About one-third of Singapore’s workforce is now able to return to working in offices, factories and schools. Firms in a few industries such as finance, telecommunications and manufacturing have been allowed to resume operations on-site in the first phase of the country’s gradual reopening. For the past two months, many …
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Singapore’s ‘circuit breaker’ measures officially ended on June 2 and we are slowly gearing up for Phase 2, which is expected to start before the end of this month. In Phase 2, retail shops and consumer services will be allowed to operate — which also means malls will finally reopen …
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Recently, there have been public Facebook posts made by several F&B merchants highlighting how the GrabFood app has, at times, automatically labelled their stores as being “Unavailable For Delivery” or “Closed” for one reason or another. Whenever this happens, these merchants are often unaware of it until their customers reach …
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The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) is exploring a wearable device that may become Singapore’s new method for contact tracing. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister-in-charge of the SNDGG and Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced this in Parliament on 5 June. While no other information has been revealed about …
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On May 25, 2020, George Floyd’s death at the hands of law enforcement sparked outrage and protests across the US, with citizens of other countries showing their support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement too via social media. Many Malaysian netizens didn’t stay silent either, joining in the condemnation of the US’ …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Malaysia to experience limited export growth in Q1 2020 due to its close business partnerships with mainland China. While this will surely impact the economy throughout the first half of the year (and maybe longer), the government’s stimulus package is expected to keep the economy …
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The Care and Support Package was first announced in February to help Singaporeans with household expenses. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced today (June 4) that eligible Singaporeans will receive cash payouts of S$ 300 or S$ 600 via PayNow on June 18 as part of the Package. Those who …
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The Covid-19 virus outbreak has dampened the job market, as the economy and hiring activities see a slowdown. Despite this grim outlook, there remains a demand for candidates with niche skill sets, knowledge and experience in fields such as cloud computing, big data, cybersecurity and software engineering, as well as …
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So I now have the TikTok app on my phone, but I’ve never used it and I’ve never browsed on it. Thanks to this challenge I was invited to join, I now have a reason to. Head & Shoulders brought this challenge to my team, and I was the chosen …
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