JAKARTA -- The death toll from floods and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra has risen to 32, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported on Tuesday.

According to the agency, five of the province's 12 regencies had declared a state of disaster emergency as more than 1,500 houses, over 50 worship centers and over 10 roads were damaged by floods and landslides. (Indonesia-Flood-Landslide)

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SINGAPORE -- Overall hiring sentiments in Singapore fell for the second consecutive quarter due to a sharp decline in the communication services sector, according to recruitment agency ManpowerGroup's quarterly employment survey issued Tuesday.

Up to 41 percent of the 525 surveyed employers in Singapore plan to hire for the April to June period and 17 percent anticipate a decrease in their staff, while the rest expect no changes. (Singapore-Economy-Employment)

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SUVA -- The Fijian economy is expected to grow by 3 percent this year, local media cited an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official as saying on Tuesday.

After a strong rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Fiji's economic growth is returning to its historical trend, Marshall Mills, the IMF mission chief for Fiji, Asia and the Pacific, was quoted by the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation news website. (Fiji-GDP)

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HANOI -- The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has forecast that Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will reach 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 2024, compared to 3.3 percent in the same period last year, local newspaper VnExpress reported Tuesday.

It anticipates a 6 percent growth for the whole year, compared to 5 percent last year. (Vietnam-Growth-Q1) Enditem

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