Posts Tagged ‘loss’
Opinion: Are The Integrated Resorts Really Good For Us?
Gilbert Goh I applaud the move by the integrated resorts to check on the names of gamblers before allowing them to enter the casinoes when ithey open next year. I am not in favour of having the integrated resorts (IR) in our country in the first [...]
An optimistic view of the future of marriage pt 1(Smart Marriages)
Shifting Gears : An Optimistic View of the Future of Marriage Diane Sollee, MSW, Director, CMFCE at the Conference on Communitarian Pro-Family Policies, Washington, DC, November 15, 1996, sponsored by the Communitarian Network There are good [...]
Savouring the taste of success (ST 26 Nov)
A CLOSE bond formed by a group of students while studying overseas has blossomed into one of the most successful restaurant chains in Singapore. Mr Andrew Chan, 35, Ms Anna Lim, 34, and Mr Benedict Leow, 36, met while studying in Perth at [...]
Chefs get poached (Sunday Times 22 Nov)
The chance to work in various F&B disciplines and 'orchestrate a group of chefs' was what made Mr John Sloane (foreground) leave his post as executive chef at the Singapore Airport Terminal Services Catering to be the vice-president of F&B [...]
Older workers are like fine wine (My Paper 20 Nov)
Business @ AsiaOne Older workers are like fine wine Older workers' experience could never be replaced by cheaper, younger graduate hires. -myp Fri, Nov 20, 2009 my paper I APPLAUD the proposal by the Government to give a [...]
What killed SAP CEO Ranjan Das and lessons for corporate India
SAP India CEO Ranjan Das Dies After Gym Workout Ranjan Das, CEO and MD of SAP Indian subcontinent died after a massive cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Wednesday. One of the youngest CEOs, he was [...]
Local unis see endowment funds bruised during crisis (Asiaone 18 Nov)
Local unis see endowment funds bruised during crisis Singapore's three publicly funded universities may have lost hundreds of millions of dollars from their endowment funds in the year to March from the vicious downturn in [...]
Why success needs failure (Today)
Why success needs failure 05:55 AM Oct 26, 2009 by John Bittleston Hilary Lister has been a quadriplegic for many years. She cannot move any part of her body except her head, and that only in a limited way. But she can talk and think. She set [...]
Broader unemployment figures stand at 17.5% (New York Times 6 Nov)
link By DAVID LEONHARDT Published: November 6, 2009 For all the pain caused by the Great Recession, the job market still was not in as bad shape as it had been during the depths of the early 1980s recession — until now. With [...]
HDB reported $2 billion deficit (CNA 3 Nov)
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has reported a S$2 billion deficit before government grants in its latest annual report. The figure is more than double the loss reported in the previous financial year. HDB said the huge deficit [...]
The meaning of life after retirement (Today 10 Oct)
The meaning of life after retirement 05:55 AM Oct 10, 2009 by Eveline Gan WORN out by his former stressful and hectic work life in the stockbroking industry, Mr See Chak Wah had initially looked forward to his retirement. But the novelty of [...]
The hiring gates re-open (Today 23 Oct)
The hiring gates re-open 05:55 AM Oct 23, 2009 by Lin Yanqin yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE layoffs of the past nine to 12 months are starting to catch up with employers. As the Singapore economy turns the corner and with potential growth [...]
Executive compensation: Busting those myths (ST 20 Oct)
Oct 20, 2009 ECONOMIC WATCH Executive compensation: Busting those myths By Richard D. Arvey, For The Straits Times EXECUTIVE pay has hit the headlines again, especially the huge salaries and bonuses being given in the financial [...]
Why a crisis of trust hurts the economy (ST 16 Oct)
Why a crisis of trust hurts the economy By Howard Davies PUBLIC trust in financial institutions, and in the authorities that are supposed to regulate them, was an early casualty of the financial crisis. That is hardly surprising, as [...]
Older Workers: Use Your Age to Your Advantage (Joe Turner)
Older Workers/Job-Seekers: Use Your Age to Your Advantage by Joe Turner While it's true that not all employers will be gung-ho about hiring, or even retaining, older workers in the coming years, the overall statistics might well be on your [...]
