Hong Kong govt eyes 6.7% minimum wage hike
Subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, the revised minimum wage will come into force on May 1 this year, Labour Day.
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India’s Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 42.8 billion
The capital acquisition proposals included the purchase of indigenous Helina anti-tank missiles and air defence systems.
Hong Kong moots promotion exercise in Feb to lure visitors, businesses: John Lee
He also noted that 17 per cent of the daily quota of 60,000 Hong Kong allowed to travel to the mainland in the next eight weeks have been booked.
South Korea’s military dodgers seek new ways by using local military brokers
Besides volleyball player Jo Jae-sung, professional athletes in the fields of soccer, horse riding and bowling are under investigation.
India plans remote voting for internal migrants
The plan relies on a newly developed “multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine”.
Authorities mull measures to address ageing population
Older people, especially richer urban retirees, are increasingly seen by policymakers as potential consumers to drive economic growth.
Hun Sen mulls single citizenship rule for civil servants, armed forces
Cambodia had previously amended several articles of the Constitution in October 2021, to mandate single citizenship for the nation’s top office holders.
Watchdogs intensify efforts to fight graft
Over the past five years, more than 7,000 fugitives were arrested and brought back via China's Sky Net operation and about 35.2 billion yuan (US$5.1 billion) of stolen money was…
Indonesia to build more wildlife crossings in infrastructure development
Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said synchronizing infrastructure developments with conservation efforts was a response to concerns that these developments…
Talent-hungry HK approves more than 200 work passes a day under new scheme
The scheme’s roll-out comes as Hong Kong, which had been cut off from much of the world for nearly three years, scrapped the last of its pandemic restrictions.