STATE planners unveiled a scheme on Wednesday to try to make “work- live-and-play” more of a norm throughout the currently office-dominated Central Business District (CBD), which is likely to get developers crunching their numbers for possible redevelopment. Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong announced the CBD Incentive Scheme at the […]
Read MoreRIDE-HAILING company Gojek will be piloting for its drivers in Singapore, a dedicated benefits programme which will be rolled out to selected drivers on April 1, 2019, and to all eligible drivers from June. Benefits offered by the programme GoalBetter include fuel rebates, prolonged medical leave insurance and medical consultation services. More flexibility will also be given in the form […]
Read MoreSingapore may be one of the world’s best places for gender equality, but a new study shows that much more can be done to achieve equal pay among the sexes. Men continue to earn more than women in Singapore Glassdoor Economic Research A three-year survey conducted by Glassdoor Economic Research has found that the gender […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Cracks are showing in South-east Asia’s credit markets as struggling companies in troubled industries seek to repair their balance sheets, according to Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, which manages the largest network of corporate lawyers in the region. The law firm, which has handled local units of Lehman Brothers Holdings and MF Global in their bankruptcy cases, said […]
Read MoreTHERE were no surprises from Singapore’s headline inflation in February, with consumer prices up by 0.5 per cent year on year – a tick above the 0.4 per cent growth notched the month before. Private economists polled by Bloomberg had expected an increase of 0.5 per cent on average, although the actual figure was just shy of […]
Read MoreSingapore General Hospital (SGH) has just been ranked the 3rd best hospital in the world by Newsweek magazine, thanks to the public hospital’s pursuit of clinical research and outstanding nursing. In its write-up, Newsweek said Singapore’s oldest hospital “provides affordable care for patients, leads patient-driven clinical research and provides undergraduate to postgraduate educational training for both students […]
Read More
Thailand
