A new report argues that firms must change how they view workers to compete in the war for talent.

On Monday, 5 October, 2020, the Indonesian government ratified the Omnibus Law on Job Creation. During the drafting process of the ratification of the law, various groups had heatedly rejected it.

According to the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore (MOM), there are an estimated 300,000 Malaysians who commute to the island state on a daily basis for either work or to study.

Technological disruption will significantly affect ASEAN’s workforce, driving growth and creating new demand for workers. Based on a 2018 study, ‘Technology and the future of ASEAN jobs’ by technology company Cisco and Oxford Economics Data, 6.6 million jobs will become redundant by 2028 across the six largest ASEAN economies – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Technological disruption will significantly affect ASEAN’s workforce, driving growth and creating new demand for workers. Based on a 2018 study, ‘Technology and the future of ASEAN jobs’ by technology company Cisco and Oxford Economics Data, 6.6 million jobs will become redundant by 2028 across the six largest ASEAN economies – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

At least 13 jade mine workers and security guards in northern Myanmar were killed in a landslide Sunday, authorities said, as rescuers frantically searched for more victims.Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a dangerous and poorly regulated industry in Kachin state between the country's borders with China and India.Myanmar's fire services department said in a Facebook post the accident happened in the early morning in Hpakant township."We have sent two in