VIENTIANE: Microbusinesses account for the majority of businesses in Laos, making up 94.2 per cent of all registered enterprises, according to a recent survey.
Living paycheque to paycheque has become the norm for many young graduate workers as the cost of living rises.
PETALING JAYA: Ecommerce sellers want the government to help them sell their products at major retail outlets before it considers a ban on TikTok Shop.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos, as a least developed country, is still largely dominated by microbusinesses, which account for 94.2 per cent of all enterprises in the country, the results of the latest survey revealed on Tuesday (Feb 16) show.
Having more people gainfully employed may be good for the economy but do workers actually benefit from postponing retirement?
THE Selangor government will allocate RM2mil in the form of discount vouchers for its latest Selangor E-Bazaar initiative.
KUALA TERENGGANU: Now that the state election is over, voters in Terengganu are looking forward to Perikatan Nasional fulfilling the pledges in their manifesto.
PETALING JAYA: The rising cost of living, economic concerns and a lack of funding for public services and ethnic minorities are among key issues the government will have to address in Budget 2024.
China’s southern metropolis of Shenzhen is the only mainland city where individuals can apply for bankruptcy, but it’s not easy, as authorities seem to frown on debt forgivenessWhile debt often gets taken to the grave, families may continue to be hounded by creditors under a prevailing traditional belief that ‘the son must pay his father’s debt’
China’s southern metropolis of Shenzhen is the only mainland city where individuals can apply for bankruptcy, but it’s not easy, as authorities seem to frown on debt forgivenessWhile debt often gets taken to the grave, families may continue to be hounded by creditors under a prevailing traditional belief that ‘the son must pay his father’s debt’
ON Sept 23, 2023, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made his debut address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and took Malaysia Madani to the world stage.
While hardly new, the idea of quashing monopolies and other anti-competitive practices in Malaysia has been gaining traction of late.
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THE investment flows of Malaysia’s domestic direct investments (DDIs) have not been very encouraging. This is not an of late occurrence owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, as the data suggests, DDI has been diminishing since 2015.
Singapore’s digital banks are mostly up and running, but newcomers face plenty of challenges in trying to establish a secure foothold in the financial sector, say observers.
The El Camino de Costa Rica is a 280km foot trail linking the Central American country’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts.
PETALING JAYA: While pre-Budget news reports have been on managing federal government spending, growing revenue should be a priority in the revised Budget 2023.
Initiatives in place to attract 250,000 international students to the country by 2025