Priya Sunil is the Deputy Editor Southeast Asia at The Economic Times. She specializes in HR and workforce topics, focusing on talent management, professional training and development, upskilling, workplace culture, career pathing, and employee wellbeing. Priya's insights and expertise are featured in The Economic Times and Human Resources Online.
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Based on Priya Sunil's coverage, she focuses mainly on government announcements and data-driven articles related to health and finance topics in Malaysia. She provides insights into labor market trends, talent trends, salary information for fresh graduates, and labor productivity.
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The levy, which starts at about S$1 per passenger, will apply to flights departing Singapore from 1 January 2027.
She talks about the need for L&D to look beyond capability gaps, to prepare people and organisations for future business needs.
The requirement is one of five recommendations accepted by the government to strengthen human capital capabilities, alongside measures covering workforce planning, AI use, and people leadership.
As workforce expectations diversify, SMGP's Dannie T. Tolarba shares how the company is taking a lifecycle approach to Total Rewards – linking financial security, career growth, wellbeing and recognition to employees’ evolving needs.
Heng will now lead the ASEAN region, while Latimer's focus will be on Marsh's Singapore business.
On day one of Learning & Development Asia 2026 – Malaysia, HR, L&D, and business leaders came together to explore one of the defining questions of the workplace today: As AI changes roles, skills, and expectations at speed, how can organisations build workforces that are not only more productive, but more adaptable, accountable, and human?
The latest Budget sets out a higher minimum wage, RM3bn for HRD Corp training opportunities, and expanded support for gig workers, alongside measures to encourage workforce development and business growth.
This places both regions in the "Very Unhealthy" band, while conditions continue to be "Unhealthy" in the rest of the regions.
This is expected to involve about 1,000 positions across markets.
The latest phase brings the total number of employees retrenched since July to 131, as the agency continues its two-year workforce transformation exercise.
