SINGAPORE – The electronics industry continues to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic and there have been some 1,900 jobs on offer since April, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s exports in September fell at a slower pace than in the previous six months as US-bound shipments of cars started to recover from Covid-19 lows, suggesting […]
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Malaysia Airlines’ parent company is still holding negotiations with lessors and creditors over a restructuring plan to keep the carrier alive, but the talks are taking longer […]
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The Dysons behind the self-named British consumer electronics company are selling their triplex penthouse at Wallich Residence for $62 million – less than the record purchase price […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Casino operator Crown Resorts said on Monday (Oct 19) that Australia’s financial crime watchdog had launched a probe into its Melbourne business on suspicions of money-laundering and […]
Manufacturer Koei Tool restructured its production process last year, so it could continue making plastic injection moulds despite the many challenges such as staff shortages that it later faced in […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Oct 18. Firms in S’pore told to be responsible, sensitive if retrenching staff Employers must ensure objective criteria and lean […]
SINGAPORE – They have been dating for about a year and on Oct 25, Mr Nicholas Lim and his girlfriend, Ms Eleanor Teo, will be boarding an aircraft together for […]
Growing up in Siglap, Ms Rathi Pala Krishnan, now 44, would sometimes go along with her mother to the hospital where she worked as a medical social worker. The experience […]
A 49-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker was the sole community case reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night. His case is currently unlinked. He was asymptomatic and was detected […]
Hitting the books can be a slog for anyone, but moving up the learning curve can be the best investment decision you could ever make, reckons financial services executive Sam […]
I paid about $2,000 to a well-known company to have my home painted a couple of years ago. I expected a team of workers to be deployed, but, to my […]
From the six-year-old orphan she met in Rwanda, who had “a smile like the sun” despite losing his entire family in the genocide, to the mothers in Sudan, who queued […]
You probably think that the most important person in a restaurant is the chef. After all, a good one can make excellent dishes that will attract hordes of hungry diners. […]
As if working mothers did not have enough to worry about, experts are sounding the alarm that progress towards gender equality may be the latest in a long list of […]
It’s no surprise many of us are stressed given the way the pandemic has put jobs at risk and forced people to drastically change where and how they work, but […]
SINGAPORE – Objective reasons such as merit should be the basis for retrenchments, but employers should also lean in favour of retaining Singaporeans and permanent residents in their workforce. The […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Oct 17. Active Covid-19 cases fall below 100 for the first time in Singapore since March 12 30 patients […]
SINGAPORE – “When will YOU win a Nobel Prize?” Scientists receive regular reminders of how important this prize is in their relatives’ (and the public’s) mind. For many, the Nobel […]
New Silkroutes Group chairman Goh Jin Hian and finance director William Teo Thiam Chuan have quit amid Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) investigations. Dr Goh quit “to devote more time to […]
