எஸ் வெங்கடேஷ்வரன்

எஸ் வெங்கடேஷ்வரன்

ஊடக வாசகர், வளர்ச்சி ஆசிரியர்

With about two months left in the year, the 40 workplace deaths so far already surpass the full-year counts of 37 in 2021 and 39 in 2019.

The high costs of neglecting workplace safety

While saving lives through workplace safety measures, firms can save costs too

Though border relaxations have increased inflows of tourists, they also mean more locals heading overseas.
OUTLOOK 2023

Singapore’s consumer sector cautiously optimistic about 2023

Both tourist and domestic spending are recovering, but labour remains a major constraint

Last year, alcohol sales and consumption were not allowed past 10:30 pm, curbing midnight festivities. This year, F&B players are preparing to ring in the new year in proper style.

Festive F&B demand dampened by Singaporeans flying out

Year-end celebratory dining is up from 2021, but may slow from earlier months as locals go abroad

The 5Cs of careers, condos, country clubs, credit cards, and cars – once seen as the “Singapore Dream” – were, for much of the 20th century, an aspiration for many. Tick all those boxes and you would have reached the proverbial holy grail.

Are the five Cs still relevant today?

TREK back 20 years to February 2002, when the Remaking Singapore committee – the brainchild of then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong – was set up to pry Singaporeans away from traditional material pursuit...

City Energy unveils cross-border EV charging service in Singapore and Malaysia

City Energy unveils cross-border EV charging service in Singapore and Malaysia

A NEW cross-border electric vehicle (EV) charging service, Go by City Energy (Go), will offer cross-border operational services between Singapore and Malaysia that can be tapped on with the Go mobile ...

Samsonite is well positioned to reap the uptrend benefits in the coming months - this is especially so with its new office in Singapore, said the Asia-Pacific and Middle East president Paul Melkebeke, in an interview with The Business Times.

Samsonite "well positioned" to reap travel rebound with new Singapore hub

WITH travel returning as Covid-19 border curbs relax, 112-year-old luggage manufacturer and retailer Samsonite considers itself well positioned to ride the uptrend – not least thanks to its new office...

The old City Hall (left) and the Padang (right), with other historical buildings around, on 7 April 2021.

Years of unhappiness culminate in 4-way fight for top post at Singapore Recreation Club

Four-way fight for top job at elections to be held this week

(From left) Ong Chu Poh , executive chairman of ECON Healthcare overall winner of Heritage Brands; Andy Kueh, chief operating officer (COO) of elemen, overall winner of Promising Brands; and Peh Yi Han, COO of Mulberry Learning's parent company Global Eduhub, overall winner of Established Brands.

38 local brands receive Singapore Prestige Brand Award

THIRTY-EIGHT home-grown brands – including 31 first-time winners – were honoured at the 20th Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA) awards ceremony on Wednesday (May 4) night, with Second Minister for ...

Singapore's retail sales rose 8.7 per cent year on year in March, reversing the previous month's decrease of 3.5 per cent.

Singapore retail sales up 8.7% in March, reversing February’s decline

SINGAPORE'S retail sales rose 8.7 per cent year on year in March, reversing the previous month's decrease of 3.5 per cent - coming as a surprise to economists as market consensus came in at a much slo...