Pay up if you don’t want a drink: Malaysia’s coffeeshops to charge for not ordering drinks
Coffeeshop owners, who usually only sell drinks, earn their income through rental from food stall owners and selling drinks.
US universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, US student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than 50 pe rcent compared with…
UN expert concludes ‘forced labour’ has taken place in Xinjiang
China rejects all accusations of abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.
29 plead guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in Hong Kong
The case will be handed over to the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for sentencing.
Pakistan government lifts ban on import of luxury items
At the same time, the government will also impose heavy regulatory duties on these items, with duties for some sectors going up to 400 to 600 per cent.
Indonesia government prepares for ‘turmoil’ with prudent 2023 budget
The government projects 2023 GDP growth of 5.3 per cent, a tad higher than this year’s expected 5.2 per cent, and inflation is predicted to fall to 3.3 percent.
Bakers’ turn: Price hike on bread prices sought to cover ingredient prices
The last time bread prices were adjusted was in Feb 2022, after local bread manufacturers grappled with the rising cost of flour, which had increased by nearly 45 per cent.
Malaysian government channels RM20.94 billion for wage subsidy programme
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the effort was aimed at reducing the unemployment rate among Malaysian workers.
Malaysia ex-PM Najib discharges lawyers again as final appeal against graft conviction continues
Najib discharged the lawyer less than a month after hiring the firm he worked for.
Indonesia’s inflation may exceed 4% next year, upping pressure on govt
The central bank estimates that, for next year, there is a possibility that inflation may go sideways again, just like in 2022.