Major Issues in East Asia Pacific, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 August 7, 2019 by Arissara Wuttiket PLN to cut Employee Salaries for Blackout Compensation. PLN plans to cut salaries of its employees to pay out USD$58.7 million in compensation. To access this content, you must purchase One Day Access, Seven Day Access, Fourteen Day Access, One Month Access or One Year Access.