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Jakarta seeks ban on Myanmar junta beyond Asean summits

  Bloomberg Indonesian President Joko Widodo has proposed to leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that representatives of the Myanmar military be barred from the bloc’s functions beyond big ticket summits. Leaders belonging to the 10 nation grouping debated the issue “at length” he said, in the strongest sign yet that some Asean members are growing frustrated by ...

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Firms take desperate steps to tackle UK’s staff shortage

  Bloomberg British businesses are taking creative and unusual steps to attract staff, amid a notably tight labour market. One of celebrity chef Raymond Blanc’s restaurants is subsidising a bus service. Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, which holds two Michelin stars, contributes to the transport link, helping them reach workers who live several miles away in Oxford. Supermarket chain J Sainsbury ...

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Musk’s first email to Twitter employees ends remote work

Bloomberg New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it. Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter, according to the email reviewed by ...

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