Indonesia’s Manpower Minister Yassierli has called for human-centred AI in the workplace to boost national workforce productivity, saying the biggest gains come when organisations redesign […]
Author: Josephine Tan
Taiwan’s AI boom is showing up in the overtime data
Overtime hours in Taiwan’s electronic components industry hit a record high for June, as sustained global demand tied to AI continued to lift orders for […]
Malaysia’s Budget 2027 lifts minimum wage to RM2,000, sets RM2,500 floor for graduates
Malaysia will raise its national minimum wage from RM1,700 (US$415.99) to RM2,000 (US$489.36) a month from June 2027, one of several pay and workforce measures […]
The Philippines to reskill 1.3 million IT-BPM employees under US$34.4 billion AI infrastructure plan
The Philippines plans to reskill 1.3 million employees in its information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector for AI-enabled services, as part of a […]
Oracle puts 13 AI agents to work across the talent lifecycle
Oracle has introduced a set of Fusion Agentic Applications and AI agents for HR, aimed at helping organisations accelerate workforce development, strengthen internal mobility, and […]
Singapore to share enhanced childcare leave details in early 2027
Details of Singapore’s expanded childcare leave scheme will be released in early 2027, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah told Parliament on 10 […]
Indonesia targets up to 3.5 million jobs in 2027, but businesses warn of hurdles
Indonesia is targeting more than three million new jobs in 2027, a goal employers and economists have called ambitious given a labour market that has […]
Employees in Hong Kong are among the world’s heaviest users of AI. Most have never been trained to use it.
Nearly three in four working professionals in Hong Kong use AI at work at least weekly, but close to 60% have never received any form […]
Employers in Singapore take more selective approach to hiring in Q4 2026
Employers in Singapore are becoming more cautious and selective in their hiring decisions, with nearly half planning to keep headcount unchanged in Q4 2026, according […]
Most employees in Singapore now use AI at work, but fewer than four in 10 have been trained in it
The figures come from the Singapore Digital Economy Report 2026, released by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). AI use rose to 85.7% of surveyed […]
AI risk debate: Steve Boese on what HR leaders can act on while consensus is missing
September brought the argument over AI’s risks into the open from several directions at once. Early in the month, a researcher resigned from Anthropic, warning […]
AI less likely to replace jobs in developing economies, but gains aren’t guaranteed – World Bank
Generative AI (GenAI) poses a substantially lower automation threat to employees in low- and middle-income economies than to those in wealthier ones, according to the […]
Malaysia urged to review wage structure beyond minimum pay to support income growth
Malaysia’s wage structure needs to be reviewed so that employees earning above the minimum wage also benefit from periodic salary adjustments, according to the National […]
Finishing the training isn’t the same as changing how you work
When Samsung Group began its group-wide AI push by putting around 50 affiliate presidents through hands-on training before extending it to the wider workforce, it […]