Singaporeans have learnt over time to better adjust to working from home, as new survey data shows that overall productivity among employees gradually increased from April to June. According to a survey by employee engagement platform EngageRocket that had...
She was four months pregnant with her third child when she found out she had stage three breast cancer. It was in 2017 when the 26-year-old housewife, who wanted to be known only as Madam Nadiya, felt soreness in...
More than 20 tourist souvenir shops in Singapore, several of which have been in operation for decades, have closed for good - casualties of Covid-19 travel restrictions here and around the world. With no end to the pandemic in...
SINGAPORE - A hotpot restaurant has been ordered to suspend operations for 10 days and fined $2,000 for failing to comply with safe distancing measures, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Saturday (Aug 15). Hai Xian Lao, which...
SINGAPORE - Valencia president Anil Murthy has told the Spanish La Liga's club's supporters that it needs to be "responsible" as it braces for the "serious" impact of Covid-19 on football. In an open letter to them on the...
With seven in 10 Singaporeans saying the Covid-19 outbreak has lasted longer than they anticipated, people are becoming weary of the rules to limit the spread of the virus, according to a Sunday Times survey of 1,000 people. These...
Before the Covid-19 pandemic closed the door on international tourism, Singaporean travel entrepreneur Scott Tay journeyed to some of the world’s most remote places. Conducting small-group tours, he spent time with Tsaatan reindeer herders in Mongolia’s frozen hinterlands, roamed...
Businesses are realistic about the fact that Covid-19 financial support measures have to come to an end, but they are still hoping some key help will continue in the short term. Mr Sim Gim Guan, executive director of the...
SINGAPORE - It is possible to get Covid-19 from contaminated imported chilled or frozen food, but the risk is very low, said experts. The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 remains viable for at least three weeks at 4 deg C,...
A 24-year-old man, who was roped in by another man to take part in a threesome with the latter's girlfriend without her knowledge and consent, was sentenced to 17 years and 10 months' jail and 14 strokes of...
