MELAKA: Melaka police have busted the 'Yoe Gomen Gang' after eight cases of breaking into schools and government offices in the Melaka Tengah district since April, with the arrest of three members recently. Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit said all the men, aged 35, 36 and 40, were arrested in a raid on a...
Whether it’s feeling left out of important decisions, not daring to speak up in meetings or thinking that everything has already been decided, for many employees, their lack of power at work engenders a form of despondency. Yet a recent study suggests that a simple change of perspective could be enough to help reverse the situation. It...
SEOUL: President Lee Jae-myung (pic) on Wednesday (June 4) jokingly pointed out the lack of preparation for the handover by officials of the previous administration, saying that there was nothing prepared at the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. “I just came to the Yongsan office, and it’s like a graveyard. There’s nothing, not even an employee...
Take a high-performing team. Then look more closely. Who schedules the meetings, writes the minutes, welcomes newcomers, liaises between departments? They may not be the most visible person or the one most highly praised by management. Yet without them, everything loses momentum. They do a form of invisible work that is rarely talked about in companies. Picture...
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 –...
