[ad_1] Thursday, December 31, 2020 – 10:10 am SINGTEL has reorganized its structure to capture new digital growth, and the changes will take effect as of January 1, 2021. The key to this is the creation of an enterprise 5G portfolio under the corporate division of the telecommunications group dedicated …
Read More »Telecommuting amid Covid-19 pandemic paves the way for a new workplace culture, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As the threat of contracting the coronavirus loomed on public transportation and in densely populated office spaces, employees around the world said goodbye to their workplaces and huddled at home to work. The lights in the office towers went out and the business districts fell silent. Office …
Read More »Get Away From Mukesh Ambani, Asia Has A New Richer Person: China’s ‘Lone Wolf’, Economic News And News Highlights
[ad_1] BEIJING (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who is rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an unlikely career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and healthcare, he has become the richest person in Asia, outshining India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans, including …
Read More »US bans Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby for forced labor
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world’s largest producers after finding indicators of forced labor and other abuses on plantations that feed the supply chains of some of the food and cosmetic companies. most famous in the United …
Read More »Comment: Being forced to log in to work from home creates stress and fatigue for workers
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Along with employees reporting a decline in mental health in 2020, managers now face new challenges as we begin the new year. According to a Qualtrics study in Singapore in April 2020, 26 percent of surveyed employees reported a decline in mental health. Ad Ad Of these, 25% …
Read More »Defiant Citizen Journalist Jailed for Challenging China’s Virus Story
[ad_1] South China morning post US President-Elect Joe Biden Calls For Stronger Trade Coalitions Against China As The EU Appears Close To A Deal US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday called for stronger coalitions against China to be formed on the trade and economic fronts, even as the European Union …
Read More »Bicycles without brakes should be banned on roads and trails, says advisory panel, Transport News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Bicycles without a working handbrake should be banned on trails and roads, the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP) said on Wednesday (December 30). If accepted, this proposed rule will affect fixed gear bikes, which generally do not have manually operated brakes, but instead rely on the resistance …
Read More »China Stymies US Consulate Hong Kong Staff Site Sale
[ad_1] China has stopped the sale of the US consulate staff complex in Hong Kong, citing Washington’s failure to get Beijing’s approval for the $ 332 million deal. Hang Lung Properties Ltd., which agreed in September to pay HK $ 2.57 billion ($ 332 million) for the site, said Wednesday …
Read More »Another CDL director resigns because of the company’s heartfelt investment, business and market news, and top stories.
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Another City Developments Limited (CDL) board member has resigned citing concerns about the company’s investment in Sincere Property Group. The resignation of independent non-executive director Koh Thiam Hock, 70, was announced in a late night presentation on Tuesday (December 29). He resigned with immediate …
Read More »Value stocks shine amid recent market rally: SGX, companies and markets
[ad_1] Wed Dec 30 2020-5: 50 a. M. Singapore The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has highlighted value investing as a significant contributing factor to the recent rally in the Straits Times Index (STI) in the quarter to date, noting that four of the STI’s top 10 results for the period …
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