SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Traffic through Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints has been consistently heavy since the start of the June school holiday period, with traveller volume over the past weekend rising to 267,000 people per day compared with...
By NELSON BENJAMIN and VENESA DEVI JOHOR BARU: It has been two months since the border crossing with Singapore was fully reopened but issues persist on both sides of the Johor Causeway. On the Malaysian side, there have been issues with faulty...
KOTA KINABALU: The goods and services tax (GST) is better than the sales and service tax (SST) because the GST widens a country’s tax base and brings in more revenue, says the World Bank Group lead economist Apurva Sanghi. More than 170 countries around the world have...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — Some workers in Malaysia have complained that their benefits have been or would be reduced by employers in response to the new RM1,500 minimum wage implemented since May 1. Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times (ST) spoke to office...
WU SHANG-SU The potential connectivity benefits for two of Asia’sbig cities are huge. The obstacles are many. With pandemic restrictions easing, especially for travel, some Southeast Asian countries have resumed the pursuit of enhanced intra-regional connectivity. The...
PETALING JAYA: Rising food prices and the cost of living are factors to consider in determining the right time to call for a general election, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic). “We are now facing a period of increasing inflation with high...
