Myanmar has recently set a minimum wage for Burmese (Myanmar) maids who work in Singapore at S$450.00 a month, equivalent to the starting salary of Indonesian domestic helpers here.
The worldâs most violent cities. VENEZUELA is in turmoil. Tanking oil prices have taken a heavy toll on its income, along with years of economic mismanagement by the government. Inflation is running at nearly 200%âthe highest rate in the worldâaccording to the IMF, and a week ago it was awarded another dismal accolade. A ranking of the world's most violent cities by CCSP-JP, a Mexican NGO, reports that Venezuela's capital Caracas had the highest murder rate in the world last year.
Number three on the list is Memphis, Tennessee, with 1,913.2 violent crimes per 100,000 people. For the past ten years or so, Memphis has been ranked among the most dangerous cities in the country. A major contributing factor to the rise of crimes in the city is a high poverty rate together with increasing unemployment.