All customer-facing staff at Tangs can don religious headgear while at work, if they choose to do so. The change took effect yesterday (Aug 21). They will join their corporate office and back-of-house colleagues, who already have the flexibility...
In Chinese culture, death is a very taboo subject. Mentions of any sort are often met with knocking on a wooden surface and "choy choy choy" here in Singapore. As such, cemeteries are nowhere near that the top of...
The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us, and Chinese devotees have already started burning joss sticks and paper as part of their observance to pay respects to the departed. But as local blogger Benjamin Lee noted, town estate cleaners...
SINGAPORE - Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of Covid-19 that causes less severe infections, according to a new study in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. This could provide new avenues for vaccine and therapeutic development,...
SINGAPORE - To secure work passes for its foreign employees, a company inflated their monthly salaries in its applications to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). This was to fulfil the minimum salary requirements for the work passes to be...
"We learn, we lead, we serve" is the motto of the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC), which was exactly what 16-year-old Muhammad Aniq did when he found out a man in his 90s had suffered a bad fall...
Commercials for residential properties are pretty predictable if you’ve seen a bunch of them. Typically, they could be simple photo montages with voiceovers or corny video tours featuring property agents dramatically exaggerating the size of a tiny apartment. Ultimately, they’re...
For the past four months, local influencer Jade Rasif has been quietly doing her part to fight the pandemic, working at the front line alongside her new colleagues. The 26-year-old, who is known for her acting stints and as...
SINGAPORE - Being a foreigner familiar with scam callers, it would be reasonable to expect Chinese national Hu Jun to be wary of callers claiming to be officials. This was the argument put forward by lawyer Dhanwant Singh on...
SINGAPORE - A recent survey on workplace resilience has found that close to six in 10 Singaporeans were satisfied with how the Government managed the Covid-19 situation, though they may feel stressed by the pandemic. About 57 per cent...
