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2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (869+ words) Six years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped Malaysia's economic structure and labour market in profound ways. The health crisis drove unemployment to 4. 5%, the highest level in nearly three decades, with 711, 000 people losing their jobs, according to the Department of Statistics…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (441+ words) House building slowed sharply in the Republic last month as uncertainty triggered by the Middle East conflict hit orders across the construction industry, new figures show. The AIB Ireland Construction Purchasing Managers" Index shows building activity fell in April, the…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1658+ words) Countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand are recalibrating their tourism strategies, while tour operators have ramped up intra-Asia offerings as airspace restrictions and rising costs weaken long-haul demand. SINGAPORE: When bookings for trips to the Middle East began to drop…...

20+ hour ago  (281+ words) Heathrow passenger numbers fell back by 5% last month due to the conflict in the Middle East. Year on year throughput was down to 6. 7 million, the London hub confirmed. The reduction reflected "the ongoing impact of the Middle East conflict on…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (239+ words) LONDON, May 12 " London's Heathrow Airport announced today that passenger numbers dropped in April as the Middle East war disrupted global air travel. The airport handled 6. 7 million passengers last month, down 5. 3 per cent from one year earlier, Heathrow said in a…...

16+ hour, 2+ min ago  (371+ words) In its May Global Shipping Report, Descartes showed that total imports reached 2. 28 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the month, down 5. 5% year-over-year. However, volumes remained 18. 7% higher than in April 2019, suggesting continued demand despite complex global trading conditions. China-origin container imports…...

16+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1748+ words) US president calls Iranian response "totally unacceptable" while Tehran says it will retaliate against any new US strikes or foreign warships in strait of Hormuz Trump calls Iran"s response to peace plan "totally unacceptable" as ceasefire frays The IDF…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (616+ words) PARIS, May 11 " Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Trump rejects Iran peace response" President Donald Trump said yesterday he has rejected Iran's response to a US proposal for ending the Middle East war, deeming it "totally…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1757+ words) " Standoff in the strait: Iran warned it would launch a "heavy assault" on US assets in the Middle East if its ships face further attacks during the countries" tenuous ceasefire. The two sides have traded strikes surrounding the Strait of…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (162+ words) Bengaluru, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people of India to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption amid supply disruptions due to the Middle East war. India is one of few countries in the region that…...