Keep The Money Flowing
IT SEEMS that they are following the modern economic crisis playbook, where the focus is on ensuring that liquidity is maintained and money keeps flowing through the economy.
The measures...
Some Questions Unanswered
THIS is a laudable initiative launched by Minister Heng Swee Keat in these troubled times.
At a glance, the Resilience Budget offers several sweeteners for various sectors of the economy.
It...
A Generous Helping Hand
THE Resilience Budget achieves two objectives at one time.
It helps companies most affected by the crisis while, at the same time, it prevents employees from being laid off and...
What About The Hardworking Foreigners?
THE supplementary budget of $48 billion is indeed a very generous one compared to the main budget delivered on 18 February.
In addition to the enhanced measures, a new measure in...
Cash Is King
GOVERNMENT has extended, magnanimously and spontaneously, a strong, steady and trustworthy helping hand with the Resilience Budget.
It is now up to all to reach out to help themselves in...
Living Day To Day
THE COVID-19 pandemic has placed extraordinary demands and created near insurmountable challenges that both governments and business leaders have to respond effectively to.
The humanitarian toll and economic costs create...
Leadership In Difficult Times
THE WORLD is gripped by an invisible killer and life as we know it is falling apart.
In such a time, what we believe about ourselves, our situation, our neighbours, our community...
Start The Process Of Business Revival
MIDWAY through my two-week Stay Home Notice stint and the information still keeps rolling in to keep me plugged into the outside world, while maintaining a safe, anti-social distance.
My...
Connected Despite Being Disconnected From The COVID-19 World
WHERE shall I spend the day?
In front of the computer in the study? In bed reading a book on the OverDrive app? In the livingroom watching a movie? Or...
Zoho Gets The Job Done Remotely
WITH borders closing and the movement of people curtailed, economic activity in the world seems to be slowing down.
But it doesn't have to, thanks to technology. If anything, the...