Singapore Business Review (SBR) published an article last Mon (‘Singapore’s foreign workers left in limbo amidst tighter manpower rules‘, 4 Mar) highlighting that foreigners working in Singapore are “left in limbo” after the recent announcement by the Singapore government to cut work pass quota. During the recent budget debate, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a cut in the foreign …

Following an announcement by Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary that Hume MRT station would be opened by 2025, TODAY polled 20 residents at bus stops along Upper Bukit Timah Road and Hume Avenue this week. 85% of them – or 17 residents – felt that the wait was too long. The Senior Minister of State said that the new …

Bloomberg reported yesterday (13 Mar) that SingPost is likely to wind down or sell its loss-making US e-commerce business after conducting a strategic review, according to a Bloomberg survey. The poll was conducted after SingPost said last month it saw an impairment risk to the book value of its US e-commerce business. The company is now conducting a review of …

Following the last Oct crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane from Indonesian Lion Air and Sunday’s (10 Mar) crash of the same model from Ethiopian Airlines, a number of countries and airlines have also grounded their Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes. The 2 planes were seen to have crashed under similar circumstances, spooking airlines and customers. The list …

Current Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has now been portrayed in media outlets since his appointment as 1st assistant Secretary-General of People’s Action Party as the most likely candidate to be the next Prime Minister of Singapore. According to the latest Blackbox survey published in Dec 2018, 3 in 5 respondents were said to have a favorable impression of the …

Yesterday (Mar 10), 157 passengers and crew members of a 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines were killed when the plane crashed minutes after taking off. It was the same model operated by Lion Air that crashed under similar circumstances in Indonesia last October, claiming the lives of 189 people on board. In other words, in less than six …

Last Thu (7 Mar), Bloomberg published a news article revealing that Singapore’s GIC will be investing Rs5,000 crore (S$972 million) into the troubled India’s second largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel Ltd. About a week ago, Bharti Airtel decided to announce plans to raise nearly Rs32,000 crore (S$6.2 billion) through a combination of rights issue and perpetual bonds. Bharti Airtel was …

A member of the public, Mr Chow Keng Kwok, wrote to ST Forum last month (26 Feb) complaining about Changi General Hospital (CGH) on 2 issues. Mr Chow’s maid was recently admitted to CGH for surgery. At admission, he was quoted an estimated charge of $15,000 to $18,000 for a five-day stay in a Class C ward. In the end, …

The Chinese media published an article today (11 Mar) “speculating” that former SAF scholar cum grassroots leader, Ms Poh Li San, may be a new PAP candidate running in the coming GE. The Chinese media reported that in Nov last year, Ms Poh became the Vice Chairman of PAP Sembawang Branch. Two months later, her face suddenly appeared on Minister …

It was reported in the media on Sunday (10 Mar) that a ComfortDelGro cabby drove along the ECP expressway until he fainted while the taxi was still moving. The incident actually happened on Friday (8 Mar). The whole incident was captured by a dashboard camera from another car. It was later uploaded onto Roads.sg: It showed the taxi suddenly swerving …