GAPS IN PROTECTING WORKERS For a long-time advocate of flexi-work, the new guidelines are helpful for defining and standardising what flexible work arrangements are, but gaps remain. Ms Sher-li Torrey is the founder of Mums@Work, a career portal with 60,000 members in Singapore that supports working mothers by listing jobs that offer flexible arrangements.  Since the portal started in 2010, employers now understand better what flexi-work is but this is still lacking among some smaller…

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The G7 nations pledged support for Israel after the Iranian attack, which came in response to a presumed Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 which killed two generals and several other Iranian officers.The US said on Tuesday it was planning to impose new sanctions on…

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:Vietnamese electric vehicle-maker VinFast boosted vehicle deliveries in the first quarter and tripled its revenue compared with a year ago, although its net loss widened by 3.5 per cent, the company said on Wednesday.It said it delivered nearly 9,700 in the first three months of the year, up 444 per…

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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…