LAST Monday, money changers in Singapore ran out of ringgit notes as buyers flocked to their counters. Demand for the local currency surged across the causeway as people queued up at money changers as the ringgit hit a historical low against the Singapore dollar. The exhange rate stood at RM3.17 to the Singapore dollar on Monday, a record low.It was also no coincidence that the ringgit, a day later, traded at RM4.35 against the greenback, its lowest since May 2020, when the local unit traded at

Indeed, many dictatorial regimes did begin to erode.... There’s a lesson in that for the West as wellIn the 2010s, with the outbreak of populism in established Western democracies, the debate has now turned inwards to investigate the causes of the decline.... And since there’s also an element of ‘Christian fundamentalism’ attached to this populism, debates have also brought forth studies that had predicted the rise of religion in the absence of a global communist counterweight....

increasing pressure from their citizens over blanket policies on the coronavirus pandemic.... Thousands

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TOKYO: Japanese companies may struggle to meet rising expectations from global institutional investors amid change in board-diversity standards, according to the latest report on Japanese corporates by MSCI ESG Research. Just one-tenth of MSCI Japan Index firms have reached the 30% female board member threshold that the government is seeking for top-listed businesses, according to Moeko Porter, the author of the report. That 30% level is already lower than the 40% target set by European peers, a

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Former Brexit Party MEP Dr Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has questioned the European Union's ability to rightly represent all its citizens.... Dr Overgaard-Nielsen noted “ there are 500 million people speaking 24 different languages ”, making it difficult for all members to be heard. Brexiteers have often criticised Brussels claiming that there is no chance of democracy due to too many differences. Speaking on GB news, host Nana Akua asked: “ And what was it about the EU that you just couldn’t reall

WITH about 10, 000 dairy cows and bulls in its farms, Farm Fresh Bhd has been battling a margin squeeze as input costs, especially for cow feed, shot up. The largest integrated dairy producer in the country is also impacted by the weaker ringgit, as purchases of milk ingredients from Australia turned more expensive.In the financial year ended March 31, 2022( FY22), the profit before tax( PBT) from its Malaysian operation fell by over 16% year-on-year. This happened due to the cost increases for

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" Aggressive rhetoric persists." Lukashenko said Belarus had managed to maintain economic growth.... The economy contracted by 0.9% last year, and the World Bank expects it to grow by 1.2% in 2021, according to October projections.... Belarusian authorities need to ensure that inflation drops to 6% in 2022, Lukashenko said, down from 10.5% as of Nov....