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...
Author - Benjamin Chiang
In the last few weeks, ordinary citizens have suddenly become very interested in Parliamentary procedure. Which is a good thing really – it is educational to know how our Members of Parliament make our voices heard in...
A hawker centre tries an initiative to get people to return trays. Return a tray and get a deposit back. What happens? They leave the utensils and trash, returning only the tray. When supermarkets attempt a private initiative to...
Property Guru is under attack. 1600 agents have banded together and pledged to boycott the site. Why? Because prices had been raised ranging from $880 to $9,880. Previous packages cost between $630 and $2,240. The property...
Have you thought about these things? Why does Indonesia want back control of Riau airspace? Why is Malaysia so uptight about their airspace? Why are we so uptight about the charges on Singapore cars at the border? Why do...
(Note: If you would like to re-publish this article, please go right ahead…don’t need to contact us. We only ask you provide a link back to www.fivestarsandamoon.com :D ) You must have read her post, but in...
The following article has been contributed by Gregory Wee. Foreign Domestic Workers, or maids in colloquial speak, have been known to suffer from low wages, no or little time off from work, loss of privacy and extremely...
We have been told time and again that without increased productivity, companies will lose competitiveness and be less able to sell their products or services. Poor productivity is the convenient scapegoat for low wages, job...
It had been reported on the Straits Times yesterday that our nation is getting fat. I can imagine a reader pinch his belly, give it a smack and post a comment to laugh it off. Weight gain is not a laughing matter. There is the...
The Minister of Law had made the point known: that Singapore, just like the rest of the world, has a problem with fake news. It is not known yet what action would be taken or what new laws would be implemented but we know that it...