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Poh Heng Encapsulates Women Empowerment with its Latest Freestyle Collection

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SINGAPORE, Nov 30, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Poh Heng Jewellery, Singapore's hallmark jewellery brand, is celebrating women and freedom of expression with the latest addition to its Freestyle collection. Inspired by modern women, the bolt designs symbolise power and strength, while the bling designs represent expression of style, success and aspirations. Encased in dazzling gems, this collection makes a perfect gift for the upcoming festive season.Celebrating Modern WomenLeft: Bling Necklace; Right: Bolt NecklaceBolt and Bling, Mix & Match EarringsAvailable in both 18K white gold and 22K yellow gold, customers can choose from a total of 35 designs to enhance their style. Elegant, yet modern, the diamonds in each piece boast incredible craftsmanship that catches the light in any setting, making them perfect for any occasion. Poh Heng's Freestyle Collection has always been to provide wearers the freedom of expression to create one's own unique and personal style. Asymmetric pairing options are available for earrings, which allows greater flexibility for wearers to customise the jewellery based on their style and preferences.Poh Heng has established itself as the g...

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Everyone can do their part to keep Singapore clean and green: DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE - As Singapore marks 50 years since its first Tree Planting Day, each and every Singaporean can do his or her part to keep the country green and sustainable, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday (Nov 21). "The saplings planted 50 years ago have grown into beautiful trees with broad canopies and deep roots," he said. "In the same way, the Clean and Green Movement can continue to broaden and deepen in the years ahead." In a pre-recorded message from Mount Faber where one of Singapore's founding fathers, Dr Goh Keng Swee, planted a raintree at the first Tree Planting Day in 1971, DPM Heng said tree planting has become a cherished national tradition that has evolved and expanded into the Clean and Green Singapore movement which was launched on Sunday. In his speech, he outlined how people can keep the country green, reduce waste and ensure the city remains clean. He said Singaporeans could keep the country green by taking part in the One Million Trees movement which aims to plant more than a million trees here over the next decade. They could also partake in the national gardening movement and the NPark's Gardening with Edibles programme, which saw some 460,000...

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Not possible to ‘bubble wrap’ S’poreans from foreign competition, especially with rise of remote work: DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE - In the coming years, millions of university graduates in Asia alone will be added to the global talent pool, alongside the accelerating pace of technological change and disruption. Against this backdrop, "the reality is that it is not possible to 'bubble wrap' (Singapore's) workers from foreign competition and still expect to succeed", said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Friday (Aug 13). Compounding the matter is the normalisation of remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the recognition that "working from home" is just one step away from "working from anywhere". "Employers can easily seek out the best skilled workers from all parts of the world… This means foreigners do not have to be in Singapore to compete with us," said Mr Heng. "It would be increasingly difficult, if not impractical, to confine opportunities by geography." Mr Heng made these points in a pre-recorded speech at a forum on shaping the future of Singapore, the last in a series organised to celebrate the National University of Singapore's 115 years of founding. Mr Heng then took to the stage in-person for a virtual dialogue with NUS staff, students and alumni. He was asked by moderator S...

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DPM Heng Swee Keat calls on Asean and China to explore building blocks of growth in the ‘never normal’

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SINGAPORE - Apart from deepening cooperation in existing areas such as trade, Asean and China can benefit from exploring new "building blocks" of growth in areas such as digitalisation and sustainability, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (July 12). With sound economic fundamentals and a total combined population of two billion people, there is large potential for catch-up growth, he added. But even as it ramps up collaboration with China, Asean must stay united and keep engaging all major partners, Mr Heng said. This is especially the case when South-east Asian countries get caught up in the intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China. He was speaking at the two-day FutureChina Global Forum, which brings together government and business leaders on a range of China-related issues. Mr Heng also took part in a panel discussion on Asean and China, at which academics and bank representatives shared their thoughts on China's growing role in the international arena and how US-China relations will be shaped by these developments. This year's theme of economic cooperation in the "never normal" is apt, given the uncertainty and swift changes - su...

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Singapore’s challenge is to avoid economic scarring, emerge stronger from Covid-19: DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE - Countries around the world that are trying to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, including Singapore, must be mentally prepared that it will be a long and uncertain battle. "We are actually fighting a very agile virus. Whenever there is any gap in our defence, it gets through, and multiplies exponentially," said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the Nikkei Conference on Thursday (May 20). The immediate challenge, he added, is to contain Covid-19 and avoid economic scarring. Last year, the Government committed close to $100 billion - or 20 per cent of gross domestic product - in Covid-19 support across five Budgets. Explaining the reason for providing this extensive support, Mr Heng said: "If companies were to be closed and workers retrenched, it will be very hard to rebuild when the situation gets better. So, maintaining that capability is very important." At the same time, Covid-19 has accelerated changes ranging from digitalisation to sustainability, he added. This is why industry transformation maps (ITMs) were launched in 2016 under the Future Economy Council (FEC), he said. These are road maps to drive transformation of 23 industries across manufacturing, built e...

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 9

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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 team builder Even as they deal with the fallout from the latest development and select their next leader, the 4G team stressed that the crisis will not rupture their unity. READ MORE HERE 4G leaders should be given chance to relook succession plan holistically, says Chan Chun Sing PAP leaders stress it is about picking someone best able to ensure the team can be greater than sum of its parts. READ MORE HERE Who will be Singapore's next PM with Heng Swee Keat stepping aside? Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung, Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee are likely candidates. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Heng Swee Keat's decision catches many by surprise; Pritam Singh pledges to work with next 4G leader "We await the forthcoming Cabinet changes, and the 4G PAP leadership's next choice for PM," said Mr Singh. READ MORE HERE PM Lee to stay on until new 4G leader is chosen to replace DPM Heng He added that while the Govt's immediate focus is on the health and economic crisis, succes...

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US and China must manage tensions, cooperate on common challenges despite competition: DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE - Even as the United States and China compete strategically, the two major powers must find a way to manage tensions and develop a framework for cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. Speaking at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference on the topic "Will Asia emerge stronger in a post-Covid-19 world?" on Monday (March 22), Mr Heng said a stable US-China relationship is important to the global commons. While the Biden administration will bring a more predictable approach to the world's most critical bilateral relationship, the US and China will continue to be strategic competitors, he said. "I am glad that both sides have acknowledged that there are areas that they could work together on, despite the competitive tenor of their relationship." He called the first high-level, face-to-face meeting between both countries under the Biden presidency last week "a step in the right direction". At the start of what Washington called "tough and direct" talks in Alaska last Thursday and Friday, top Chinese and US diplomats publicly rebuked each other's policies. China's official Xinhua news agency later said that both sides will set up a joint working group on c...