SINGAPORE: What is the cost of saving jobs amid the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? Singapore has paid out over S$27.6 billion through the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) as of September. An estimated 77,500 jobsor around 3per cent of local employment was protected as a result of the JSS, according to Deputy Prime Minister

PERTH: Working hours 8.30am to 5pm. A clause stipulating office hours like this one is something we will probably find in most of our employment contracts.But what goes glaringly unstated for many of us is the expectations of after-hours availability- the perceived expectations to accommodate work issues beyond regular hours. Smartphones and other advances in

SINGAPORE: An avid cyclistwho also runs and does yoga regularly, one 34-year-old, who only wanted to be known as Su Lin, was the picture of health when she first discovered a lump in her left breast in May.Young and healthy, cancer was the last thing on her mind.I didn't think it was serious, because I

SINGAPORE: The annual Christmas light-up along Orchard Road will return on Nov 13 with both physical and virtual elements, as businesses along Singapores prime shopping belt hope for a return to normalcy.For seven weeks until Jan 2, Orchard Road will be lit up by glittering arches of lights adorned with floral designs, while featuring an

SINGAPORE: As part of its strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of this century, PUB will award S$6.5 million for game-changing solutions that can eliminatecarbon emissions from water treatment facilities.This is the prize purse for the Carbon Zero Grand Challenge, which was launched by PUB on Tuesday (Oct 19).The Grand Challenge will seek

SINGAPORE: The United States on Monday (Oct 18) raised its COVID-19 travel advisory level for Singapore to the highest risk category, asking visitors to avoid travel to the country.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adjusted its advisory for Singapore by one rung to Level 4, which indicates a very high level of