National Wages Council raise basic wage threshold and calls on firms to establish Company Training Committees
Employers should offer structured training for their employees to increase productivity and in turn, sustainable wage growth, the National Wages Council (NWC) urged on 30 May. The NWC is a tripartite body comprising representatives from the three social partners – the employers, the trade unions and the Government. In the wage guidelines and recommendation press […]
SMRT train and bus services to extend on the eve of Hari Raya
On 28 May, SMRT announced that train services and selected bus services would be extended for passengers on the eve of Hari Raya Puasa, 4 Jun. The last trains on the North-South Line and East-West line will depart City Hall station at 12.30am on 5 Jun. Train services on the Circle Line will also be […]
Prices of COE dipped as buying stalls
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices drop across the board in the latest bidding on 23 May, with the premium for smaller cars having the sharpest decline. The premium for cars up top 1,600cc and 130 bhp ended at $27,000, down sharply from $36,704 two weeks ago. For cars above 1,600cc and 130 bhp closed […]
Travel Hack Everyone Must Know
It’s a fact that we feel the need to stay connected everywhere we go in today’s digitalized world. It will be a total nightmare if we are disconnected while travelling, even just for a bit. (Just take a look at the recent outage when Facebook, Instagram and, Whatsapp are down.) Even if you do not […]
Falsehoods about Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation
On 4 May 2019, an op-ed piece written by Mr Jeff Paine, managing director of AIC (Asia Internet Coalition- a lobby group representing technology companies) titled “How the online falsehoods Bill can be improved”. Senior Minister of State for Law and Health, Mr Edwin Tong has thus stepped out to address some of these issues. […]
Accident due to lapses by Aloysius Pang, 2 other servicemen: COI
It has been more than three months since the training accident that led to the death of Aloysius Pang. In a ministerial statement on 6 May, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told Parliament that there was no evidence indicating that foul play or deliberate acts caused the accident. The five-membered Committee of Inquiry (COI) also […]