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 […]
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 […]
With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Ms Sherry Soon, 39, founder of local ground-up movement Be Kind SG, wanted to give front-line healthcare workers an extra boost. In early February, she […]
DHAKA • Millions of garment workers could lose their jobs, with global brands demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers which are desperate for orders to survive the Covid-19 […]
Tencent Holdings has chosen a co-working space for its first office in Singapore, joining other Chinese technology giants in using the city state as a launching pad into the rest […]
WASHINGTON • World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart said the coronavirus pandemic is turning into a major economic crisis and warned of the possibility of a financial crisis emerging. “This […]
Singapore and Hong Kong have adopted different social distancing norms to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is a look at the rules implemented by the authorities at present. Any changes […]
Local shares rebounded yesterday to end a choppy week in the black as investors reacted positively to the country’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) figures in September. The benchmark Straits Times […]
SINGAPORE – An annual reshuffle of principals will see 43 schools next year with new leaders, including nine from the Ministry of Education (MOE) headquarters. It is the highest number […]
SINGAPORE – Over 1,000 delegates from all around the world participated in an unprecedented, fully virtual three-day summit organised by Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) from Tuesday to Thursday (Oct […]
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The cost of air tickets between Singapore and Hong Kong jumped within 24 hours of the two places unveiling plans for a travel bubble that wouldn’t require […]
SINGAPORE – A man and woman linked to a series of thefts of Budget 2020 Grocery Vouchers from HDB letterboxes across Singapore have been charged in court. Miqheul Wahyudean Abdullah, […]
SINGAPORE – Being an eco-friendly shopper in Singapore means opting for and using a reusable plastic bag many times instead of using a cotton one, a new study has found. […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The Singapore court on Thursday (OCT 15) sentenced a former CGS-CIMB Securities employee to 20 months and 18 weeks’ jail for her involvement in manipulating […]
