Singapore jails, canes Indonesian man for illegally sneaking into the country 5 different times
The 26-year-old man, who goes by the single name of Brick, was sentenced to one-and-a-half years’ jail and nine strokes of the cane on Monday.
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Nato should recruit Singapore, Philippines, Japan, Thailand and others, former supreme allied commander says
“Nato should think about recruiting a few new members from outside its traditional boundaries,” retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis wrote in a Bloomberg opinion piece on Monday.
Indonesia's annual exodus starts ahead of Eid al-Fitr festivities
JAKARTA — Aditya Nugraha, a 21-year-old Indonesian, was travelling from the capital city of Jakarta to his hometown of Palembang on Sumatra island, over 500 km away, to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr this week.
Singapore tech salaries mostly fell in 2023, but these jobs saw wages jump
SINGAPORE — Tech salaries in Singapore mostly fell in 2023 amid a tech downturn, but certain roles — including for data science and cybersecurity — saw wages jump, according to a new report.
The 'sandwich generation' faces pressure as the world ages — here are 3 tips to prevent burnout
People are living longer now than ever before. As medical technology advances and medicines become more effective, mortality rates have also fallen.
Singapore REITs snap up Japan data centers amid AI boom
SINGAPORE -- Japan's data centers are a hot target for Singapore's real estate investment trusts, with the city-state's asset managers raising exposure to information technology infrastructure and potentially setting the tone for more property investors in Asia to follow suit.
Malaysia is awash with profitable start-ups, so why aren’t investors interested?
Like many entrepreneurial Southeast Asians, 35-year-old Malaysian businessman Lee Zhern Je left a stable job to bet on himself. In 2015, he resigned from a major consulting firm in Kuala Lumpur to start Epic Unicorn, his own digital marketing company.
Japan 'most trusted' by ASEAN despite low influence, study shows
SINGAPORE -- Japan is the most trusted major power among Southeast Asian opinion leaders, a recent regional survey shows, outpacing the U.S. and China despite the two superpowers remaining the most influential in the region both as key financiers and military partners.