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Lazada lay-offs

Ex-Lazada top execs create support groups for retrenched staffers

Several former top executives and managers of embattled Lazada have started unofficial support groups to help recently retrenched colleagues in Southeast Asia.

Lazada Indonesia cuts workforce by half in some departments, wipes out several others

Troubled e-commerce giant Lazada's Indonesia branch has laid off more than half of its workforce in certain departments, while other sections saw a complete termination of all employees.

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Worrying number of youth spending 18 hours on social media daily: MCMC 

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms. 

Penang’s shores in peril: a deadly mix of climate change and coastal development”

Rising sea levels, erratic weather, and unchecked development are driving coastal erosion to alarming new heights in Penang, threatening both nature and livelihoods.

Taib Mahmud: a life of controversies and political intrigue

The diminutive and flamboyant Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud has left an indelible mark on Sarawak and the country, seeing that he was its chief minister for 33 years and later, the governor for nearly a decade.