Covid-19 will hit wages more than jobs; retail, F&B, recreation sector workers most at risk of layoffs: MAS, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Wages are likely to be harder hit than employment amid the Covid-19 outbreak, although workers in the retail trade, food and beverage, and recreation sectors are mo
Indonesia faces backlash over proposal to remove cap on baby lobster exports, Asia News,JAKARTA – A proposal by Indonesia's new fisheries minister to remove a cap on exporting baby lobsters has come under fire, with critics saying it could deplete stocks around the archipelago and boost the fis
Covid-19: Jurong West E-Bridge Preschool to close for a week after pupil tests positive for coronavirus, Singapore News,A pupil at E-Bridge Preschool in Jurong West tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the centre at 140 Corporation Drive to close for a week, the Early Childhood Development Agency (
Home-grown sports retailer Sportslink goes out of business, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Home-grown sports retail chain Sportslink wound up last Friday (July 3) after accumulating debts to a \”substantial number\” of creditors. This includes employees who are owed a month's salary, Farooq Mann, fou
Twitter tests vanishing tweets to keep up with Snapchat, Facebook, Digital News,SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter said on Wednesday (Mar 4) it is testing a way for users to \”think aloud\” with tweets that vanish after a day instead of having posts linger. The ability to send ephemeral tweets called \”Fleets\” is
Baby formula makers still breaking global marketing rules: Report, World News,LONDON – Almost all parents and pregnant women in China, Vietnam and the UK are exposed to “aggressive” formula milk marketing campaigns that breach global rules set up after scandals more than 40 years ago, according to a
Singaporeans working from home more stressed than frontline workers, says survey , Lifestyle News,If there's one thing that many of us can agree on, it's that ever since the circuit breaker hit Singapore, we've felt more stressed than usual — coping with new restrictions and work situ
