The Move Forward Party (MFP)-led Household committee on time is proposing the amendment to the Labour Protection Act made for abolishing temporary and also daily employment and even upgrading the standing of workers to help these groups make ends meet.Continue Reading
Pakistan just last month celebrated 75 years of independence. But the past few decades have been a mixed bag for the general populace, who are still waiting for the promise of Pakistan. Pakistan has performed relatively well as a rentier economy under both civilian and military rule. But living on others’ money without producing enough […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is likely to continue its monetary tightening bias until at least the first quarter of 2023, supported by the improvement in the Malaysian labour market and the country’s robust economic recovery, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga). Read full storyContinue Reading
Disease, drought and debt will have worldwide effects, says the Financial Times’ Megan Greene.Continue Reading
Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT) — the Bangkok City Administration’s (BMA) business arm — appears set to appeal a court ruling ordering both parties to with each other pay close to 12 billion baht within overdue debts sustained through the operation and maintenance of Green Line extensions.Continue Reading
The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered Bangkok City Hall to pay 11.75 billion baht it owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Corp (BTSC) for operating the Green Line’s extension routes since 2017.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves amounted to US$108.2bil as at Aug 30, down from US$110.9bil as at Aug 15. Read full storyContinue Reading
The Kingdom’s small and medium enterprises run by women contend with traditional gender roles and lack of opportunities and access further hindering their success
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His Adani Green and Adani Total Gas trade at more than 750 times profit, far higher than Elon Musk’s Tesla or Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.Continue Reading
As we enter what promises to be a tough autumn, here are eight reasons to be cheerful – or at least to consider political and economic outcomes that are less bleak than those you may be fearing. With economic warfare squarely under way between Russia and the West, with energy price-shocks all around us and […]
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