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#Brunch: SOS — Saving One’s Solvency by shaping up – or jumping ship As corporate stress and distress levels rise, how can companies navigate troubled waters to restructure for a turnaround?

#Brunch: Decarbonising heavy vehicles no small task – but worth the effort While cars and light-goods vehicles are going electric, the move for heavy-goods vehicles looks to have stalled - and they are the big polluters…

#Brunch: Six decades on, Malaysia’s revamped Genting Highlands sports new look to woo tourists No longer just a casino destination, the mountaintop resort now known as Resorts World Genting draws well over 22 million vis…

#Brunch: The pink dollar: How LGBTQ+ inclusion is shaping the future of business in Singapore While some backlash may be expected from having an LGBTQ+ inclusive stance, companies would do well to start focusing on issue…

#Brunch: More companies want to hotdesk now. How can they make it work? The trend is growing, with cost savings and increased collaboration driving companies to upend traditional seating. Yet progress remains slow with e…

#Brunch: Ballooning costs can’t quash their dreams of studying abroad Singapore students are looking for overseas degrees in numbers that exceed pre-Covid levels despite sharp increases in fees in major overseas universi…

#Brunch: Healthier SG: A clear boon for patients, less so for GPs? While enrolment in Healthier SG for patients and doctors remains voluntary, GP clinics are seeing more administrative costs arising from their participat…

#Brunch: No buffets needed: Today’s investor is more savvy, more challenging for companies to engage First came the online trading platforms. Then the robo-advisers and virtual meetings. The digitalisation of the stock m…

Shutting startups down: When to pull the plug? “We just couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. We looked at the team, we looked at the product and I thought, it’s better to call it a day,” says the co-founder o…

#Brunch: 'Mumfluencers' milk social media to sell parenting content One mumfluencer was profitable within the first month of starting an online coaching service, with revenue crossing S$100,000 after one and a half years…

#Brunch: When Boss/Dad/Mum learns to let go A man who toiled six days a week, built a successful business, but died before his succession plan was finished. His business eventually split and is now “worth a fraction”. He…

#Brunch: Olympic Esports Week: From Gran Turismo to virtual Taekwondo, can online gaming push the right buttons? Singapore will play host to the inaugural Olympic Esports Week later this month. Will this newest venture l…

#Brunch: Private-hire and ride-share cars compete for COEs and road space; but they can also help Singapore be car-lite COE prices are higher than they have ever been. One proposed solution is to create a separate COE ca…

#Brunch: Group buys offer strength in numbers, but are they still a win-win? Neighbours are banding together for mass purchase events- at one condominium, residents receive group discounts and gifts from home retailer Ha…

#Brunch: Singapore’s hungry, hungry e-waste recyclers With its still-fledgling local market, Singapore’s used-battery processors must look abroad to sate their appetites.

#Brunch: Crossing the tech chasm in preventive healthcare Singapore has one of the fastest-ageing populations in the world, which threatens to buckle its healthcare system. Can technology help people keep diseases at bay…

#Brunch: E-commerce 2.0: Shein and Temu fight for the global market Some experts believe that Shein and Temu are bridging what has been a long-standing market gap: the inability of Chinese manufacturers to directly acces…

#Brunch: The race to keep data centres cool is heating up Data centres are on the rise. But the technology required to keep temperatures under control still needs to catch up. How are scientists trying to solve this issu…

#Brunch: Upgrade from HDB to condo? Tough luck It's no longer mostly HDB dwellers who are buying new condominiums in the outside central region (OCR). Last year, for the first time in 15 years, private home dwellers outn…

#Brunch: Why we fall for scams (and it’s not because we’re stupid) Older, less educated folks may be sitting ducks for scammers, but in today’s hurried digital world, it is younger, tech-savvier people who make up a larg…

#Brunch: Meritocracy and elitism in Singapore Once a vaunted principle and source of pride in Singapore, meritocracy faces growing ambivalence at home and abroad.

#Brunch: The hunt for rental yields As property buyers & landlords ruminate on their options, they may not want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. The balance of power is likely to switch to the tenant when the…

Laid off or 'managed out'? The Ministry of Manpower announced recently it will investigate cases of employers misclassifying employees to avoid employer obligations. In a previous #brunch piece, we look at other subtle w…

#Brunch: Where can Singapore take the lead in alternative proteins? Even after overcoming technological challenges, high production costs and regulatory roadblocks, will Singapore ever be a hub for mass production?

#Brunch: Are young Singaporeans spending too much? Young adults are often written off as self-indulgent and financially irresponsible, blowing their money on Grab and S$7 coffee instead of saving for the future. BT's Ry-…

#Brunch: Back to the movies: How are cinemas putting up a show? As they emerge from the pandemic, Singapore’s cinemas hope to draw back the crowds with a greater focus on alternative programming and premium experiences,…

#Brunch: The global appeal of collectible sports trading cards For some collectors, these are more than just a hobby, but a lucrative investment too. “I’ve told my wife that if anything happens to the house, forget about…

#Brunch: Reality check on housing dreams After failing in their BTO bid for the 6th time, a young couple turned to the resale market, but kept getting outbid by other buyers. “Our offer was not very far – like S$10,000 b…

#Brunch: From millennial to millionaire: striking gold in property and insurance Lured by buoyant markets and flexible hours, some millennials have been ditching traditional professions to become property and insurance b…

#Brunch: The stand-up way to lay off Senior leadership must be visible in a retrenchment exercise, with the CEO taking on the role of the leading spokesperson for the announcement, says SMU's Kenneth Tai.