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In what has been dubbed as the "TikTokification" of social media, platforms are for example deprioritising news and more serious content on users' feeds, which observers say will have ramifications for the news media and the proper functioning of society.

The Big Read in short: You're seeing less news on social media because they don't 'bring joy' — now, that's bad news

By Navene Elangovan

01/10/2022
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Generally speaking, there are several universal factors that talents look at when deciding on a host country for the next phase of their careers. Political stability of the country, ease of doing business and good infrastructure are among the considerations highlighted by those who spoke to TODAY.

The Big Read in short: Can Singapore's bid to woo elite global talents succeed?

By Taufiq Zalizan

24/09/2022
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In what has been dubbed as the "TikTokification" of social media, platforms are for example deprioritising news and more serious content on users' feeds, which observers say will have ramifications for the news media and the proper functioning of society. Illustration: Anam Musta'ein/TODAY

The Big Read: TikTok, TikTok... is time running out for informed societies as social media platforms shun hard news?

SINGAPORE — For the past decade, Ms Diana Lou has been relying on Facebook, instead of print newspapers or news from the television or radio, for her daily dose of news. 

By Navene Elangovan

01/10/2022
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What has been labelled as the "global war for talent" has seen many countries — Singapore included — to step up their game to court skilled labour from around the globe, especially the crème de la crème.

The Big Read: Amid intensifying global talent war, Singapore faces juggling act in hunt for world's best and brightest

By Taufiq Zalizan

24/09/2022
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With just two weeks to go before the flag-off, TODAY looks at how fans and businesses are getting ready to welcome the return of the men in their mighty machines and what is at stake for Singapore in hosting its largest sporting event since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Big Read in short: What F1's return heralds for fans, businesses and Singapore

By Janarthanan Krishnasamy

17/09/2022
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Singapore's F1 race is more than just a glamorous racing spectacle; it is regarded as a marquee event that not only brings significant economic benefits to the country but also enhances its global branding.

The Big Read: Fans, businesses primed and eager for F1’s post-pandemic comeback — what’s at stake for Singapore?

By Janarthanan Krishnasamy

17/09/2022
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The Big Read: Pressures and temptations aplenty in sporting world, only a rare few can scale the peak and stay there

By Justin Ong

10/09/2022
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The Big Read in short: The pressures and temptations that S'pore athletes face

By Justin Ong

10/09/2022
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Teachers feeling overworked and facing burn-out is a perennial issue in Singapore, where there are high public expectations of the role that schools and teachers play in a child's life. 

The Big Read: What can make our teachers happier and less overworked? Here's looking at you, parents

By Loraine Lee

03/09/2022
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The Ministry of Education said that it has taken steps to help lighten teachers' workloads, such as technology to streamline administrative processes and providing additional funding for schools to hire additional staff for administrative duties.

The Big Read in short: A teacher's job just keeps getting tougher — no thanks to parents

By Loraine Lee

03/09/2022
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The “wellness space” at DBS Bank’s office in Marina Bay Financial Centre houses, among other things, sleep pods where workers can take a short nap. As Singapore settles into endemicity, many workers across the island have returned to their offices in recent months. And for many companies, there is greater impetus to provide their employees with a space that offers some creature comforts and helps them feel more at home. 

The Big Read: Beyond redesigned office spaces, the future of work requires big changes in both heartware and hardware

By Justin Ong

27/08/2022
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Beyond flexible work arrangements and redesigned office spaces, what does it truly entail, now that Covid-19 has upended traditional work structures and arrangements?

The Big Read in short: The future of work has arrived early — are we ready?

By Justin Ong

27/08/2022
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While younger taxi drivers are generally more willing to adapt to new technology such as ride-hailing applications or are willing to accept customers on multiple ride-hailing platforms, older drivers — those aged 60 and above — are generally more accustomed to “old-school” methods such as accepting flagdown rides, or bidding for jobs on their taxi terminals.

The Big Read: As the sun goes down on the taxi industry, some adapt while others risk being left behind

By Justin Ong

20/08/2022
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As taxi drivers continue to grapple with falling incomes — amid ever-rising overhead costs, neverending competition from private-hire car services and lingering effects of the pandemic — the future of Singapore’s taxi industry has once again come under the spotlight. 

The Big Read in short: What a rapidly shrinking taxi industry means for older drivers, commuters

By Justin Ong

20/08/2022
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(L-R) TikTokers Tristan Peh, Ian Jeevan Prasad Arumugam and Nicole Liel. Tristan Peh, Ian Jeevan, Nicole Liel/TikTok

The Big Read in short: The rise of TikTok and its profound impact on society

SINGAPORE — Driven to “insanity and boredom” while being stuck at home during the partial lockdown in 2020, Ms Nicole Liel turned to a new social media app that her social circle has been using to pass her time.

By Navene Elangovan

13/08/2022
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Social media experts told TODAY that while TikTok was already gaining traction when it launched internationally in 2017, it was boredom and isolation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic that boosted the take-up rate of the Chinese mobile app around the world.

The Big Read: Watch out Facebook (and the world), as pandemic-fuelled TikTok boom unleashes the good, bad and ugly

By Navene Elangovan

13/08/2022
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Human resource experts and sociologists told TODAY that the apparent negative impressions that some employers may have of younger workers can be explained by the different circumstances that the millennials and Gen Zers grew up in.

The Big Read in short: Are millennials, Gen Zers maligned and misunderstood at work?

By Justin Ong

30/07/2022
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The attitudes of millennials and Gen Zers workers have emerged as an employer’s bugbear in recent years, with words such as “entitled”, “picky” and “watch-the-clock” being bandied around to describe the younger generations' approach to work.

The Big Read: Understanding why millennials and Gen Zers feel the way they do about work

By Justin Ong

30/07/2022
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While external inflationary pressures are pushing up the prices of almost everything in Singapore — from groceries and cooked food to petrol and electricity — it has not gone unnoticed that services once hailed as industry disruptors offering cheaper alternatives for consumers and merchants have become increasingly costly, even more expensive than incumbent players at times. 

The Big Read: Users feeling the squeeze, as time of reckoning comes early for disruptors to show investors the money

By Taufiq Zalizan

23/07/2022
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The Big Read in short: With disruptors forced to stop burning cash and seek profits, will users be at their mercy?

By Taufiq Zalizan

23/07/2022
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The Big Read: Faced with fatigue and rush to meet orders, food delivery riders grapple daily with road safety risks

By Kimberly Lim, Justin Ong

16/07/2022
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The Big Read in short: Are working conditions making it unsafe for food delivery riders on roads?

By Kimberly Lim, Justin Ong

16/07/2022
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The Big Read: Youths grappling with inflation — to save, invest or keep cash on hand?
The Big Read: Youths grappling with inflation — to save, invest or keep cash on hand?

By Loraine Lee

09/07/2022
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The Big Read in short: With small paychecks and high consumption, how are youths coping with rising prices?
The Big Read in short: With small paychecks and high consumption, how are youths coping with rising prices?

By Loraine Lee

09/07/2022
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<p>As of last year, Singapore had capacity to accommodate a total of at least 234,079 children across infant care, childcare and kindergarten services. However, only 186,212 children were enrolled, which means that about 20 per cent of the slots were not taken up.&nbsp;</p>
The Big Read in short: A supply-demand mismatch for preschool places

By Low Youjin, Charlene Goh

02/07/2022
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<p>With the statistics pointing to an abundant number of vacancies, why are some parents still finding it hard to enrol their children in preschools? Why is there a mismatch in demand and supply? And could it have been prevented in the first place?&nbsp;</p>
The Big Read: The preschool conundrum — why shortage of places persists in some estates despite millions invested

By Low Youjin, Charlene Goh

02/07/2022
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<p>Unlike overt and intentional acts of racism, casual racism is not often intended to cause offence or harm.&nbsp;However, illustrating how the choice of words are important in any discussion on race and ethnic relations, the term "casual racism" has come under fire for making light of the impact and consequences of such behaviours.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
The Big Read: To stamp out everyday racism or microaggression, treat it as anything but casual

By Daryl Choo

25/06/2022
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Unlike overt and intentional acts of racism, casual racism is not often intended to cause offence or harm. However, illustrating how the choice of words are important in any discussion on race and ethnic relations, the term "casual racism" has come under fire for making light of the impact and consequences of such behaviours.
The Big Read in short: Rooting out everyday racism

By Daryl Choo

25/06/2022
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<p>A view of the National Stadium that is part of the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang. The Government said last week it will take back ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub from Dec 9.</p> <ul> </ul>
The Big Read: The Sports Hub nightmare — what went wrong according to insiders, and can the Govt run it better?

By Justin Ong, Kimberly Lim

18/06/2022
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In separate interviews with TODAY, former staff of Sports Hub Pte Ltd spoke about&nbsp;deep lying issues that plagued the project from the get-go. But everything boiled down to this: A disconnect between the interests of the Government and the private firms, and a partnership only in name that was pulled in multiple directions by a long list of stakeholders with different objectives.&nbsp;
The Big Read in short: Where did it all go wrong with the Sports Hub?

By Justin Ong, Kimberly Lim

18/06/2022
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The Big Read in short: Late to the game but can S'pore cash in on e-sports industry?
The Big Read in short: Late to the game but can S'pore cash in on e-sports industry?

By Taufiq Zalizan

11/06/2022
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<span><span>Ms Jolene ‘Lustreless’ Poh (left most) and Team TSL clinched the silver medal in the League of Legends: Wild Rift (mobile) event for Singapore at the Hanoi SEA Games on May 18, 2022.&nbsp; </span></span>
The Big Read: The serious business of gaming — S'pore eyes a slice of the billion-dollar e-sports pie

By Taufiq Zalizan

11/06/2022
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A job fair at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre on May 31, 2022. Stories of successful job hunts by fresh graduates have become more common this year amid an increasingly buoyant job market — a stark turnaround from the situation that the graduating cohorts in 2020 and 2021 faced when the pandemic threw everything helter-skelter.
The Big Read in short: Fresh grads getting multiple job offers post-Covid

By Justin Ong

04/06/2022
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Stories of successful job hunts by fresh graduates have become more common this year amid an increasingly buoyant job market — a stark turnaround from the situation that the graduating cohorts in 2020 and 2021 faced when the pandemic threw everything helter-skelter.
The Big Read: Happy days here again for jobseekers from Class of 2022, but they may not last long

By Justin Ong

04/06/2022
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