Bloomberg Singapore is seeking to reduce the amount of time it takes to regularly check migrant workers for coronavirus infection by piloting the use of antigen rapid tests. For a period of four weeks, a group of 1,000 migrant workers will undergo antigen rapid testing every seven days, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement. That’s in addition to ...

Bloomberg The Malaysian Estate Owners Association says new virus-related restrictions on palm operations will cause potential losses of as much as 900 million ringgit ($217 million) a month to the oil palm sector in the state of Sabah. If the entire oil palm supply chain in Sabah is constrained by a recent order to operate at 50% capacity, the state ...

Bloomberg Holding companies controlled by energy-to-mining tycoon Anil Agarwal face the highest debt repayments in several years just as credit rating firms step up warnings. Vedanta Ltd holding companies Vedanta Resources Ltd and Volcan Investments Cyprus Ltd must repay a combined $1.17 billion next year. That’s the most since 2017, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A Vedanta Resources bond ...