Singaporean technology company and superapp Grab is accelerating toward profitability. But as it directs focus to new business sectors and cuts back on spending, it risks leaving behind the gig workers who first built up the company
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In this instalment of CNA Women’s series on people who made extreme job switches, All Things Hainanese’s Jocelyn Loi shares how her grandmother’s sudden death prompted her to leave her senior managerial hotel job to become a third-generation Hainanese kueh maker.Continue Reading
Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gave reassurances that local residents would be safe after hazardous caesium-137 contamination was detected at a metal factory in Prachin Buri’s Kabin Buri district on Monday.Continue Reading
Adults need to take an interest in what youths do on gaming platforms – not just a superficial interest, but to genuinely try it out for ourselves, says NUS lecturer Jonathan Sim.Continue Reading
The US Federal Trade Commission has proposed banning non-compete clauses. Amid the recent mass layoffs within the tech industry, employment law specialist Clarence Ding looks at how enforceable such agreements are in Singapore and if they should be similarly outlawed.Continue Reading
Economy rice – also called cai fan or mixed vegetable rice – is known as one of the most affordable meals in Singapore. And while gripes about its inconsistent pricing are not new, the issue has resurfaced in line with inflation’s rising prices.Continue Reading
Former Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will not stand in the next election in order to keep the party from having to answer questions about his political views.Continue Reading
An Indian man and three Thai women were detained for questioning during police raids on 36 premises in four provinces yesterday, targeting phone scammers who tricked 365 elderly Americans into sending them more than 3 billion baht.Continue Reading
The Pheu Thai Party is pledging to boost the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5% if it wins the mandate to form a government after the next election.Continue Reading
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, a number of extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have inspired change in their communities through the pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post’s Women of the Year.Continue Reading