The enthusiasm level for a four-day work week is very high among Singapore employees, of whom 93 per cent of the surveyed respondents have embraced the idea.
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A for India: Bill Gates impressed by nation’s focus on eliminating malnutrition
The Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Report is an annual document that tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Foundation is one of the biggest funding agencies in the global efforts to bring down malnutrition.
Singapore job-seeker aid of SGD 6,000 will be available to HDB dwellers, says manpower minister
Concerning HDB dwellers and their eligibility for this aid, the minister said, “The threshold of [annual property value of] SGD 25,000 for the [job-seeker support] scheme is aligned with other schemes such as the GST Voucher scheme. This covers about 75 per cent of residential properties, including all HDB flats.”
Hello, T5! Changi Airport’s new terminal ground-breaking in 2025; total passenger capacity will rise to 140 million
In addition to increasing capacity through T5, the Singapore Government is “also working closely” with international partners to “further liberalise” air services agreements, thereby expanding Changi’s network, said PM Wong.
September special payout for Singaporeans: 2.4 million+ people to get SGD 200-400 as cost-of-living support
At Budget 2024, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong had announced an SGD 1.9 billion enhancement to the Assurance Package (AP) to help relieve cost-of-living pressures for Singaporean households.
Majulah Singapura! PM Lawrence Wong speaks of “agility, foresight and gumption” in his first National Day speech
Ever pragmatic, the prime minister avoided excessive optimism in his speech. At the same time, he outlined the roadmap to strengthen Singapore.
Modi 3.0 budget in July to lay out India’s economic roadmap and strategy to hit USD 5 trillion mark
The Modi 3.0 economic agenda would include steps to fast-track reforms to make India a USD 5 trillion economy in near future, and turn the country into ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.
DOTS Academy @ Central aims to make confident, curious, and future-ready individuals out of Singapore youth
DOTS Academy @ Central has been made possible by the donation of SGD 250,000 by SingLand. Central Singapore CDC contributed SGD 250,000 through a dollar-to-dollar matching grant.
This is India’s decade as global destination for investments and travel, says VFS Global CEO Zubin Karkaria
Karkaria said that there was a lot of excitement about and interest in India among CEOs of international companies, as the country was undergoing a rapid economic and social transformation.
100 million “affluent” Indians to earn more than USD10K by 2027, says Goldman Sachs report
A report claims India’s affluent class may soon nearly double to touch 100 million people by 2027.
