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S'pore oil spill: Poor weather delayed laying of booms around damaged ship, says contractor

S'pore oil spill: Poor weather delayed laying of booms around damaged ship, says contractor

Source: The Straits Times Author: Therese Soh SINGAPORE - Working in a thunderstorm at night, an oil spill recovery contractor required more than triple the time it would normally take to lay containment booms around a damaged vessel that was leaking oil into the sea. In all, it took around

Mum retires at 55 but collects $1K/month from her son for trips to other countries 2-3 times/year, son's wife complains - Singapore News

Mum retires at 55 but collects $1K/month from her son for trips to other countries 2-3 times/year, son's wife complains - Singapore News

Source: The Independent Author: Yoko Nicole SINGAPORE: A woman took to Reddit to express her concerns about her mother-in-law still depending on her son for financial support, even though she retired five years ago. In her post on r/askSingapore, she mentioned that her mother-in-law opted for an early retirement

Mental health on the menu: S'pore start-up wants to help restaurant owners and workers cope

Mental health on the menu: S'pore start-up wants to help restaurant owners and workers cope

Source: The Straits Times Author: Tan Hsueh Yun SINGAPORE - For chefs and restaurant owners, it is the never-ending grind of finding and keeping employees, and dealing with high rents and other costs that keep increasing. For people who work in restaurants, bars and cafes, it is the pressure that

Workato Welcomes New Members to the Leadership Team for the Next Phase of Growth and Innovation - Brand Spur

Source: Brand Spur SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 June 2024 - Workato®, the leading AI-driven Enterprise Orchestration platform, today announces two new appointments to the leadership team; Chandar Pattabhiram is joining as the company's first Chief Go-to-Market Officer, and Bhagat Nainani is joining as the Head of Product

Telling kids perfection is impossible requires "massive paradigm shift" for Singapore parents: Relationship coach - Singapore News

Telling kids perfection is impossible requires "massive paradigm shift" for Singapore parents: Relationship coach - Singapore News

Source: The Independent Author: Anna Maria Romero SINGAPORE: When tennis legend Roger Federer gave the 2024 Commencement Address at Dartmouth College on June 9, his speech went viral due to the many lessons he served up, including reminding the graduates that "perfection is impossible." Local relationship coach Parcsen Loke is

Frasers Hospitality expands to Taiwan with over 200-key Taipei serviced apartment

Frasers Hospitality expands to Taiwan with over 200-key Taipei serviced apartment

Source: The Straits Times Author: Hykel Quek SINGAPORE - Frasers Hospitality, a strategic business unit of Frasers Property, announced on June 20 its entrance into Taiwan with its premium serviced apartment, in partnership with Taiwanese real estate developer Hongtai Group. Fraser Residence Taipei, which will offer more than 200 suites

Man squirted a mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up, fined $1,200

Man squirted a mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up, fined $1,200

Source: The Straits Times Author: Shaffiq Alkhatib SINGAPORE - Wanting to talk to women, a man hatched a plan to soil their clothes with a mixture of his urine and flour so that he could have an opportunity to break the ice between them and him. On June 20, Tan