In this series, manpower correspondent Calvin Yang offers practical answers to candid questions on navigating workplace challenges and getting ahead in your career. Q: My boss keeps picking on me and criticising my work, although he stops short of outright bullying or workplace harassment. What can I do? A: Take time to reflect and figure […]

SINGAPORE – Power generation through harnessing water, one of the world’s largest renewable sources of electricity, is coming increasingly under threat in the Himalayan mountains and neighbouring ranges because of climate change-related disasters. Many new hydropower projects are planned near glaciers or glacial lakes at high altitudes – which are vulnerable to global warming. Better […]

SINGAPORE – At 3am one day in October 2018, website administrator Ernie Suryana was awakened by a sudden bout of dizziness – something she had not experienced before. Too dizzy to sit or walk, the then 39-year-old crawled to her bedroom door and banged on it to wake her family and get help. After a […]

SINGAPORE – A review of current workplace safety and health (WSH) personnel requirements is under way after 27 workers, both local and foreign, died in the first six months of this year – double that of the same period in 2019 and the most since 2016. In the light of the rising toll, the question […]

SINGAPORE – On a recent morning, retiree Goh Woon Seah, 76, was with a friend at the eldercare centre at the void deck of 44 Beo Crescent, relaxing on a sofa in a space done up by furniture store Ikea. Another regular, Madam Pak Geok Ting, 65, a coffee shop assistant, was in the main […]

SINGAPORE – The stage of discourse on remote working in Singapore is lagging behind some countries and rules that protect both workers and employers still need to be set, say lawyers. One thing is for certain: Singapore will not enact legislation like some Western countries, but will instead fall back on a set of flexible […]

SINGAPORE – After consumer prices here reached a 13-year high in May, Singapore initiated several measures to help people and businesses cope with inflation. Disruptions to supply chain, among other factors, pushed May’s core inflation to 3.6 per cent – the highest rate that Singapore has faced since December 2008, when it hit 4.2 per […]

SINGAPORE – They may look similar to the button one presses to activate the green man at a traffic junction, but at two new pedestrian crossings here, a wave of the hand is all that is needed to signal an intention to cross the road. As part of a six-month trial by the Land Transport […]

Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Sunday, July 3. Elderly man who lived in HDB rental flat has $1m savings

SINGAPORE – He is a smoker but Ang Mo Kio resident Jonathan welcomed the smoking ban which kicked in on Friday (July 1), saying he can empathise with non-smokers who visit parks for fresh air. Jonathan, who declined to be identified as his family is not aware he lights up, frequently visits Bishan-Ang Mo Kio […]

SINGAPORE – It has been more than two years since Ms Siti Nur Iman ventured abroad in January 2020 to spend 12 days in South Korea for her honeymoon. Now that a relaxation of Covid-19 measures has provided the passport to travel again, the 28-year-old designer has made plans for Sept 15 to 30. She […]

SINGAPORE – Fresh vegetables grown in various community gardens and farms in Ang Mo Kio were distributed on Sunday (July 3) to Cheng San and Seletar residents facing financial difficulties. The greens were harvested as part of recycling and upcycling efforts in the neighbourhood. Residents of Ang Mo Kio learnt about such initiatives during the […]

SINGAPORE – In two weeks, I will get on a flight and be away from my children for six days. It is for a full-time job which I am starting. More than the excitement and trepidation over the new job, my thoughts circle around the teens – aged 14, 16 and 18 – running the […]

SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities. Play: New dinosaur-themed park at Marina Square Ride on an animatronic pachyrhinosaurus, climb a Tree-cera-top treehouse playground and have a spinning good time on the Hatchling Eggs-plorer ride. The new Roarrr! Dinosaur Adventure Park at Marina Square mall opened on July […]

SINGAPORE – Hayley Ong could not have had a more magical seventh birthday celebration in June 2022. Her home was turned into a mini movie set for Harry Potter (2001 to 2011), with iconic scenes from the blockbuster fantasy film series playing out.

SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on June 24 that about 170 people at 2 Jalan Bukit Merah tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). The tests were offered to residents and workers at the block after seven people there were diagnosed with the disease between February 2021 and March this year. The Straits Times […]

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, July 3. Covid-19 pandemic report card: Did Singapore pass?

How well did Singapore fare in saving lives and livelihoods during the Covid-19 pandemic?

SINGAPORE – At some points, Singapore was held up around the world as the gold standard in its handling of the pandemic. At other points, the bouquets turned to brickbats as some commentators cited the country as a cautionary tale about how best-laid plans can be scuttled by the coronavirus. Such ups and downs could […]