[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The world economy may be going through its worst recession in a century, but Asia is well positioned to contribute to global growth, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday (September 15). Noting that China is the world’s second-largest economy and that the ASEAN’s ten …
Read More »COVID-19: Government reserves an additional S $ 112 million to help taxi drivers and operators, private rental vehicles
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Government will allocate 112 million Singaporean dollars to expand the Point-to-Point (P2P) Support Package (PPSP), which aims to support drivers and operators of taxis and private rental cars amid the pandemic of COVID-19. In a press release on Tuesday (September 15), the Land Transportation Authority (LTA) said …
Read More »Popular malam passing stall Teochew Meat Puff makes permanent home in Woodlands, Lifestyle News
[ad_1] Many companies have had to adapt and make changes when the coronavirus pandemic hit Singapore. And for the previously wandering Teochew Meat Puff, the big change they have made is that they now have a permanent home after 30 years of showing up in different locations in Singapore. The …
Read More »Singapore Lender UOB Will Freeze Hiring and Pay for Virus Outlook
[ad_1] Virus toll UOB, which operates in 19 markets including China and Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia, is among the global banks looking to cut costs as the economic fallout of the virus hits businesses. International lenders to HSBC Holdings Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG and Wells Fargo & Co. …
Read More »W Singapore underscores inclusive politics with viral post featuring gay couple
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The W Hotel in Singapore has found itself at the center of the latest instance of the culture war for LGBTQ rights in the country. On Monday (September 14), the five-star luxury hotel W Singapore in Sentosa Cove posted a photo of the influential gay couple, model …
Read More »Singapore Food Agency Launches Tender for Farmland of Lim Chu Kang, Sungei Tengah
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Tuesday (September 15) launched two parcels of agricultural land in Lim Chu Kang and Sungei Tengah for sale by public tender, it said in a press release. The Lim Chu Kang plot is intended for general food agriculture and can be used …
Read More »UOB Freezes Wages, Slows Hiring Amid Continued Fallout From Covid-19, Banking News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – United Overseas Bank is freezing staff salaries and limiting hiring amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to media inquiries, the UOB group’s head of human resources Dean Tong said: “As we focus on protecting the livelihoods of our people, we will keep wages at …
Read More »‘We’re in the business of welcoming everyone’: W Singapore in viral post with gay couple, Digital News
[ad_1] As elegant, luxurious, and luxurious as a stay at the W Singapore in Sentosa Cove can be, people are expressing a willingness to splurge in support of inclusion. It costs more than $ 500 for a night stay, yes. The five-star luxury resort hotel is being widely praised online …
Read More »Experts expect more bad news for S’pore’s job market in the coming months after spikes in downsizing in the second quarter, Manpower News & Top Stories
[ad_1] The worst is not yet over for Singapore’s job market, experts said yesterday in response to the latest data on it for the second quarter of the year. They pointed to declining wage subsidies, lack of demand and prolonged uncertainties as reasons to expect layoffs to continue and unemployment …
Read More »Man nearly lost $ 190,000 in ‘secret mission’ scam, Singapore news
[ad_1] They told him he had to help out on a secret mission with a cybersecurity crime department to catch the criminals. But the operations manager, in his 60s, first needed to transfer $ 190,000 to a Hong Kong bank account. They told him that the money would be used …
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