RETAIL jobs will have to adapt to technological change and shifting consumer demands, among other trends identified by a new manpower roadmap – and retailers can seek help for this transformation from the new Jobs-Skills Integrator for the sector. Covid-19 accelerated the digitalisation of retailers, and those who “do not move with the times” will […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 31 ― Maybank is making it easier for MAE app users to make payments while travelling to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. Meanwhile, existing Maybank QRPay merchants can also accept payments from tourists that use supported payment apps from the three countries. The international QR payment feature is enabled through the collaboration between Bank Negara Malaysia and PayNet. With the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S private residential property is now the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific, overtaking Hong Kong in 2022, according to a report released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) on Tuesday (May 30). ULI noted that the median price of Singapore’s private-sector homes now stands at US$1.2 million, compared with Hong Kong at US$1.16 million. In […]
Read MoreCambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd (CAIC), developer of the new Takhmao International Airport (TIA), and Singapore-listed SIA Engineering Co Ltd (SIAEC) on May 30 unveiled plans for a joint venture (JV) to provide line maintenance services at the facility south of Phnom Penh. Under the proposed agreement, CAIC and SIAEC are to own the JV […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Fewer resale condominium units changed hands in April, while prices inched up by 1.2 per cent, according to flash data released by real-estate portals 99.co and SRX on Tuesday. An estimated 919 units were resold, a 17.9 per cent decrease from the 1,119 units resold in March. Prices of resale condo units in central […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Employers in Singapore hiked total wages by the most in a decade in 2022 because of the tight labour market, but high inflation slashed real pay rises to less than in the previous year. Nominal wages, which do not account for inflation, jumped 6.5 per cent in 2022, up from 3.9 per cent in […]
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