How to prepare for a job interview
SINGAPORE – A Workforce Singapore career coach says: Job interviews are great platforms for you to articulate your skills, experience and attributes that are relevant to the role for which […]
Use cash, not CPF, if you want to invest
Central Provident Fund (CPF) members were long able to use their funds to buy investment products such as annuities that would provide them a monthly payment for life, but that […]
Me & My Money: Investing in tech companies with an eye on the future
SINGAPORE – Technology is the future so investing in tech companies is proving a winning strategy for finance professional Michael Cowans. Mr Cowans, 46, believes companies like those in fintech, […]
BTO project delays dash hopes of moving in, starting families
SINGAPORE – Ms Ellen Neo, 29, and her fiance, operation executive Felix Lua, 36, were supposed to receive the keys to their three-room Build-To-Order (BTO) flat last December, and move […]
Will petrol stations become drive-in cafes?
(REUTERS) – If more vehicles are going to be powered by electricity, what is going to happen to the ubiquitous petrol stations? The head of Thailand’s biggest petrol station network […]
Higher demand for childcare, maids and gadgets in S’pore as more people return to workplace
SINGAPORE – When Ms Pamela Wah, 26, heard that she could return to the workplace from last Monday, she immediately ordered a portable breast pump costing $92. The accounts manager […]
Over 7 in 10 cabbies and private-hire drivers receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
SINGAPORE – More than seven in 10 cabbies and private-hire car (PHC) drivers here have received their first Covid-19 vaccination dose, with almost half of them having completed both doses. […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 10
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, April 10. PAP East Coast team committed to delivering promises made at GE2020: DPM Heng His team told their […]
Doctors v insurers: When did the fight start?
SINGAPORE – A group of private sector doctors has taken issue with what it calls “highly exclusive” panels of doctors, approved by Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers, in a bid […]
Panel options uneven across IP insurers, numbers far shy of the whole
SINGAPORE – Patients can access doctors across most specialisations on Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers’ panels, but their options might sometimes be limited. Areas with the most panel specialists across […]
IP insurers’ small panels irk some policyholders
SINGAPORE – When lawyer Leslie Tham, 48, needed to go for an urgent medical procedure last year, his agent told him he needed to get pre-approval to make a claim […]
Dow, S&P 500 end at records, extending rally
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks concluded a strong week with fresh records on Friday (April 9), extending a bullish run for US equities propelled by optimistic growth expectations […]
Building Sustainable, Safe and Secure Rail Networks with COTS (Commercial-off-the-shelf) Solutions in Asia Pacific
Singapore / SEAPRWire / April 9, 2021 / – With nations now much more prepared in dealing with the pandemic with vaccinations, testing, and containment, Asia Pacific is slowly and surely getting […]
83 women and 1 man arrested for vice-related activities in month-long police operation
SINGAPORE – Police have nabbed 83 women and a man for suspected involvement in vice-related activities after a month-long operation. They were rounded up at condominiums, hotels and residential units […]
Singapore and US to deepen transport cooperation, work to revive air travel
SINGAPORE – Singapore and the United States will deepen bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, working together in areas such as reviving international air travel in a safe manner amid […]
Singapore NGO aims to bring space technology to earth
SINGAPORE – The race to space started in the 1960s, led by the United States and the Soviet Union. Over the years, China, India and others have joined the field. […]
As US prospects brighten, Fed chief sees risk in global vaccination pace
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, stressed on Thursday (April 8) that even as economic prospects look brighter in the United States, getting the world vaccinated and […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 9
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, April 9. Heng Swee Keat steps aside: What lies ahead for PAP’s 4G in electing its new leader and […]
Global supply lines struggle to clear container backlog after Suez chaos
LONDON (REUTERS) – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a near week-long blockage in the Suez Canal, adding to ongoing […]
Credit Suisse tightens hedge fund limits amid Archegos fallout
ZURICH (BLOOMBERG) – Credit Suisse Group is tightening the financing terms it gives hedge funds and family offices, in a potential harbinger of new industry practices after the Archegos Capital […]