LAHAD DATU: A telecommunication tower will be built in the Danum Valley conservation area to provide wider and faster internet coverage facilities in line with the area being an attraction to international tourists, says Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. Read full storyContinue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia is taking legal action to stop the latest attempt by the self-claimed Sulu heirs to seize supposedly government linked assets including PETRONAS in the Netherlands. Read full storyContinue Reading
More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. Six of the individuals told Reuters they were targeted themselves. The targets included Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto,Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Sep 30) said it will challenge a move by the heirs of a former Southeast Asian sultan to seize its Dutch assets as part of the descendents’ efforts to enforce a US$15 billion arbitration award against the Malaysian state. The heirs of the former SuluContinue Reading
One UK organisation that oversees hospitals is trialing such smart wearables, which help doctors see whether they need to adjust treatment plans.Continue Reading
The European Union is preparing to impose a new tranche of sanctions against Myanmar’s democracy-suspending, coup-installed military regime, but behind the new measures, a debate rages about whether Brussels should revoke the benighted nation’s EU trade privileges. In particular, many European and Myanmar trade unions are calling for Myanmar’s suspension from the Everything But Arms […]
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Professionals in SEA value job security during uncertain times
Hiring new talent remains challenging in SEA, especially in Malaysia The much-publicised âGreat Resignationâ appears to be more muted in Southeast Asia, based on the latest survey from Robert Walters.Â
In a statement, the recruitment firm said professionals in the region are valuing job…Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek’sContinue Reading
First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of humans. Read full storyContinue Reading
Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle. In its call for reservists, Russia’s leadership specifically targeted oil and gas workers for the draft. One might assume that energy workers, who provide […]
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