Posts by Stephanie Irvin
Emirates to hire 5,000 cabin crew amid expansion drive
[SINGAPORE] Dubai’s Emirates airline is looking to hire 5,000 new cabin crew globally this year, with a recruitment roadshow set in Singapore next week, as the group embarks on fleet expansion plans. In a press statement on Friday (Jun 13), Emirates said the hiring spree will span more than 460 cities across six continents. Its…
Read MoreChinese firms in talks to join group for Li Ka-Shing’s ports
[HONG KONG] China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people familiar with the matter, in an effort to ease Beijing’s concerns over the controversial deal. China Cosco Shipping Corp is one of several Chinese state-backed…
Read MoreMiddle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
[SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider regional conflict. Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) fell about 0.5 per cent or 19.1 points by 1 pm, trading at 3,903.8. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index…
Read MoreOCBC mobile app hit by outage; PayNow transfers disrupted
Over 570 outage reports were lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am [SINGAPORE] Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties making payments via the bank’s mobile apps on Friday (Jun 13) afternoon. Over 570 outage reports were lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am, with most complaints relating to mobile login and banking…
Read MoreMan Man’s Singapore operator sinks into red less than a year after listing
[SINGAPORE] Japanese food and beverage (F&B) operator Food Innovators Holdings (FIH) posted a net loss of S$4.1 million for FY2025 ended Feb 28, in a company report on Thursday (Jun 12) with its audited financial statement for the period. The loss was attributed to the underprovision of certain expenses, such as unrealised foreign exchange losses,…
Read MoreUnagi specialist Man Man’s Singapore operator sinks into red less than a year after listing
[SINGAPORE] Japanese food and beverage (F&B) operator Food Innovators Holdings (FIH) posted a net loss of S$4.1 million for FY2025 ended Feb 28, in a company report on Thursday (Jun 12) with its audited financial statement for the period. The loss was attributed to the underprovision of certain expenses, such as unrealised foreign exchange losses,…
Read MoreJetstar Asia shutdown: Income Insurance extends ‘goodwill’ coverage outside of ticket expenses
[Singapore] Income Insurance has announced in a statement on Thursday (June 12) that it will offer coverage to eligible customers affected by Jetstar Asia’s upcoming shutdown, even though such events are not typically included in travel insurance coverage. On Wednesday (June 11), Jetstar Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Group, announced it would cease…
Read More‘I got up and ran’: How one man survived the Air India crash that killed 241
AS AIR India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class – headed for one of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of his life. After the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a densely populated district of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Vishwaskumar managed…
Read MoreGlobal EV sales rise in May as China hits 2025 peak: Rho Motion
GLOBAL sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 24 per cent in May compared with the same period a year ago, as strength in China offset slower growth in North America, according to market research firm Rho Motion. Electric vehicle sales in China surpassed over one million units in a single month for the…
Read MoreCreating Silver Linings: Why We Should Build Opportunity From Adversity
In life’s most challenging moments, we often hear well-meaning advice to “look for the silver lining.” While finding positive aspects under challenging situations has merit, I’ve discovered there’s something far more powerful we can do: create silver linings where none would have existed otherwise. This distinction might seem subtle, but it represents a fundamental shift…
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