SINGAPORE – The police have warned against a surge in a new type of phishing scams where fraudsters target victims through SMSes to obtain their …
When workers are put on ‘quiet firing’
Quiet quitting has heaped attention on so-called “slacker” employees – or those who seem content just fulfilling their job descriptions. But experts say there’s a …
Meet Spectre: The Platform Revolutionizing and Simplifying High Frequency Trading
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sep 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – When first stumbling into the world of high frequency trading, the …
US fines 16 Wall Street firms $2.6b for talking deals, trades on personal apps
WASHINGTON – United States regulators on Tuesday fined 16 financial firms, including Barclays, Bank of America , Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley …
Governments dangle carrots to woo global talent
SYDNEY – A shortage of skilled labour has triggered a global talent war that is prompting countries to boost their intakes and lower migration hurdles …
Australia climate change failings violated indigenous rights: UN committee
GENEVA – Australia violated the rights of indigenous people by failing to adequately protect them against the effects of climate change, a United Nations watchdog …
Fed on eggs and beer, Vietnam’s oxen race in muddy festival
AN GIANG, Vietnam – Their stomachs full of eggs, beer and coconut water, Mr Nguyen Van Liet’s prized white oxen streak ahead of their rivals …
Taiwanese prepare but seek to avert war
TAIPEI – Despite cross-strait tensions running at their highest in decades, Taiwanese retiree Lin Huei-chen is not worried about an imminent war. “I was nervous …
Don’t spy on employees to ensure they’re working, Microsoft says
SEATTLE – More than two years after remote work and hybrid jobs became widespread, there is still a stark divide over how it is going: …
Australia climate change inaction violated islanders’ rights, UN finds
GENEVA – A United Nations committee found on Friday that Australia had violated the human rights of a group of islanders off its north coast …
Central bank rate hikes are far from over despite mounting risks of recession
HONG KONG – This week’s blitz of interest rate hikes is unlikely to mark the end of a campaign by central banks to crush inflation …
With latest rate hike, US Fed signals willingness to accept recession to crush inflation
HOUSTON – Federal Reserve officials gave their clearest signal yet that they’re willing to tolerate a recession as the necessary trade-off for regaining control of …
‘Expensive, mediocre’ Internet: Inquirer
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The lingering Covid-19 pandemic has hastened the country’s adoption of digital technology – from work-from-home arrangements to financial …
Indonesia parliament passes long-awaited data protection bill
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday a personal data protection bill that includes corporate fines and up to six years imprisonment for …
Philippine allows call centres to fully implement remote working while keeping tax perks
MANILA – The Philippines has allowed outsourcing companies to fully implement remote work while keeping their tax perks, resolving a months-long issue in favour of …
Well-off dementia patients ‘abandoned’ by their relatives
SINGAPORE – Two retirees live alone but both women have more than enough means to enable them to live out their old age in considerable …
Big finance on the tail of buy-now-pay-later tech mavericks
Tech mavericks who made buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) an option for shoppers worldwide are grappling with mounting losses and investor scepticism. Now big finance is on their …
After 75 years, cheetahs return to India in a grand experiment
KUNO NATIONAL PARK, India – Cheetahs once prowled India among lions, tigers and leopards. They appear in ancient Hindu texts and in cave paintings, and …
Philippines ends compulsory mask wearing outdoors
SINGAPORE – The Philippines has dropped its rule requiring people to wear masks outdoors, joining nations that have eased mask mandates due to lower Covid-19 …
Indonesia’s fuel price hike: Lower-income workers pin their hopes on higher wages
JAKARTA – The recent rise in fuel prices has been especially tough for Indonesian shoe factory workers Dimas Satrio Wibowo and Novi Dirgantini. The couple …