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What you should know about dangers lurking in Singapore's digital world

It was interesting to read that Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers can now use their mobile phones and the Internet on long-haul flights between Singapore, Newark and Los Angeles.

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What you should know about dangers lurking in Singapore's digital world

It was interesting to read that Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers can now use their mobile phones and the Internet on long-haul flights between Singapore, Newark and Los Angeles.

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What you don't know about medical tourism's shift to Asia

As the medical tourism movement grew in popularity over the past decade, Vishal Bali has had a front row seat watching the industry flourish in his role as the Group CEO of Fortis Healthcare Limited, a healthcare provider in the Asia Pacific region. From his vantage point, Bali notes, “There have been significant changes in the forces of globalisation of healthcare patients. The trend is maturing and geographies are shifting. Healthcare providers in different countries are taking strategic positions to compete for the global healthcare consumer “

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Find out the real deal behind the gap in Singapore's pay expectations

Good communication will be the key to closing the salary expectation gap between candidates and employers in Singapore

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How Singapore businesses can nail their brands' worth online – Part Three

In previous parts of this series, we discussed why a domain address can be your strength, your weakness, an opportunity or a threat to your business locally, regionally and globally. You understand why having a defensive and expansive portfolio of domain names is important for your business.

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Visa score own goal with Singapore taxi card ban

Singapore’s taxi’s have something new to complain about. Visa. The company have banned the payment method from all Singapore cabs. Is this just a PR stunt from Visa or a serious play to be the people’s champion?

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Three things Singapore can learn from the movie '42'

“What movie ‘42’?” I can hear you say. Not, perhaps, the best way to start, and no doubt a phrase that would make a studio executive’s blood run cold. However, ’42' is a movie that, unless you live in the US, you won’t have seen.

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Why every Singaporean is in need of a 'digital detox'

There's an emerging trend for the digital detox. Some upmarket travel agencies are promoting holiday destinations on the grounds there are no phone signals or wifi, and an upscale London department store has opened a Silence Room, where people leave phones (and shoes) at the door and cut off from city and retail life.

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When cyber security becomes a national responsibility

Internationally, the corporate and government risks relating to cyber attacks have never had a higher, or more confusing, profile. It is becoming increasingly hard to pinpoint where and what attacks are coming.

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Why 'counteroffer' is a dirty word in Singapore HR

As tempting as it may be, never use a potential employer’s job offer as a bargaining chip to get your current company to increase your salary.

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5 EPL lessons most Singapore bosses and managers overlook

I just had a drink with a local friend at a pub. He lamented that as a boss, he took so good care of a female employee to the extent that his wife who worked in the same company suspected that the female staff might be his mistress.

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5 business mishaps Singapore firms must avoid in a volatile economy

Uncertain markets force big decisions on businesses. When there’s pressure to maintain cashflow and customers, firms often have to take bold steps to achieve greater efficiency or competitiveness.

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Learn what the 3 juxtaposed characteristics of Singapore social media are

Social media is fiercely debated whether it’s a transformational derivative or an evolutionary by-product. Arguably, it’s a tilted blend. It had been evolving for a long time with a swifter transformation lately. Of course technology is the catalyst and that’s gumption. But in current context, will harp on outcome and not the enabler.

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