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CLICK TO ENLARGE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s labour market recorded a year-on-year improvement in the second quarter, spurred by increased economic and social activities primarily during the early part of the period. Nevertheless, the improvement was still below pre-pandemic levels, as the country’s labour market was marred by movement restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Statistics Department. In its labour market review for the second quarter of 2021 released yesterday, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic below) said the full movement control order was implemented on June 1, following a steep rise in daily Covid-19 cases and corresponding death rates. Statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin “At this point, the permission to operate was only granted to essential activities encompassing selected manufacturing sub-sectors, food and beverage, securities, health and medical services, banking and communications.” “However, this situation was different ... » Learn More about Labour market improvement in Q2

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Favelle Favco Bhd (FFB) announced that four of its subsidiaries have secured purchase orders with a combined value of about RM37.1 million. In filing with Bursa Malaysia today, FFB said Favelle Favco Cranes Pty. Limited received an order for the supply of tower crane from G A Caelli Holdings Trust to be delivered by early of 2022, while Favelle Favco Cranes (M) Sdn Bhd received a contract from Saipem S.P.A. to supply offshore crane, which is expected to be delivered by the end of next year. Meanwhile, Favelle Favco Cranes Pte Ltd bagged an order from Thien Nam Offshore Services JSC for the supply of offshore crane to be delivered by the first quarter of 2022, and Exact Automation Sdn Bhd secured a contract from Rockwell Automation Southeast Asia Pte Ltd for supervisory control and data acquisition system, which is expected to be delivered by mid-2022. "The contracts are expected to contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of FFB for the ... » Learn More about Favelle Favco units bag contracts worth RM37.1mil

Like Rodrigo Duterte back in 2016, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has a six-month promise, should he win: to bring as much of normal life as possible by December 31, 2022, or six months after his first day as president. "I want you, by December 31 of 2022, lumalabas ka na, kumakain na kayo, kasi lahat kayo bakunado ng booster already, because everybody is protected," he said on Tuesday, October 26, on ANC Headstart. (I want you, by December 31 of 2022, to be going out, eating out, because all of you are vaccinated with a booster already, because everybody is protected.) "I want you to go to normal. I want your kids to go back to school. I want everybody going out. I want us to live with COVID-19, learn how to live with it, go back to work, and protect those who are sick," he added. In a previous interview with Rappler, Moreno and his running mate doctor Willie Ong have said that they aim to build more health facilities and purchase more COVID-19 medicines ... » Learn More about Isko Moreno aims for ‘normalcy’ amid pandemic by December 2022 if elected president

BANGKOK – Once her parents set up the studio lights in their simple one-room Bangkok home, 18-year-old “Fai” bursts into action. She’s loud and sassy, dancing and laughing as she welcomes her fans to a live broadcast of another make-up tutorial, sponsored by a local brand. “Hello everyone! Welcome back, it’s me Fai doing make-up with my feet — check out my dress, isn’t it beautiful?” Fai gets herself up on her shortened leg, balancing with her full-sized leg, and shimmies her body to the loud R&B music. She has no arms and shows off her bare rounded shoulders by wearing just a crop top. Over the next hour, Fai demonstrates how she uses the sponsor’s products — doing everything with her toes. She puts on green contact lenses, attaches fake eyelashes, brushes on foundation, and carefully applies lipstick and eyeliner. “Today I got 4,000 [viewers], which is very good,” said Fai, who usually goes by her nickname (meaning “cotton”) rather than her Thai name ... » Learn More about Armless Beauty Video Blogger a Online Sensation in Thailand