1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (319+ words) MALAYSIA: A recent World Bank report has confirmed what many Malaysian professionals already feel: Wages are not keeping pace with economic growth. While the economy continues to expand, the benefits are not reaching the middle class." The findings show productivity…...

10+ hour, 38+ min ago  (405+ words) SINGAPORE: The author and leadership expert Crystal Lim-Lange made the news recently when she explained that Singaporeans are smart enough to "read the room" in their workplaces, in that they don't speak up as this carries risks to their careers....

19+ hour, 35+ min ago  (496+ words) SINGAPORE: The squeeze of the rising cost of living has reached even affluent households in Singapore. According to Singapore Business Review, citing Sun Life Asia's third "Financial Resilience Index: Asia Navigates Rising Costs" report released on Tuesday (June 9), rising living…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (580+ words) SINGAPORE: Singapore's Central Provident Fund (CPF) interest rates will remain unchanged from July to September 2026, offering some stability for members still dealing with high living costs and long-term retirement worries. According to the Central Provident Fund and Housing and Development…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (255+ words) While the trend among some homegrown manufacturers in Singapore is to shift production to Malaysia, Japanese snack maker Matsunaga Seika is moving towards the city-state, as it plans to open a directly operated store here by around 2028. The company, known…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (435+ words) SINGAPORE: Singapore workers are showing up to work, putting in extra hours, and even adopting artificial intelligence (AI), yet many still don't feel secure about their future. A new People at Work report by ADP Research, cited by Vulcan Post…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (432+ words) SINGAPORE: Former President Halimah Yacob expressed dismay over how workers were characterised in the context of Standard Chartered'announcing on Tuesday (May 19) that it was cutting around 7, 800 jobs by 2030 as it employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline its workforce. Mdm Halimah…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (325+ words) MALAYSIA: Malaysia's wage growth has lagged behind economic expansion since 2010, raising doubts about its high'income aspirations, the World Bank reports. Real median wages rose 43% between 2010 and 2024, only half the pace of GDP growth." Around 36% of tertiary'educated Malaysians are employed in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (457+ words) SINGAPORE: Nearly four in 10 Singaporeans believe the country could slip into a recession within the next six months, according to a new survey that points to growing public anxiety over the economic fallout from the ongoing Middle East conflict. In…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (496+ words) SINGAPORE/MALAYSIA: Johor's plan to roll out new transit systems linking key parts of Johor Bahru to the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is shaping up as more than another transport project. According to property analysts, it may…...