The fight between Grab and Uber has been a long and sustained one, buttressed by the fact that both companies are financially capable of dragging out one. In November 2016, we covered the fight between the 2 companies with a...
Number of 50-somethings giving birth has shot up in the past five years Many women become grandmothers in their mid- to late 50s. But one woman became a mother at that age last year. The woman, aged between 55 and 59...
Singapore is in a good position to deal with challenges such as rapid advances in technology that disrupt business models, but must stay open and innovative to overcome global uncertainties, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and labour...
The number of fines handed out for littering rose to a seven-year high last year. The authorities meted out more than 31,000 fines, a 19 per cent jump from the more than 26,000 fines handed out in 2015. Singapore residents accounted...
Malaysia has cited three documents recently declassified by Britain to support its application for a revision of an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Pedra Branca. They are: Internal correspondence of Singapore colonial authorities in 1958, an incident report...
SINGAPORE - As the global balance of power shifts and economic disruption hits many societies, Singapore can stay afloat and succeed if it follows a few guiding principles, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing said on...
SINGAPORE - Like other students, Siti Aisyah Iskandar Muda Abdul Jalil sometimes has to ask her siblings to turn down the television while she studies. Unlike many students, however, Aisyah has eight other siblings. Home is a five-room executive flat...
SINGAPORE - While there may be uncertainty around the world, the good news is that Singapore enjoys good and stable relations with its neighbours, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Feb 4). In brief remarks at a Chinese...
After three years in the oil and gas industry, Mr Derrick Lee signed up to be a hawker. He had always been interested in the food and beverage (F&B) sector and thought the Entrepreneurship Programme run by Fei Siong Food...
Mr Derrick Lee's relatives became concerned when he decided to quit his job in the oil and gas industry to become a hawker. They thought being a hawker was not something to be proud of - a common misconception, Mr...
