Low Youjin
CORRESPONDENT
Low Youjin is a correspondent at The Business Times where he covers Singapore macroeconomics, labour, and manpower policies.
Obesity is ballooning – and office life can make it worse
Workplace routines can encourage unhealthy eating habits and sedentary behaviour
Retailers warn of being outpaced by foreign rivals as they lay out Budget 2026 proposals
These aim to strengthen local retailers’ competitiveness and ease manpower pressures in a tougher operating environment
Private-hire drivers hit by Autobahn repossessions may lose rental deposits
Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling says this is because the drivers are unsecured creditors
260 workers receive S$600,000 in salary relief after their firms were wound up
The short-term relief fund is meant for employers unable to pay salary arrears due to business failure
Local Qualifying Salary to be further refined, details to be announced in Budget
The LQS is put in place to ensure firms do not hire locals on ‘a token salary’, says Minister for Manpower Tan...
Singapore’s revised food targets prioritise scalable, efficient production
Details on support schemes for farmers will be announced at MSE’s upcoming Committee of Supply debate
Singapore food output gets S$80 million boost with opening of Greenphyto’s vertical farm, tallest in the world
With growing chambers at 23 metres tall, the facility has an output 45 times higher than traditional farming methods
Singapore PMI edges higher in December on firmer orders and output
The overall purchasing managers’ index is up 0.1 point at 50.3, marking the fifth straight month of expansion
Economists hold 2026 Singapore growth forecasts despite strong 2025 finish
This year’s risks include trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and manufacturing normalisation
Singapore’s economy up 4.8% in 2025; Q4 GDP comes in at 5.7%
On a seasonally adjusted, quarterly basis, economic growth is at 1.9%