singapore 95% of Singapore employers are against 4-day work week: Survey

SINGAPORE – Bosses here are overwhelmingly against implementing a four-day working week, according to a new survey. It found that only 5 per cent out of the 330 employers polled said they would instigate a four-day week, noting that it would improve …

Singapore model offers insight into legal qualification

I REFER to the report “Govt considering replacing professional qualification exam for lawyers”, The Star, Oct 29; online at tinyurl.com/ymv6rew4). Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran is …

Jaishankar to visit Australia and Singapore

Singapore co-living players eye overseas markets for growth

LARGER co-living operators in Singapore are starting to look to overseas markets as another avenue to ramp up their portfolios. Singapore and Hong Kong are the two primary markets for Germany-based housing operator Habyt in the Asia-Pacific. The two cities …

Investors still banking on Singapore co-living as hospitality play

But industry costs could put the squeeze on smaller providers that lack access to entire properties In THE run-up to the pandemic, co-living looked like the next big thing. Easy money was pouring into car-sharing, platform gigs, co-working spaces – and “ …

Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named World’s Best Tall Building

Photo: courtesy of Pan Pacific Orchard With a stunning design that includes lush greenery and multiple terraced gardens, Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard has been named the “Best Tall Building Worldwide” by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban …

Man granted Singapore court order over sister who repeatedly cleaned his room over 8 years

Two adult siblings went to a family court in Singapore to obtain court orders against each other – the brother complained that his sister had been entering his room repeatedly over eight years to clean it, while the sister alleged that her brother had …

Singapore hands over fifth tranche of humanitarian aid for Gaza

SINGAPORE: A fifth tranche of humanitarian aid will be delivered to Gaza, taking Singapore’s donations for the Palestinian enclave to about S$18 million (US$13.6 million). Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan and Minister for Social and Family …

China’s cocktail bars are great, so why hasn’t the world noticed yet? Hong Kong and Singapore dominate the Asia’s 50 ...

Hong Kong’s cocktail bar scene is celebrating a golden era. For the fourth year in a row a local establishment was ranked No 1 by Asia’s 50 Best Bars, with Bar Leone finally bringing an end to Coa’s record-breaking run at the top. An impressive nine of the …

US sanctions 5 Singapore-based firms for ‘enabling’ Russia’s war in Ukraine

Five Singapore-based firms have been sanctioned by the United States for their roles in enabling Russia’s efforts in the ongoing Ukraine war, the US government said. They have also been added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals by the US Treasury …