The wife of a Sats officer who died of food poisoning after eating a bento set from Spize is suing the food and beverage establishment and a related firm for damages. Madam Noor Hidayu Md Ishak, 37, is claiming more than $631,000 from Spize and Spize Events for the death of Mr Mohamad Fadli Mohd […]

It’s no surprise many of us are stressed given the way the pandemic has put jobs at risk and forced people to drastically change where and how they work, but there are ways to cope. Acknowledge that you are stressed and then take steps to look after your well-being. Here are five tips: Please subscribe […]

Those visiting libraries to read, study or work can look forward to more services resuming from Tuesday at the National Library Building, 25 public libraries and Oldham Theatre in the National Archives of Singapore Building. The National Library Board (NLB) said in a statement on Thursday that it will open up seating and study areas […]

As if working mothers did not have enough to worry about, experts are sounding the alarm that progress towards gender equality may be the latest in a long list of casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. Substantial research has shown that most professional gender gaps are motherhood gaps; women without children are much closer to parity […]

An accountant was so afraid that he would be retrenched amid the Covid-19 pandemic that he could not concentrate at work, his productivity plummeted and he began to suffer from anxiety and insomnia. The sole breadwinner was worried about having to pay the mortgage while supporting two young children and his pregnant wife, who eventually […]

You probably think that the most important person in a restaurant is the chef. After all, a good one can make excellent dishes that will attract hordes of hungry diners. But it seems not all chefs are equal – some of those in dim sum restaurants in China have become the first batch of workers […]

After nearly two years of training, John (not his real name) and his fellow cadet pilots were looking forward to flying for the national carrier. Instead, they will be without a job when their training ends in a few months. With too many pilots and too few flights amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore Airlines (SIA) […]

After nearly two years of training, John (not his real name) and his fellow cadet pilots were looking forward to flying for the national carrier. Instead, they will be without a job when their training ends in a few months. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to […]

A man with dual citizenship who earlier pleaded guilty to defaulting on his national service (NS) obligations has been sentenced to four months and three weeks in jail. Basil Lim Boon Hoh, 28, holds both Singapore and Malaysian citizenships. The court heard that Lim – who is Singaporean by birth – was relocated to Malaysia […]

You probably think that the most important person in a restaurant is the chef. After all, a good one can make excellent dishes that will attract hordes of hungry diners. But it seems not all chefs are equal – some of those in dim sum restaurants in China have become the first batch of workers […]

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 Prize is their idea of science. Indeed these are the most famous awards in medicine, chemistry and physics. Scientists also pay attention to the Nobel […]

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 of officers to be moved from the headquarters to head schools in recent years, according to checks by The Straits Times. The number of such transfers ranged […]

Don’t leave retraining workers to the last minute, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday, calling on employers to take the lead in equipping their staff for future jobs. He said both employers and workers must embrace changes in the job market so as not to end up in a situation where inequalities widen when some […]

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. Forgot the reusable plastic bag? Then the next best option would be to use a single-use plastic bag, instead of a paper one or one made of […]

KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysian glove makers are threatening to supplant the once-mighty gaming companies in the nation’s benchmark equity index, thanks to the spectacular rally in their shares. Supermax and Kossan Rubber Industries may join bigger rivals Top Glove and Hartalega Holdings in the 30-stock FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index after a review of the […]

Singapore’s Nanofilm Technologies International proposed an initial public offering (IPO) yesterday which three sources with knowledge of the matter said could raise up to $510 million. If successful, it will be the Singapore Exchange’s biggest listing in recent years, excluding offerings from real estate investment trusts and business trusts. The sources declined to be identified […]

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 Index (STI) climbed 0.37 per cent or 9.4 points to close at 2,533.02 with gainers outpacing losers 246 to 177 on trade of 1.07 billion […]

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 his personal affairs”, while Mr Tan stepped down “to focus on personal matters and to pursue other interests”, the healthcare firm said late on Thursday […]

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 pandemic, researchers said yesterday. Suppliers have been asked to make their prices an average of 12 per cent cheaper than last year, research by the […]

Taxpayers, both corporate and individual, contributed more to the Government’s coffers in the past financial year, but analysts caution that the pace could slow down on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) collected $53.5 billion in taxes in the fiscal year 2019/20, which is 2.1 per cent more […]