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  Flexible work arrangement guidelines can be a chance to improve HR practices in Singapore, says expert More help will be given to firms to upgrade their human resource practices so employees can better use flexible work arrangements. File photo of office workers in Singapore's central business district. (File photo: iStock) SINGAPORE: The labour movement is urging employers to evaluate staff performance based on their output rather than the number of hours worked, so that flexible work arrangements (FWAs) can be effective. All employers must have a process in place for workers to make formal requests for flexible work arra...

  Be a proud Singaporean but avoid ‘us-versus-them’ trap A Singaporean identity has emerged. Don’t let it become a toxic one that’s resentful of foreigners. Tham Yuen-C Senior Political Correspondent It is integral to ensure that a strong Singaporean identity continues to be forged in various ways, says the writer.  ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Updated Mar 31, 2024, 05:53 AM   SINGAPORE – Are you a foreigner? To the casual observer, this can seem an innocuous question. Yet for two men who got into an altercation ...

  7 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Jun 23; commuters can ride for free on Jun 21 The Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade, Marine Terrace, Siglap and Bayshore stations will give commuters in the east coast area more travel options. Marine Parade MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. (Photo: Land Transport Authority)   Grace Yeo 05 Mar 2024 04:39PM (Updated: 05 Mar 2024 07:02PM)   SINGAPORE: Seven new MRT stations on Singapore's Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will begin passenger service on Jun 23, announced Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat on Tuesday (Mar 5).  These stations – Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade, Marine Terrace, Siglap and Bayshore – make up Stage 4 of the TEL. Ahead of the official start date, commuters can preview and travel for free along these seven stations during an opening event on Jun 21, from 10am to 9pm. More details will be available on the Land Transp...

  Commentary: Salt is critical in Asian cuisine, but we’re eating too much of it Reducing our sodium intake is a small measure that can save lives and healthcare costs - but Singapore’s hawker food is heavy on salt, says cookbook author Pamelia Chia. A bowl of fishball noodles. The seemingly innocuous spheres of fish paste are major sodium culprits. (Photo: CNA/Chew Hui Min) Pamelia Chia 05 Feb 2024 06:00AM ...

  Salt rising, river slowing: Climate change drives harsh realities for people in the Mekong Delta Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: Southern Vietnam is the country’s food bowl. But water shortages are driving farmers to despair, with many of them opting to move to other provinces to find work. The Mekong Delta is the food bowl of Vietnam. (Photo: Jack Board/CNA)   BAC LIEU, Vietnam: At the end of the line for the Mekong River, Southeast Asia’s longest and probably most important waterway, there are signs of man’s attempts to both brave and harness nature.  After some 5,000km from its headwater in the Tibetan plateau, the Mekong flows through six countries and eventually ends up emptying out into a complex series of vein-like ca...