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6 days ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan |Gabrielle Chan
SINGAPORE - Labour chief Ng Chee Meng will contest the new Jalan Kayu single seat under the PAP banner when Singaporeans go to the polls on May 3. Incumbent MP Henry Kwek will stay to contest the Kebun Baru single seat, as will Mr Yip Hon Weng in his Yio Chu Kang single seat. The line-up was announced by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on April 19.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - The Government’s spending plan for Singapore’s 60th year of independence was a “Budget for all Singaporeans” that sought to tackle current concerns while building a strong future for the country.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
Mr Victor Lee, CEO of CIMB Singapore, studied engineering but went on to choose a banking career after he left university. ST PHOTO: GIN TAYSINGAPORE – Mr Victor Lee now holds a top position as chief executive of CIMB Singapore and growth markets. But ask him the ingredients for his success and he is likely to tell you about his baking days as an 18-year-old and the hard work and perseverance that entailed, and his pride in the work.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - The opposition Red Dot United (RDU) went on its maiden walkabout in the Jalan Kayu single seat on March 21 and introduced a party member who will lead the team in the newly carved out ward. RDU secretary-general Ravi Philemon said it is too soon to announce who the party will field in Jalan Kayu, but introduced former Progress Singapore Party (PSP) member Kala Manickam, an educator and a former Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officer.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has approved 2025’s bumper Budget, he said in a Facebook post on March 19. The record $143.1 billion spending plan is the last Budget of the current term of government. The President added: “A habit we must never lose in Singapore: looking far ahead.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - Labour chief Ng Chee Meng was spotted at a family carnival at Fernvale on March 16, ahead of the upcoming general election. Fernvale is part of the newly carved out Jalan Kayu SMC. When asked if he would run in Ang Mo Kio GRC or the new Jalan Kayu SMC, he told reporters: “You’ll find out, I’m sure, in good time. You’ll see what the Prime Minister decides.”Mr Ng said he has attended constituency events in some parts of Bukit Batok, Ang Mo Kio and Sengkang once every quarter or so.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
Mr Dayyan James tried his hand at several ventures, including a yacht-servicing business, before he started a skincare and scent company, CocosBotanica, in 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAHSINGAPORE – Mr Dayyan James is no stranger to the road less travelled. The New Zealander left school at 15, after “collecting bad report cards from teachers”. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - Shares of City Developments Limited (CDL) jumped more than 4 per cent on March 13, after tycoon Kwek Leng Beng said on March 12 night that he will drop the lawsuit against his son Sherman Kwek and other directors of the company. The share price hit $5.15 at around 11.28am, with some 3.3 million shares worth about $17 million traded. It marks an increase of 21 cents over the previous day’s close of $4.94.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE – Singapore-listed companies have made progress in climate reporting, but less than a third of them provided all the information required under a framework by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This is a globally recognised framework for companies to disclose climate-related impacts, risks and opportunities.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Sue-Ann Tan
SINGAPORE - More Singapore companies are still offering flexible work arrangements, even though the Covid-19 pandemic has long passed. The proportion of firms offering flexible work arrangements increased from 68.1 per cent in 2023, to 72.7 per cent in 2024, said Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang in Parliament on March 7.
