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Nearly 8 in 10 Singapore employers say no to 4-day work week: Survey
Employers who were not keen in a four-day work week cited concerns on the operational feasibility and implications that may not align with their business needs.
Disruption-hit rail operator SMRT forms group to look into reliability, safety issues
As part of its review, the group will conduct a benchmarking exercise, comparing SMRT’s practices with those of the Guangzhou Metro Corporation and the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation.
As developing country, S’pore voluntarily contributing to global climate finance: Grace Fu on COP29
It is not obligated to contribute resources to developing nations to help them take climate action, said Ms Fu.
ST Explains: What’s on the agenda at COP29?
A key focus of the conference, dubbed “Finance COP”, will be on the hundreds of billions needed to fight climate change.
S’pore will suffer if Trump’s higher tariffs shrink global trade: Analysts
Escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs among major trading partners will hit all nations’ growth prospects, said the IMF.
Is the joy fading for Kamala Harris?
She and Donald Trump are neck and neck in opinion polls, which Republicans believe tend to underestimate Trump, notes Bhagyashree Garekar.
38 Oxley Road: A home of historic significance
It was where plans were hatched, movements took root and a nation’s destiny was debated. Should the fate of the 19th century bungalow be simply to preserve or demolish, asks the writer.
Brain Bank Singapore signs up 380 donors; 9 brains harvested for research
The donations will aid Asian research into conditions that affect the brain and spinal cord.
On Hong Kong’s ‘South Pole’, the bare necessities keep tourists coming back
Hundreds visit Po Toi Island every weekend despite its lack of toilets, fresh water, power and phone reception, writes Magdalene Fung.
Woman jailed 10 days for kicking boy, 3, after arguing with his parents over adhesive tape
Angela Yong pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily cause hurt to a person below 14 years old.