Posts from category Malaysia News

Cambodia Garment Strike Spotlights on Labor Rights

on July 30, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Economy, Malaysia News, News, Review, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off

The wraith of global meltdown is still resonating in some form or the other in most outsourcing dependent countries. The recent Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns out to be a perfect case in point to the premise. On Tuesday, the… Continue reading

Migrant Workers Fuel e-Wallet Growth in the Gulf

on February 24, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business Communication, E-Commerce, India News, Malaysia News, Trade News, UAE News, World Business, Comments Off

The current mobile phone finance players and aspiring entrants are vying among one another to extract a higher share of the future market of mobile payments, the latest mode of payment among migrant workers, by joining forces with current mobile… Continue reading

Malaysia to Hire Foreigners for Custom-made Garment Industry

on February 17, 2010 by admin in India, India News, Malaysia News, Pakistan News, Trade News, Comments Off

The rising demand for custom-made garments and lack of skilled domestic tailors are hampering the growth or even the existence of many tailoring shops in Malaysia. An industry head apprised The Star that about 2,000 traditional Indian tailor shops in… Continue reading

Rising Sandalwood Demand in China Triggers Illegal Trade

on May 20, 2009 by admin in Business, India News, Malaysia News, Nepal News, Sandalwood News, Trade News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

Lately, Malaysia and Indo-Nepal border have become illegal trade corridors for Indian sandalwood owing to increased demand from China. Director General of Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Dr Jalaluddin Harun said that seven shipments of sandalwood worth close to $6mn had… Continue reading