Based on a data released by the Manpower Ministry (MOM), the overall employment growth in 2018 was the highest since 2014, with retrenchments down to the lowest level since 2011. Reported in an article published by SG SME, a publication under Singapore Press Holding, it is stated that the number of people with jobs in Singapore has shot up to …

Brad Bowyer, the new politician on the block’s journey into politics wasn’t a planned one. After arriving to Singapore in 1985 from the United Kingdom, Bowyer spent his first two years studying in Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). Soon after that, he left the country to return back to the UK to follow his dream of becoming a Commando, but that …

Based on a survey released by Picodi, Singaporeans prefer to shop online using their desktops (62%) compared to their smartphones (35%). Despite the global blooming of mobile commerce, only 1 out 3 transactions was made with the use of a mobile device in 2018. On top of that, when Singaporeans do use their phone for shopping, the average order value …

According to a survey by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released on Tuesday (19 March), Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris took home the title as the world’s most expensive cities for expats to live in. This is the first time in the history of the survey that three cities took the first spot as the world’s most expensive city, said EIU. …

On 14 March (Thursday), Channel NewsAsia (CNA) published a commentary article which revealed that the worldwide grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 is premature. Written by Ross Darrell Feingold, the director for business development at SafePro Group, a global security and protection specialist firm, it sought to address the aftermath of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, where a …

Davinder Singh Chambers (DSC), the law firm representing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his defamation suit against veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian, has sent a statement on 14 March (Thursday) requesting Mr Leong to pay a total of S$21,000 for two summonses. “As you know, on 12 March 2019, the Honourable Justice Aedit Abdullah allowed SUM 148 and dismissed …

Singaporean stand-up comedian and television personality Fakkah Fuzz went the extra mile to personally deliver N95 face masks to victims of toxic chemical pollution in Pasir Gudang. Posting this on his Facebook page on Thursday (14 March), he said that he had “safely reached Pasir Gudang yesterday to deliver the masks!” He also assured everyone that more help is under …

Regardless of what kind of business you do or which career path you choose, your race shouldn’t determinate the quality of work your produce. However, according to an article published by Mothership on Thursday (14 March), that is not always the case in Singapore. The article talks about a Malay entrepreneur named Imran Md Ali who shared his real-life experience …

In the wee hours of Thursday (14 March), social media users around the globe, including Singapore, had problems accessing the Facebook family of applications, which include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. This is because the company went through in what appears to be the most severe outage in their history. According to Downdetector, a website for reporting problems on applications …

As part of efforts to combat online falsehoods, the Media Literacy Council (MLC) launched two new media literacy resources – the ‘Get Smart with Sherlock’ fact-checking starter kit and the News and Media Literacy Toolkit – for students, educators and the members of the public on Monday (11 March) at the Better Internet Conference, where experts shared insights into the …