearly a quarter of a million in the second quarter of 2020, the latest Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) data showed, as Covid-19 wrought havoc on the economy and forced businesses to cut spending. The number of private sector jobs stood […]
Read MoreImpact Hub Phnom Penh, co-financed by Khmer Enterprise (KE), under the ministry of Economy and Finance, as the main sponsor and the Ministry of Tourism, is launching a Khmer Tourism for the Future incubator. This is a programme designed to build resilience and innovation in the tourism sector that has been hit badly by COVID-19. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The total value of cashless transactions jumped six times in the first half this year against the same period of 2019. The number of cashless transactions increased more than five times in the first half of 2020 against the same period last year, while the total value of contactless transactions soared six times […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Aug 13 — Construction firms and their migrant workers may now resume home renovation and other types of work done outside construction sites and premises such as prefabrication factories without seeking approval from the authorities. Types of work that can be done without approval include repairs and rectification of defects, facilities management and the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The peso is strong, but it’s not for a good reason. The peso soared to its strongest level against the US dollar in nearly four years on Tuesday, a development not entirely good news as it signals demand for the greenback remain subdued in absence of a convincing economic revival. The local […]
Read MoreThe newly elected president of the Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) aims to offer a wellness tourism package targeting the elderly to help shore up the stagnant domestic market struggling with the fallout from the outbreak. Thanapol Cheewarattanaporn, ADT president, said the slow response to the We Travel Together stimulus campaign was due to the […]
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