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SDP’s minimum wage proposal works in tandem with other policy changes such as lower rent, migrant worker levy abolishment: Party chief Chee Soon Juan

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)’s minimum wage proposal aims to work in tandem…
  • 0024
  • 17 November 2020

Uproar among netizens on gambling concerns as Genting Singapore swings back to profit in Q3 2020 with increase of gaming revenue

Genting Singapore reported a net profit of about S$54.4 million for the…
  • 0024
  • 16 November 2020

Biden’s victory and its impact on Indonesia’s economy and international trade

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The triumph of Democrat candidate Joe Biden in the…

Career consultant urges S’poreans to stop “unproductive worrying”, focus instead on “practical strategies” to mitigate retrenchment risk

While public anxieties over potential job loss continue to heighten as a…
  • 0024
  • 10 November 2020

Economic performance relies on the rule of law, says WP MP Jamus Lim

Upholding Singapore’s rule of law goes beyond the realm of jurisprudence and…

Indonesia tumbles into first recession for two decades

Indonesia’s virus-hit economy contracted in the third quarter, plunging it into its…

High rental cost kills businesses in S’pore, not coronavirus or e-commerce: SDP’s Chee Soon Juan

Coronavirus and e-commerce are not killing businesses in Singapore, but the high…

You can disagree with minimum wage, but do not trivalise the suffering and circumstance of others, says blogger Jeraldine

Millennial blogger Jeraldine Phneah recently has raised concern and voiced disappointment over…

GST remains at 7% next year, but the rates cannot be deferred “indefinitely”: Heng Swee Keat

The goods and services tax (GST) rates will remain at 7 per…

Singapore’s GDP contracted by 7% compared to Q3 last year

Based on the advance estimates from Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)…