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Attendees at an internal networking session hosted by an interior design company, on April 16, 2024.

The Big Read in short: Networking 101 in the digital age

By Nikki Yeo

19/04/2024

Healing from childhood trauma: What a child needs to feel safe again after abuse and adverse experiences

By Eveline Gan

20/04/2024

TODAY takes a closer look at how the professional networking landscape has evolved as young professionals blend their work and personal lives online.

Nurjannah Suhaimi/TODAY

The Big Read: Networking in the digital age — how youths are using LinkedIn, other social media platforms to get ahead

SINGAPORE — When Mr Syukri Azman first reached out to a chief executive officer (CEO) of a logistics firm over professional networking platform LinkedIn, it was out of curiosity to find out how the company managed to secure a tender from a multinational corporation in Singapore.

By Nikki Yeo

19/04/2024

Singaporeans can’t seem to agree on whether the opening up of requests for flexible working arrangements is a step forward, backward, or even sideways. But what if it's not a step in any direction at all?

Hot Take: Flexi-work guidelines have us debating if workers or bosses win, but what we really need is more workplace trust

By Melissa Lee Suppiah

19/04/2024

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam speaking to the media on Jan 22, 2024.

Shanmugam rebuts 'sneering' Economist article on Singapore's political succession

By Taufiq Zalizan

19/04/2024

LTA investigating cases of e-bike riders racing at high speed at several locations; steps up enforcement

By Sufiyan Samsuri

19/04/2024

Teenager who raped sister when she was 13 awaits sentencing as judge gives parents 4 weeks to get a lawyer

By Loraine Lee

19/04/2024

#trending: Meet Hua Hua, the onigiri-shaped giant panda star stealing hearts in China and beyond

By Lee Wenxin

19/04/2024

Police break into Lengkok Bahru flat after resident deemed to 'pose danger to himself', man dealt with under Mental Health Act

By Shynn Ong

19/04/2024

SINGAPORE

Photos of cash that was seized by the police on Aug 15, 2023.

Singapore Police Force

Fourth man to plead guilty in S$3b money laundering case on April 30

SINGAPORE — A fourth man among the 10 persons allegedly involved in Singapore's largest money laundering scheme is set to plead guilty on April 30.

By Loraine Lee

19/04/2024

A handout photo taken and released by Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on April 18, 2024 shows Mount Ruang spewing smoke in Sitaro, North Sulawesi.

Scoot, other airlines cancel some flights to Indonesia and East Malaysia after Mount Ruang eruption

18/04/2024

Office crowds in the Central Business District on April 26, 2022.

'Can I ask for less work?': What you need to know about new flexi-work guidelines from Dec 1

By Sufiyan Samsuri

18/04/2024

Ms Rena Lee (pictured) led the successful conclusion of global negotiations for a treaty protecting biodiversity in the high seas.

S'pore ambassador Rena Lee who led global talks on high seas treaty makes Time's list of world's 100 most influential people

By Nicole Lam

18/04/2024

The Elections Department at 11 Novena Rise.

Committee that reviews Singapore’s electoral boundaries not yet convened

18/04/2024

18 years' jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who sexually abused teen step-niece over 3 years

By Deborah Lau

18/04/2024

'Singaporeans need to level up': Companies say flexi-work could push them to hire overseas

By Davina Tham

18/04/2024

WORLD

Divers tie rescued corals onto coral nurseries in Bauan, Batangas province, Philippines, on March 10, 2024.

Divers in the Philippines create nurseries for rescued coral

20/04/2024

Tourist walk up and down Las Ramblas alley in Barcelona on April 13, 2024.

'Go home': Overtourism sparks backlash in Spain

20/04/2024

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Don’t make these mistakes when discussing money as a couple

NEW YORK — Some research suggests that money-related disagreements among married couples tend to be more intense than arguments about other topics, and are less likely to be resolved.

20/04/2024

This general view shows spectators watching the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 14, 2019. Two years ago the Shanghai International Circuit hosted a Covid hospital, but this weekend it will stage Formula One once more as the sport returns to China for the first time since the pandemic.

Pride and hype as F1 roars back to China after Covid absence

20/04/2024

Mount Ruang volcano erupts in Sitaro, North Sulawesi on April 19, 2024.

Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again after thousands evacuated

19/04/2024

Doctors chant slogans during a rally to protest against government plans to increase medical school admissions in Seoul, South Korea on March 3, 2024.

South Korea to adjust medical school quotas in bid to end walkout

19/04/2024

Beijing half marathon top 3 stripped of medals: Organisers

19/04/2024

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' drops

19/04/2024

BIG READ

The Big Read in short: Networking 101 in the digital age

By Nikki Yeo

19/04/2024

The Big Read: Networking in the digital age — how youths are using LinkedIn, other social media platforms to get ahead

By Nikki Yeo

19/04/2024

Commentary

How can we support those negatively impacted by the use of racial slurs and other mistreatment?

Commentary: Racial slurs take a wider toll than hurting the recipient. Here’s what we can all do about it

By Tania Nagpaul

18/04/2024

As many as 8 per cent of adults globally could have some form of neurodivergence.

Commentary: More adults are being diagnosed as neurodivergent. Here’s how employers can help in the workplace

By Dougal Sutherland

17/04/2024

As Singapore strives to be a competitive nation, competition permeates workplaces, schools and every aspect of life, says the author.

Commentary: Does too much competition hurt cooperation? How S'pore can find the right balance

By Terence Ho

16/04/2024

New research shows that music education and experience lays the foundation for high levels of future aptitude in a range of workplaces.

Commentary: An education in music makes for better employees, and it’s time recruiters tune in

By Diana Tolmie

15/04/2024

Gen Y Speaks

Can you remember the last time you disagreed with somebody?

Gen Y Speaks: We’re too afraid of disagreeing with each other, but here’s why we shouldn’t be

By Melissa Lee Suppiah

07/04/2024

Gen Y speaks writer Rishma Theru, 28, poses for a photo at the POSB Work Permit Account Service Centre on March 27, 2024. She is a business manager for the Work Permit segment at DBS Bank's Consumer Banking Group where she works with migrant workers.

Gen Y Speaks: Helping migrant workers as part of my bank job has opened my eyes to the needs of the vulnerable

By Rishma Theru

31/03/2024

Voices

A view during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain, on Aug 8, 2022.

Your Say: Holding Commonwealth Games across several cities at once could be key to keeping the event alive

By Chen Junyi

10/04/2024

Mr Vigneshwaran Gunasegaran, a track access controller, is seen here at a SMRT operations control centre.

No Degree Required: Why I find my graveyard shift work managing maintenance access to MRT tracks rewarding

By Vigneshwaran Gunasegaran

17/03/2024

Your Say: 3 reasons why S'pore is justified in restricting genetic screening of IVF embryos

By Alexis Heng Boon Chin

15/02/2024

Mr Koh Han Jie, 30, poses for a photo in Amber West Restaurant at ITE College West on Jan 26, 2024.

No Degree Required: How I went from reluctant culinary student to chef with plans to open a restaurant

By Koh Han Jie

11/02/2024

From our Journalists

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New flexi-work guidelines a good start, but unclear if they would shift some employers' mindsets, say younger workers

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Shanmugam rebuts 'sneering' Economist article on Singapore's political succession

Loraine Lee

Teenager who raped sister when she was 13 awaits sentencing as judge gives parents 4 weeks to get a lawyer

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Shu Qi, Stephen Fung throw 'wedding banquet' to celebrate her 48th birthday & their 8th wedding anniversary

Is it to make up for the lack of a grand shindig when they first got hitched in 2016?

By Bryan Wong

19/04/2024

Is The Chocolate Tart From Dona Manis Cake Shop Or Rival Bakery Auntie Peng Banana Pie Yummier?

By Gwyn Lim

19/04/2024

HK boyband Mirror cancels KL concert, Singapore show will go on as planned

By Ainslyn Lim

19/04/2024

Cynthia Koh admits to being bad tempered in the past, once flared up at an assistant director over an inconvenience

By Ainslyn Lim

19/04/2024

Is Apple CEO Tim Cook Secretly S’porean? He Correctly Guessed Local Food On Class 95’s Muttons In The Morning

By Bryan Wong

19/04/2024

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