Month: June 2022

Hundreds of lawyers, angry about ‘anti-corruption’ probe into judge who convicted former PM Najib Razak in 1MDB scandal, were unable to begin protest walk as police blocked two car park exits.

Employers facing skills shortages and competition for qualified staff can stand out by increasing their attractiveness to existing employees just as much as being attractive to new hires.

UN’s Antonio Guterres said it is important to ‘focus on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons’. There are concerns Moscow will follow through on threats and about China and North Korea expanding their nuclear capabilities.

If the US were to enter a recession, export-reliant Singapore and Malaysia would be among the worst hit, while remittances to the Philippines may decline, analysts say.

Amy Hextell tells HRNews about practical steps firms can take to improve disability inclusion

Opposition parties hope to bring down Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s 17-party government, but his parliamentary majority of 253 seats verses 208 means he is likely to prevail, say analysts.

Trade minister Muhammad Lutfi, under pressure amid rising palm oil prices, complained ‘mafia’ practices included smuggling oil intended for households to industries or overseas. His recent export ban led to arrests in Indonesia for alleged corruption and shocked global markets.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) administration has published a bill to amend the existing occupational health and safety regime.

While some analysts say the storm will blow over, opposition lawmaker Shashi Tharoor warns India’s international reputation is in ‘peril’ and the time has come for Modi to choose between ‘polarisation and prosperity’.

Scientists describe a case in which a female veterinary surgeon was infected with the virus while treating a cat in the southern city of Songkhla, which underscores the need to isolate animals at home in the event of an infection.