Alvina Soh Yijing

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

COE premiums for all categories went up in the latest tender exercise on Feb 22, 2023.

Does the COE system need a radical overhaul? A look at three alternatives

AS HOUSEHOLD incomes rise in coming years, coupled with Singapore’s policy of zero growth in the car population, the long-term trajectory for...

Social media has been shrinking as a source of news, mainly due to Facebook’s global pullback from news.
OFF THE RECORD

Is Facebook dying? Is my job as a social media editor doomed too?

“FACEBOOK is dying, X (formerly Twitter) is imploding, and Instagram is losing its cool,” a colleague of mine said one day.

Tech investors have poured US$373 million into South-east Asia’s coffee chains, resulting in them growing explosively in their home countries and expanding into Singapore.

Battle of brews: After Flash Coffee, who’s who in the fight for coffee supremacy in Singapore

Competition is brewing as Singapore is poised to become the next battleground for a wave of tech-enabled coffee chains

Holders will have a right to receive distributions semi-annually at a fixed rate of 4.25 per cent per annum, from the issue date to the first reset date on Oct 4, 2027.

UOB prices S$400m in 4.25% perpetual capital securities, first callable in 2027

UOB has priced S$400 million in 4.25 per cent perpetual capital securities, which will be first callable in 2027. The capital securities will...

Based on figures provided by JLL Singapore on Wednesday (Jun 29), Grade A CBD office rents rose 2.7 per cent to S$10.74 per square foot (psf) per month in the latest quarter from S$10.46 in Q1 2022.n

Singapore CBD Grade A office rents may cross pre-pandemic peak by Q3: JLL

GRADE A office rents in Singapore’s Central Business District (CBD) continued their steady upward momentum for the fifth straight quarter in Q2...

The Financial Associate Scheme, said the insurance group, will introduce more than 500 financial sales advisory positions with a monthly base salary ranging between S$2,700 to S$8,000 along with quarterly performance-based bonuses.

AIA Singapore aims to hire over 500 staff including mid-career switchers, women rejoining workforce

STAY-AT-HOME parents, fresh graduates and mid-career switchers are among the pool of labour AIA Singapore is looking to tap, under its new...

(Clockwise from top left) Foodedge Gourmet's co-founder Manmeet Singh, Batu Lesung Spice Company's founder Jeremy Nguee and Jill’s Sausages' founder Nicholas Lee.

Clean, customised and creative: Ingredients for success for Singapore F&B founders

You are what you eat – food manufacturers know this truism well as they cater to an increasing pool of discerning consumers.

epa07757516 Chinese 100 yuan or renminbi (RMB) notes in Beijing, China, 05 August 2019. China's Yuan fell below the key level of seven to the US Dollar for the first time in eleven years, following the last week's US President Donald Trump's threat for more tariff on Chinese goods, according to media reports on 05 August 2019.  EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

Why Singapore is a bull’s eye for the super-rich Chinese

MORE newly-minted millionaires and billionaires from China are eyeing Singapore as a hotspot to park their wealth.

South-east Asia is becoming the next battlefield for Chinese businesses seeking out new opportunities to expand its international footprint.

How China is making its mark in Asean

With a population of over 650 million and boasting one of the world’s fastest growing regions, South-east Asia is becoming the next...