SINGAPORE – Motorists who break traffic rules in school zones and Silver Zones will face higher fines and additional demerit points from July 1. The fines for traffic offences in these […]
SINGAPORE – To further reduce the risk of transmission at worksites, the use of antigen rapid tests (ART) will now be piloted at construction worksites for those who are not […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Asian refineries are grappling with what’s expected to be a brief period of weak profits as a demand-sapping Covid-19 comeback across the region coincides with a likely surge […]
BEIRUT (AFP) – French investigators interrogated former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Monday in Lebanon, where he has sought refuge since a dramatic escape from Japan, a court source said. […]
ZURICH (AFP) – Global food giant Nestle said on Monday that it was developing a new nutrition strategy after the Financial Times reported on an internal document showing that most […]
SINGAPORE – HSBC is building on Singapore’s growing stature as a hub for the well-heeled by expanding its wealth businesses here and in the region. It plans to hire around […]
SINGAPORE – Even after the recent correction to the price of Bitcoin, the asset has more than tripled in value from a year ago. The rise of the highly volatile […]
SINGAPORE – Complaints by travellers who were unable to get refunds on deposits and pre-payments from cancelled or postponed tour packages, flights, or hotel bookings made up the bulk of […]
SINGAPORE – A new court dedicated to dealing with harassment cases, such as those involving doxxing – the publishing of an individual’s private personal information online – and threatening behaviour, […]
SINGAPORE – Applications for the Covid-19 Recovery Grant (Temporary) (CRG-T) will begin on Thursday (June 3) and end a month later on July 2. The grant, announced last Friday, is […]
SINGAPORE – A new initiative to pay random visits to employers and their foreign domestic workers has uncovered some instances of employers illegally holding on to their workers’ passports and […]
SINGAPORE – Come rain or shine, Grace (not her real name) sleeps every night on a mattress laid out in the balcony. A single mother, she has been working in […]
CHENNAI (REUTERS) – Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company […]
(BLOOMBERG) – The Indian economy’s resilience will be tested by its ability to overcome a devastating outbreak of Covid-19, although no one’s yet doubting its potential to pull off the […]
SINGAPORE – Green initiatives might seem a burden for companies already grappling with a challenging operating environment but they have paid off in spades for Keppel Group. Its energy-efficient measures […]
SINGAPORE – Disgraced payments company Wirecard should have put better procedures in place for staff to flag misconduct, said the company’s former senior legal counsel for the Asia-Pacific. Mr Pav […]
The market is currently caught between fear over inflation and optimism about the upcoming economic recovery. After see-sawing for much of the week, Wall Street indexes ended last Friday’s session […]
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 clusters that have formed here have been linked to variants of concern circulating around the world. Despite reminders and Singapore being in a state of heightened alert, […]
SINGAPORE – Children will sit the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and O-level oral exams in person this year, despite tightened Covid-19 measures. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the […]
SINGAPORE – The rest areas for delivery riders and private hire drivers that were set up about a week ago in two Punggol coffeeshops will be removed to prevent misuse. […]
