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Why is Singapore still so attractive to fast food chains, despite high rents and a tightening labour market? SUSS' Dianna Chang gives her take.

Want to be a climate detective? Here's how tracking down Singapore's historical weather records can help, say SMU's Fiona Williamson and Praveen Teleti.

To combat the scourge of scams in Singapore, the Protection from Scams Bill was recently introduced in Parliament. If it is passed, the police will have powers to control the bank accounts of people who insist on transferring their money to potential scammers. But is this a necessary step? On the Deep Dive podcast, Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Mark Yeo, director at Fortress Law and Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology. 🎧 here: https://cna.asia/412tlA6

Is #management the only way to progress in your #career? And is becoming a manager the right path for you even if comes with a pay bump? CNA TODAY journalist Amanda Yeap spoke to the following HR and career experts to find out: ➡ Sze-Yen Chee, executive director of Career Agility International ➡Samantha Tan, human resource business partner at SEEK ➡Nadia Alaee, senior director at Deel ➡Saumitra C., career expert at Indeed #careerprogression #careertips

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) finally marked it 30th anniversary officially this week. This joint project is truly an impressive achievement for both Suzhou and Singapore. For someone like me, who has never visited SIP before this, the scale and sleekness of the 'industrial' park came as a complete surprise. I use inverted commas for the word 'industrial' because SIP looks nothing like an industrial park. Instead it looks like a well-planned city, with really pleasant streets and beautiful parks. And as I speak to the locals, I can see that they truly love living in this city, especially the well-heeled and talented Chinese and Singapore professionals who could have made their home anywhere else in the world, but chose to settle in SIP, making it one of the most exciting yet liveable tech hubs in China. See it for yourself in this 23 minute documentary, and I think you'd understand why. :) https://lnkd.in/geaGYPTY

“Dear Work It, my colleagues have been talking behind my back for the last few months and recently, they’ve been doing it when I’m around. How do I handle workplace gossip that’s not true?" - Cindy Watch what Gerald Tan Zi Ping and Tiffany Ang have to say.

“Personally, I find #customerservice to be rather frustrating. And I heard that work in the (services) industries can be quite tiring," said 17-year-old poly student, H Sim. CNA TODAY senior journalist Mohd Taufiq Zalizan spoke to the following to find out why more youths in #Singapore are shunning part-time F&B, #retail roles in favour of more meaningful gigs: ➡Andrew Chan, vice-president of Restaurant Association of Singapore ➡Aminurrashid Hasnordin, chef and co-founder of The Social Outcast ➡Starbucks Singapore ➡Saumitra C., career expert at Indeed #parttimejobs #gigwork #sgjobs #jobmarket

From extreme heatwaves, extensive Arctic ice melting and coral bleaching, to ferocious negotiations at COP 29 over climate financing goals, Jack Board and Liling Tan round up some of the year's defining climate moments on the Climate Conversations podcast. 🎧 here: https://cna.asia/3OsnbBF

A young Singaporean recently took his estranged father to court over future university fees. Expectations for parents to foot the bill for their kids’ higher education are outdated, writes finance blogger Fiona Dawn C..

The truce with Hezbollah gives Israeli forces an opportunity to rest, refit and rearm before turning their undivided attention to the southern border, says Carl Skadian from the NUS Middle East Institute.