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The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group spoke to Straits Times last Friday, disclosing that more than 6,000 or their 27,000 employees have taken no-pay leave to help the firm cope with the collapse in air travel.SIA Group's spokesman said: "These...

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Wednesday (July 29) that Singapore's overall unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than ten years.Retrenchments increased by more than two-fold and total employment declined in the midst of the...

Restaurants and food-stalls have been reallowed to have dining-ins in the Phase 2 of the Circuit Breaker, but they are by no means in the clear, although sales over the past week have improved.But not every eatery is recovering...

In a bid to revitalize and rejuvenate the ailing local tourism industry, establishments in Singapore are offering really good promotions under the SingapoRediscover campaign that was launched by Enterprise Singapore.Oen of the more interesting deals is from Night Safari,...

Hong Kong announced that they will implement further restrictions to control the surge in Covid-19 cases, inlcuding taking a leaf from Singapore's playbook by banning dining in and making face-masks mandatory when outdoors.The new rules will be effective from...

A lot of Singaporeans grew up on the famous White Rabbit candy, so it would come as no surprise that it is one of the country's favourite snack.Lay's recently released a White Rabbit flavoured potato-chips reiteration of the favoured...

As certain sectors of our economy reopens in Phase 2, our borders with Malaysia and several Chinese provinces have also reopened.Japan may soon be added to that list.Officials from both countries are in talks to resume travel for business...

Speaking at The Straits Times Covid-19 Webinar, Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the National University of Singapore, Saw Swee hock School of Public Health, said that recreational travel is unlikely to resume this year or even early next...

At the DBS Bank's Asian Insights conference earlier today (July 23), Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that companies need to do their part and help provide attachments and traineeships to retrenched workers amid the pandemic.The government will also be...

In an interview with Bloomberg on Wedneday, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said that more government stimulus is not entire helpful for Singapore's economic recovery.Chan said that fiscal measures alone are "not the most appropriate" for...