According to the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore (MOM), there are an estimated 300,000 Malaysians who commute to the island state on a daily basis for either work or to study.

According to a study by global workspace provider Regus, 73,000 jobs under flexible working arrangements are tipped to be created come 2030. The study looked at flexible working in 16 key markets among which included Singapore.

A ban on Malaysians leaving the country, imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, will deal a heavy blow to neighbouring Singapore, which relies on huge numbers of workers who commute from next door.Around 300,000 people usually cross the border every day to wealthier Singapore - about eight percent of the tiny city-state's labour force - to work in areas ranging from public transport to electronics manufacturing.But that flow ground to a halt Wednesday as Malaysia began enforcing

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate globally. In 2016, the number of overweight children under the age of five was estimated to be over 41 million.Southeast Asia has seen an upward trend in childhood obesity during the last 10 to 15 years. An estimated 6.6 million children under five years are currently overweight in the region.

Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer with approximately 2.09 million new diagnoses every year, and is responsible for the most cancer deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Based on data compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the disease killed nearly 1.8 million people in 2018, of which 61.4 percent of deaths occurred in the Asia Pacific region.

Singapore Monday ordered Facebook to block the page of an anti-government website in the city-state, the latest use of a law against online misinformation that critics say stifles free speech.The legislation gives ministers powers to order internet platforms and websites to put warnings next to posts they deem false, as well as order pages blocked from users in the tightly-regulated city.While most have complied with the directives, political website States Times Review (STR) - which regularl

In 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) announced that it will issue five digital bank licences to non-bank players to add value, innovation and diversity to the region’s financial hub.The five new digital bank licences will comprise of up to two digital full bank licences, which allow licensees to provide a wide range of financial services and take deposits from retail customers, and up to three digital wholesale bank licences – which allow licensees to serve small and medium en

Boeing issued a stark warning Wednesday about the impact of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying there was "no question" it would hammer the aviation industry and the broader economy.The virus has killed more than 1,100 people and infected tens of thousands in China, and spread to over two dozen other countries in what is now considered a global health emergency.Major airlines have halted flights in and out of China, where a lockdown has been imposed in the worst-affected areas,

A recent study has found that employee engagement in Singapore continues to be a challenge as it still lags behind the global average.

Asian nations have sealed borders and clamped down on Chinese visitors as they try to protect themselves from a deadly virus epidemic.The outbreak has killed some 130 people in China, sickened nearly 6,000 and sparked progressively more urgent precautions around the region. Here are some key measures taken outside mainland China:Papua New GuineaThe impoverished island nation shut air and seaports Wednesday to all foreign travellers coming from Asia. The ministry of immigrati