The Independent Singapore News Novak Djokovic has decided to move forward this season even without a coach for now, following the end of his partnership with former rival Andy Murray. The two ended their coaching partnership last week after only six months. Regardless of this news, Djokovic now continues to prepare for the upcoming French […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: In most Asian countries, educational achievements are everything, and failure can feel understandably devastating. Therefore, it was refreshing to hear from one youth who said that failing the O-Levels was actually “the best thing that ever happened” to them. In a post earlier this week from r/SGExams, u/aestheticalish explained that […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy expanded by 3.9% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year but with global trade conditions deteriorating and earlier gains expected to ease, the government has trimmed its growth forecast for the rest of the year. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross has reported critically low supplies of three key blood types and said it expects the number of blood donations to decrease as the nation heads into the June school holidays and contends with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases. According to the latest update on the […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A recent advertisement from Grab appears to be having the opposite effect of what the company wanted, at least for some Reddit users. On Wednesday, posts on r/Singapore and r/Singaporehappenings concerned an ad from Grab that reads, “15,932 food pics in your gallery. You’ve been hungry. Share them on our […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: One in four rental listings in Singapore has been tagged “diversity-friendly” through PropertyGuru’s ‘Everyone Welcome’ feature, according to its press release on Wednesday (May 21). While Singapore embraces multiculturalism, one in four individuals in the city-state has faced racial bias when searching for a rental property. The feature, aimed at […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Singapore’s office workers are spending more than five hours a week on low-value tasks, or an average of 66 minutes daily on “inefficient work,” which could cost the country an estimated S$85 billion annually or about 12.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP), according to new research by AI workspace […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A Facebook user, Zoey Lim, took to the “Complaint Singapore” group on Wednesday to raise concerns about a “serious mosquito issue” near Rockridge Park and the adjacent Housing & Development Board (HDB) block 502 in Yishun. The post included images of multiple large bite marks on her young niece’s legs, […]Continue reading
The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: After Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong announced his new Cabinet on Wednesday evening (May 21), Ravi Philemon, the secretary-general of the opposition party Red Dot United (RDU), expressed disappointment. “Women’s voices are muted. Young people’s voices are not heard. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first Cabinet announcement was a moment that […]Continue reading
hr bartender Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently responded to a reader note about how to manage a toxic co-worker. It got me thinking about incivility in the workplace. Sadly, incivility has been around for a long time. According to communications firm Weber Shandwick, 93% of Americans identify incivility as a problem. What’s interesting […]Continue reading
