Indonesia’s GDP growth drops below 5% in President Prabowo’s first quarter
The Ramadan boost failed to significantly jack up consumer spending, investors fretted about global uncertainty, and government spending contracted.
Economic Affairs
Bangladesh won’t allow cattle import this Eid: adviser
No cattle will be allowed entry illegally, the Fisheries and Livestock Adviser said at a press conference on the demand and supply of animals for the Eid-ul-Azha, which is…
Stakeholders urge Malaysian government to not delay gig workers bill any further
Malaysian Gig Community secretariat said that the proposed laws must include the creation of a Gig Workers Commission to ensure that issues related to the industry are handled…
Jakartans rush to join sanitation workers amid job scarcity
An unprecedented crowd of hopeful jobseekers have flocked to Jakarta City Hall in the past few weeks to apply for jobs as sanitation workers, highlighting mounting concerns over…
As unused homes increase in rural South Korea, government mobilises nationwide response
The government said the ongoing population drop would likely fuel a corresponding spike in such houses, which have been abandoned or are unused for various reasons.
No plan to raise food prices despite end of egg subsidy, say eateries in Malaysia’s Johor
Malaysia's Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has made it known that price controls on eggs would be lifted in the coming months, with the subsidy reduced from 10 sen to five…
All eyes on Malaysia’s US tariff response
The special session will see about 20 lawmakers debating the implications of the US' decision on the country’s economy as well as the Malaysian government’s long-term planning…
Unpaid for 20 weeks, 2,500 tea workers in Bangladesh’s Sylhet threaten tough action
Around 2,500 workers and their families from Kalagul, Charagang, Burjan, and the Burjan factory—all under the Burjan Tea Company—staged a protest in Sylhet recently, demanding…
Bank of Japan keeps lowers growth forecasts, inflation rate projections amid US tariff uncertainty
The central bank determined that it is necessary to cautiously examine the impact on both economic and price outlooks stemming from high U.S. tariffs. It also lowered its growth…
Filipino domestic workers deserve better
As help cannot be expected from the powers that be, domestic workers have taken it upon themselves to organise and assert the rights and legitimacy they are entitled to.