The government cabinet has instructed authorities to tighten border crossings to prevent illegal entry via non-checkpoints in an attempt to avert the spread of Covid-19. The cabinet gave the instruction at its monthly meeting for August that ended on Friday amid the increased risk of a second wave of the pandemic. Chaired by Prime Minister […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s labour productivity per employment shrank by 16% to RM19,455 per person in the second quarter (Q2), with construction taking a big hit, according to the Statistics Department. In its report on the performance of Malaysia’s labour productivity issued recently, it said total hours worked plunged by 27% to 6.2 billion hours from […]
Read MoreSome companies are beginning to restore cuts they made to managers’ salaries and bonuses in the early, bewildering days of the pandemic shutdowns, a sign that some industries–and their white-collar workers–are benefiting from glimmers of a recovery while millions of others continue to endure job and income losses. In the first weeks of the pandemic, […]
Read MoreThe Vietnamese property market is expected to slow down, with prices starting to drop by the end of this year and hitting the bottom by mid-2021, creating opportunities for home buyers sitting on cash, experts have forecast. “Housing prices will begin to plummet by the end of this year and bottom out by mid-2021 when […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments (BOI) is willing to study proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) on production targets and timeline to meet the volume requirements under the program as the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed the demand for new vehicles. Trade Undersecretary and BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo told reporters […]
Read MoreCinemas are now re-open and pulling back revenue after five months of being shut down because of the Novel Coronavirus. Around 55,000 people returned to the big screens around Cambodia in the first week alone, still a fraction of previous audiences. After five long months of closures, silver screens re-opened across the Kingdom and saw […]
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