Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Business

MEF: Digital foreign worker system must deliver results, not just go paperless

KUALA LUMPUR: The digitalisation of foreign worker recruitment must deliver real improvements, not merely replace paper forms with online ones, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said.

MEF: Digital foreign worker system must deliver results, not just go paperless

We haven't written up this one. New Straits Times has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at nst.com.my →

More in Business

Nurses give SRC 7 days to sign CBAs or face nationwide strike

Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) Secretary General Seth Panyako has issued the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) a seven-day ultimatum to sign pending Collective Bargaining…

  • Kenya nurses give SRC 7 days to sign pending CBAs or face nationwide strike
  • Outstanding CBA issues include terms of service, salaries, allowances
  • Union prepared for legal consequences, including contempt of court

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"?

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"? newspress_en Sun, 08/23/2026 - 05:34 Business & Economy No wheat carrier needed to sink, and no Russian grain silo needed to be destroyed, for wheat prices on European exchanges to jump by about 4% on 10 July.

  • Azov-Don Shipping Canal crucial for Russian grain exports
  • Russia halted navigation through canal after Azov attacks
  • Kerch Strait closure further restricts grain flow

More from Sunday 23 August →