Human migration
Singapore puts infrastructure projects on hold to reduce foreign worker influx
Singapore is delaying the construction of infrastructure projects worth around $1.6 billion to limit demand for migrant labour and assuage simmering anger over immigration....
Foreign workers in Malaysia sent home $6.1b in 2012
Overseas remittance by foreign workers in Malaysia amounted to $6.1 billion in 2012, said Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan according to local media reports....
Crackdown: Malaysia gives it a second thought
After an unparalleled crackdown on illegal immigrants and foreign workers started in Malaysia on September 1 with the aim to "flush out" up to...
Philippines recognises the value of exporting labour
With remittances to the Philippines by overseas workers reaching $7.7 billion during the first four months of 2013, local officials have begun to stand...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...