SINGAPORE: After nearly four years, two men who had been accused of taking part in a corruption conspiracy involving more than S$388,000 can finally walk free following the withdrawal of all charges against them. Isaac Lai Zhi Yao and Darren Zeng Shao Rong, both 43, were each granted a discharge amounting to an acquittal on April...
Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father’s policy of muzzling free media and snuffing out dissent. But the premier announced on Monday that he will step down next month, passing the baton to his deputy Lawrence Wong, the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Workers in Malaysia can apply to their employers for flexible working arrangements based on time, days, and location of work according to Sections 60P and 60Q of the Employment Act 1955, says Steven Sim Chee Keong (pic). Through an X (formerly Twitter) post, the Human Resources Minister explained that such requests should be submitted to...
SINGAPORE: All employers in Singapore must fairly consider formal requests from employees for flexible work arrangements (FWAs) from Dec 1, 2024, under the new Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangements. The compulsory guidelines were unveiled on April 15 during a company visit to the Ridout Tea Garden outlet of fast-food chain McDonald’s attended by the three...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): All 12 crew members of a Tanzania-flagged freighter were rescued after the vessel caught fire on April 16 in Singapore waters, off Pedra Branca. In a statement on April 16, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it was alerted to the blaze on the Layur Anggun (LA8) at 12.50pm. According...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): ComfortDelGro is investigating after a video circulating online showed a passenger getting into the boot of its taxi. In a video posted on Singapore road safety Facebook group SG Road Vigilante on April 12, four young men are seen near a blue ComfortDelGro taxi at a VivoCity pick-up point. Two of them...
PETALING JAYA: With some Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) looking beyond Singapore to base their regional headquarters due to the rising cost there, Malaysia has what it takes to position itself as a viable destination, say economists. Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng said Malaysia’s investment promotion efforts and its rising competitiveness in attracting multinationals...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has refuted claims that the ministry and the police had advised the employer of a Bangladeshi worker, who has worked in Singapore for 16 years, to deport him from Singapore. In a statement on Facebook on April 6, MOM said the police are investigating if Md Sharif...
SINGAPORE: The three sons of the late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw are newly minted billionaires, according to a Forbes’ list of global billionaires released on April 2. UOB chief executive Wee Ee Cheong and his brothers, Wee Ee Chao and Wee Ee Lim, are among 39 billionaires from the Republic – a number that rose...
SINGAPORE: The search for a new host for the 2026 Commonwealth Games continues, with Singapore deciding not to make a bid to organise the upcoming edition of the multi-sport event. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday (April 3), Commonwealth Games Singapore (CGS) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) said that they “have studied the feasibility of hosting...
