BOARDROOM gender quotas are not a cure-all. A new global study has found that forcing companies to put more women on boards has not helped to redress the gender imbalance among senior executives. It adds to the growing body of evidence which suggests that mandating change at the top does not have a trickledown effect. Yet that is no reason to dismiss the idea entirely.
Rare solar eclipse casts glow of excitement
March 10, 2016 5:00 AM
With their heads tilted back and eyes on the sky, tens of thousands of people in Singapore and the region stood transfixed during yesterday morning’s solar eclipse.
TODAY’s brief, Thursday, March 10
Fruit shop thieves back in court
The Vietnamese duo who broke into a fruit wholesale shop at Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre and stole S$500,000 in cash in January this year will be back in court on Thursday. Nguyen Van Nhat, 23, and Ngo Quang Phuoc, 35,…
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The Amazing World of Gumball’s first ‘Live’ show in Singapore
The Amazing World of Gumball’s first ‘Live’ show in Singapore
from Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM to Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM
from Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM to Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM
City Square Mall
Little India, Singapore, Singapore
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New Singtel add-on doubles mobile plans’ data allowance
SINGAPORE – Singtel on Wednesday (March 9) announced a new add-on that will allow customers to double their mobile data allowance for a flat fee of S$5.90 a month.
Called DataX2, the add-on is available to subscribers who register or re-contract for Singtel’s…
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Presidential Election: Dr Tan Cheng Bock to announce on Friday if he'll contest
“Many of my friends and supporters have asked if l intend to contest in the forthcoming Presidential Election in 2017,” Dr Tan Cheng Bock wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Mar 9).
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More transparency in healthcare insurance premiums needed, association says
One way to improve price transparency could be to enhance benefit illustrations to make it easier for consumers to understand, says Life Insurance Association Singapore President Khoo Kah Siang.
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Don't expect a "hongbao" budget
Despite the gloomy economic outlook, it is unlikely Singaporeans will get a big payout in this year’s budget.
Why? Because there isn’t much money to give.
No, we’re not broke. Our official foreign reserves is still a…
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