PETALING JAYA: Farik Amin, one of the two Malaysians jailed at the Guantanamo detention centre in Cuba for terrorism, is believed to have shed his hardline religious views based on letters to his legal team.

PETALING JAYA: Economists have cautioned against calls for government intervention in the gig economy, saying it is better to let the market solve its own problems following a protest by delivery riders over Grab’s recent revamp of rates.

PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to develop an “exit plan” for full-time gig workers over concerns that many youths are being lured by the prospect of “easy money” instead of building their careers.

PETALING JAYA: The government has no intention of setting up a commission for gig economies, despite the assurance given earlier this year by the deputy prime minister for such a body to be established.