Singapore Prisons: 75-years of peacetime rehabilitation and wartime horrors
SINGAPORE – The 75-year history of the Singapore Prison Service is more of a saga than a mere logbook of jails, jailbirds and jail craft, given its record of pre-1946 […]
Climate change to pose bigger test for newsroom leaders than Covid-19: World Editors Forum president
SINGAPORE – Beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change will emerge as an even bigger challenge for newsroom leaders to cover well, across various domains ranging from environmental to political impact, […]
NSmen can do virtual workouts from home to meet annual fitness requirements
SINGAPORE – Operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) will soon be able to fulfil their annual fitness training requirements from their homes or workplaces through virtual workouts. The Ministry of Defence […]
Sydney Airport gets $22.3 billion takeover bid
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Sydney Airport received a A$22.3 billion (S$22.3 billion) takeover offer from a group including IFM Investors, in one of the boldest bets since the pandemic on a […]
Home workers questioning jobs, supply-chain havoc weigh on French recovery
AIX-EN-PROVENCE (REUTERS) – A shortage of qualified workers, doubts raised by working from home and supply-chain havoc are proving problematic for some companies as they try to ride France’s recovery […]
Oil holds gain as OPEC+ tension builds before talks resume
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Brent oil held gains near US$76 a barrel ahead of another round of critical Opec+ talks to break a stalemate over raising production, with tension rising over […]
Investors over the age of 50 take a shine to robo-advisers
SINGAPORE – Investors over the age of 50 are taking a greater liking to robo-advisers, which have tended to be more popular among younger folk. It helps that these digital […]
US jobs gain signals return to normalcy, but variant fears linger
SINGAPORE – After gyrating between fears over the increasing worldwide Covid-19 outbreaks and euphoria over signs of a sequential economic recovery, the market surged towards the end of last week, […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 4
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, July 4. Business travel scheme suspension in S’pore stretches on The scheme was suspended on May 28 during phase […]
Seniors less receptive to telemedicine and uncomfortable with AI interpreting medical results: S’pore survey
SINGAPORE – When security officer Joseph Mathew was asked by Ng Teng Fong General Hospital last year to consult his specialist about his varicose veins over a video call, he […]
The big money in the secretive world of art
(NYTIMES) – The federal agents who raided a drug dealer’s house in a suburb of Philadelphia found marijuana and, to their surprise, US$2.5 million (S$3.4 million) in cash stashed in […]
Hybrid working: Why it isn’t ideal
(REUTERS) – Hybrid working is often presented as a flexible compromise that secures the best advantages of office-based and remote work, but the reality is likely to be the worst […]
More firms in Singapore set to cut office space in coming months amid Covid-19
SINGAPORE – More office space is expected to be freed up or vacated in Singapore in the coming months as companies here review their workplace needs in light of changes […]
Sydney firm bucks hybrid work trend, adds more space and piano to get staff back
(BLOOMBERG) – It is literally music to the bosses’ ears. Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is bucking the hybrid work trend by introducing a slew of creative measures, including […]
‘We played football with inmates’: Former prison officer, as Singapore Prison Service marks 75 years
SINGAPORE – When Mr A. Muthucumarasamy was a prison officer in the 1970s, he played football with inmates and even started music bands for them. Those activities fostered bonds between […]
Business travel scheme suspension in S’pore stretches on
SINGAPORE – A pilot initiative to allow for international business meetings in Singapore amid the Covid-19 pandemic is indefinitely suspended, extending an initial two-week suspension that started in late-May. The […]
S’pore tour firms sell durian, host virtual tours amid Covid-19 lean times
SINGAPORE – With Covid-19 putting the brakes on tourism, local agency WTS Travel has been selling food, such as durian, on its e-commerce platform PinGo since last June. During the […]
When investors own over 100 homes
(BLOOMBERG) – In Canada, a home is no longer just a home – it is an investment. The country now has one of the world’s hottest real estate markets and […]
About 40 residents evacuated from Tampines block after second reported fire at HDB flat in a week
SINGAPORE – About 40 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at Block 395 in Tampines Avenue 7 on Saturday morning (July 3). In a Facebook post on Saturday, […]
Man who allegedly made racist remarks, attacked undergrad to be charged with public nuisance
SINGAPORE – The police will be charging on Saturday (July 3) a man who allegedly shouted racist remarks and attacked a university student at East Coast Park on Friday morning. […]