Upholding Singapore’s rule of law goes beyond the realm of jurisprudence and criminal justice — it will also impact the nation’s economic future, said the Workers’...
Indonesia’s virus-hit economy contracted in the third quarter, plunging it into its first recession since the archipelago was mired in the Asian financial crisis more than...
Coronavirus and e-commerce are not killing businesses in Singapore, but the high rental cost is, said Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) chief Dr Chee Soon Juan on...
Millennial blogger Jeraldine Phneah recently has raised concern and voiced disappointment over the online comments that trivalise the circumstance of low-wage workers in the midst of...
The goods and services tax (GST) rates will remain at 7 per cent in 2021, but it cannot be deferred “indefinitely”, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng...
Based on the advance estimates from Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) for the third quarter of 2020, Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 7...
While the Government’s current ‘Minimum Wage Plus’ sectoral approach covers productivity and career progression within specific sectors, such a move has taken “too long” to implement,...
Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 3.0 percent in August, the highest figure since mid-2017, official data showed Friday, illustrating the pandemic’s effect on the country’s tight...
Australia plans to roll back “responsible lending” laws adopted in the wake of the financial crisis in an effort to spur an economic recovery from the...
by Helena Kobagau, with Haeril Halim in Jakarta With the coronavirus devastating jobs across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the...