SINGAPORE: At least 60 people fell ill after a major food poisoning incident at the office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance on Tuesday (July 30). In response to queries by The Straits Times, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Ministry of Health (MOH) said they are investigating the suspected gastroenteritis cases reported at ByteDance’s office at...
GORONTALO, Indonesia (AFP): Protesters have set fire to a mayor's office on an Indonesian island to demand compensation over a mining company's activity in their area, police said, adding that several arrests had been made. The growing presence of mining companies on Indonesia's main islands has caused riots and clashes in recent years over poor working...
PETALING JAYA: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) applauds Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said's remark on separating the offices of the Attorney General (AG) and the Public Prosecutor (PP). "Ideas is encouraged by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms)'s remarks on separating the offices of the AG and the...
Since April 5, working from home has officially been removed as the default working arrangement for employees in Singapore, with up to 75 per cent of staff allowed to return to their claustrophobic office cubicles. Cue inner-screaming from all work-from-homers. As much as we sorely miss interacting with other colleagues in person, we can’t lie –...
