Smarter homes are all the rage now in Singapore. As a country at the forefront of technological advancement, our connected society would give more possibilities to change how we live. The government had been very accommodating to...
NOT IF, BUT WHEN. The slogan of the SGSecure movement that Singaporeans have been hearing over and over again in the last year. Though actually, the slogan has now been changed to “Be Prepared, Our Response...
In the last article, we saw where Singapore stands when compared and contrasted with several countries. But is it sufficient? What do these countries have that we don’t? Many of these gaps are the result of a changing and...
The property market is becoming extremely bullish. New launches have been sold out in record time, developers have been forking out generous sums for land buy-back programs and some developers have been holding back launches in...
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is retrenching its staff. 130 of its employees were retrenched yesterday as the company moved to reduce its costs and restructure its work processes. The retrenchment took place on the same day...
To answer this question swiftly, we compiled a small table on the different ways some countries approach labour welfare. You will notice that some countries have zero paid maternity leave, public holidays and even medical...
Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say launched a new manpower pilot programme called the Capability Transfer Programme (CTP) to “facilitate the transfer of capabilities lacking or in short supply here, to our local workforce...
Singaporean drivers are an impatient lot. When they see a jaywalker, they wouldn’t slow down the car…they would in fact speed up. Just so they can “assert their rights”, said one driver whom preferred to remain...
When it comes to the economy, Singapore is not out of the woods yet. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is unlikely to to tighten monetary policies further. The central bank is wary of subdued inflationary pressures and...
Disagreements at work are a common occurrence. Everyday, there are conflicts, terminations, resignations and disputes that cannot be resolved. Sometimes it is not possible for affected parties to take on on another directly. What...