Domestic workers
Philippines could lose $1.5 billion in remittances from cash-strapped Gulf states
Around 80,000 to 100,000 jobs for Oversea Filipino Workers, or OFWs, among them 30,000 household service workers, could be lost due to the precarious...
Philippines, Kuwait draft labour protection agreement, ban remains
The Philippines and Kuwait agreed on a draft migrant labour protection pact March 16, Manila’s labour secretary said, after talks set off by maid...
OFW ban sours Kuwait-Philippines relations as hundreds flee their employers
Hundreds of Filipino domestic staff in Kuwait fled from their employers to the Philippines embassy after President Rodrigo Duterte offered them a free light...
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Singapore grants first-ever license for a cryptocurrency exchange
Singapore has an open approach to the crypto ecosystem
Singapore’s financial market regulator has granted preliminary approval for...
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Bitcoin for property is back in Thailand
Amid a battered property market due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 crisis, Thailand’s real estate...