After the economic collapse of Sri Lanka, efforts are under way to pull the country out of its unprecedented condition. Sri Lanka’s foreign-exchange reserves dipped to US$1.716 billion in August 2022 compared with $1.817 billion in the previous month. The governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Nandalal Weerasinghe, said the nation must […]Continue Reading
Subsidised salaries and tax reliefs are some ways to incentivise employers to send their workers for longer and more comprehensive courses, say observers.Continue Reading
The parcel bombs went off in the mailroom of the jail, where many political prisoners are held.Continue Reading
Plans proposed by tenants include installing electric vehicle charging points and using locally sourced ingredients for food.Continue Reading
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is confident the three industrial estates in Ayutthaya are well-prepared to protect themselves against the ongoing flooding in the province, deputy government spokesman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
After months of preparation and concerning sentiment stemming from a deteriorating external environment, Covid-related restrictions and the plummeting real-estate sector, the Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress started with President Xi Jinping’s delivery of the work report. First of all, dynamic zero-Covid policies remain in place, sealed by the success in saving lives during […]Continue Reading
Thirty illegal job seekers from Myanmar on their way to Malaysia were arrested at a sugarcane plantation in Muang district of Ratchaburi on Tuesday night.Continue Reading
The show, titled Food Affair With Mark Wiens, kickstarts a three-year partnership between Singapore Tourism Board and Warner Bros Discovery, which aims to spotlight and inspire travel to Singapore. Time to makan!Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Wednesday (Oct 19) for driving off with an undercover Health Sciences Authority (HSA) officer’s hand trapped in his car window. Cai Zhixiang, 34, had been contacted by undercover HSA officers as part of ambush operations to meet with electronic vaporiser orContinue Reading
Laos is paving the path to an effective cross-sector and holistic approach to tackling child marriage amidst the worst economic crisis in decades
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