As the pandemic rolls on unabated, one group that’s most affected worldwide are students, especially those in tertiary education for whom book work and lectures are only part of the learning. So much of the rest of their education depends on group discussions, onsite work experience and other activities that need them to work closely […]
TOKYO – Ms Kana Amaya’s childhood dream was to see the world while working as a cabin attendant. The jetsetter, who has visited countries like the United States and the Philippines, has also picked up language skills that she hoped to be able to use on the job. Besides her native Japanese, she speaks English […]
SINGAPORE – Although babies of women infected with Covid-19 during their pregnancies have been born with antibodies, it remains unclear if this means the baby is immune to the coronavirus or how long the immunity would last. Earlier this month, Mrs Celine Ng-Chan, 31, gave birth to her second child and was told by her son’s […]
standfirst: Food waste is one of the biggest waste streams in Singapore, and 40 per cent is generated by the commercial and industrial sectors that handle fish, other seafood and vegetables. In this second instalment of a six-part series on food waste, The Sunday Times, in partnership with DBS Bank, dives into a fish farm. […]
TOKYO – After applying to nearly 50 firms in Japan and overseas, Ms Ayaka Nakamura finally got a job offer as an associate at a Tokyo research firm. This was despite her aspirations to work in journalism, either at a newspaper or online media firm. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]
SEOUL – Landing a job, not to mention a dream job, is nowadays a mean feat for young people in South Korea. Already stuck in a fiercely competitive job market saturated with college graduates, one they had been regarding as “hell” for a while, they now see their prospects darkening further due to Covid-19 and […]
SINGAPORE – A 68-year-old man, who had a history of hypertension and heart disease, has died from complications due to Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (Nov 28). He is the 29th patient to die from the virus here. The Singaporean had travelled to Indonesia on March 10 for work, and returned […]
SINGAPORE – What makes a Singaporean? New citizens contemplating this are now offered some guidance in the form of a report by Singaporeans, both local-born and naturalised, that was published on Saturday (Nov 28). The eight chapters in the 57-page report explore what it means to be a Singaporean. They share insights regarding a citizen’s […]
Some employers in the private sector plan to not pay any bonuses to their staff this year. This is similar to the Government announcing there would be no bonus paid to civil servants at the year’s end, given the weakened economic outlook caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Others, however, are still going ahead with plans […]
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale to the five-year Brexit crisis.FILE PHOTO: The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier looks on […]