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Singapore's population shrinks as foreigners leave
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2020
» SINGAPORE: The population of Singapore has shrunk for the first time since 2003 as travel curbs and job losses brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have pushed foreign workers from the global business hub.
Myanmar races to build field hospital
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2020
» YANGON: Myanmar authorities are racing to build a field hospital in the commercial capital of Yangon to cope with a surge of coronavirus infections that doctors fear threatens to overwhelm the country's fragile health system.
Pandemic forces Malaysian palm industry to rethink reliance on foreign labour
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's palm oil producers are embarking on a rare recruitment drive to hire locals and accelerating industry mechanisation as they grapple with a severe shortage of foreign labour due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong still most expensive city for expats: Mercer
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2020
» Hong Kong retains its place atop the rankings for a third straight year as the world's most expensive city for expats, according to the latest Mercer annual report Tuesday.
Thai vaccine ‘not about making money’
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2020
» A researcher leading Thailand's push to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine says its aim is to make it cost-effective and accessible to Southeast Asia, and play a part in preventing a supply shortage globally.
CPF expects record year for profits
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2020
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the country's largest agribusiness, expects to have its best year ever due to soaring pork prices and plans to expand in North America, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Rice exports seen rising as virus outbreak troubles competitors
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2020
» Thai rice exporters expect to increase sales as the spread of coronavirus sparks global food security concerns and major competitors face export bans or go into lockdown to battle the outbreak.
Bond markets buckle
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO/SYDNEY: Bond prices gyrated on Thursday with desperate investors dumping government bonds and hoarding cash in markets gripped by pandemic fears that have forced central banks to step up support for debt.
Cambodia halts Mekong River dam plans ‘for 10 years’
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2020
» PHNOM PENH: Electricity-starved Cambodia will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, a senior energy official said on Wednesday, as it reviews its policy to seek energy from coal, natural gas and solar.
Wuhan to build 1,000-bed hospital over weekend
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2020
» BEIJING: The Chinese city of Wuhan is express-building a new 1,000-bed hospital to treat victims of the new coronavirus, and plans to have it ready by early next week, state media said.