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Away from the spotlight: Meet the Gen Z Singaporeans building unconventional music careers

(Clockwise from left) Percussionist Desiree Tay, owner of guitar repair store Wax Guitar Services Hazieq Nizam, and founder of indie music company Parka Dominic Yuan.

Pay for AI jobs in S’pore grows 5 times faster than overall wages, fresh grads earn up to $90k a year

Within the past year, pay for AI roles has climbed by about 15 to 25 per cent, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.

ST Headstart: Does speaking up at work make you ‘difficult’?

Singapore companies dialling back hiring, but willing to pay higher wages for AI, soft skills

New research found that more employees fear becoming obsolete as the pace of AI adoption and employee readiness widens.

Young Singaporeans build internship, entry-level job trackers to close opportunity gap

The founding members of ‘Sup - Jovan Tan, 21, Wilson Soon, 25, Chloe Yoong, 19, Ace Yip, 18, and Rachael Jong, 18 (left picture), Liu Rui Kai and Yicheng Li are co-founders of tracker.sg.

Can we talk? Texting doesn’t fix things, and yet we’re all typing away

Although text messaging feels instant and convenient, it has been associated with lower time efficiency, lower likelihood of consensus, and poorer relational outcomes than other communication channels.

How to plan a campervan trip in Japan, with tips from Singaporeans

(Clockwise from top left) Sunset at the campervan, Singaporean editor Esther Tay rented a Toyota Camroad Bunk Bed campervan, buy food from supermarkets or at Michi-no-eki.

askST Jobs: Am I being ‘difficult’ if I speak up at work?

Speaking up at work can strengthen a career or quietly stall it. It often depends on how the message is delivered.

2,000 BTO flats in Sembawang with waits of less than 3 years to go on sale in June

Sembawang Portico, one of the projects in the Sembawang North neighbourhood, will have a wait of two years and seven months.

Custom funerals, memorial keepsakes: How Singapore pet owners cope with pet deaths

Pet owners can hold a funeral in a memorial hall (left) or turn their pets' fur, bones or ashes into keepsake jewellery pieces.

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