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If you’ve been working from home for months and have concluded that this situation is unlikely to end anytime soon, you may be giving your makeshift work space a serious second look. You’re not alone. “We’ve been getting a lot of people asking about ways they can improve their home-office scenarios – both past clients and new inquiries,” said Keren Richter, a founder of the Brooklyn-based interior design firm White Arrow. “It’s definitely a topic right now.” Continuing to work from your bed or the dining table is unlikely to be very productive, or feel very professional, in the long term. But what should you do if you don’t have an extra room for a proper home office, or even an obvious space for desk? READ: The long, unhappy history of working from home “Sometimes it’s just about carving out a space within a space,” Richter said. Or it might involve finding leftover space – like the attic she recently converted into a home office at her house in Pound Ridge, NY. For … [Read more...] about Still working from your bed? Time to upgrade your home office

Tiger Brokers has seen tremendous growth in account openings since joining the big boys in Singapore in 2020. Check out what they’re all about and why they’ve made waves in the investment and trading community. It’s not everyday that we see a new player enter the fray, especially when it comes to online brokerages. In March 2020, Tiger Brokers launched in Singapore and it’s safe to say that they’ve more than made their mark. Tiger Brokers announced a three-fold growth in account openings in Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020, as well as a 540 per cent increase in trading value. Their early success has been buoyed by heightened investor interest surrounding trading and investing amidst Covid-19. What’s Tiger Brokers all about? Tiger Brokers is an online brokerage platform that is backed by Xiaomi and listed on NASDAQ. They provide customers with easy access to global markets, including Singapore, USA, Hong Kong, China and Australia, at low commissions. Investors have access to … [Read more...] about Tiger Brokers review: New kid on the block with low commissions

SINGAPORE: Community Development Councils (CDC) often keep a low profile but their contributions are vital during times of crisis, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (Sep 23). “CDCs often take a low profile, working quietly but steadily to fulfil their mission,” he said during a swearing-in ceremony for mayors of the five districts. “But in times of crisis, their contributions are vital, and become more apparent.” Ms Low Yen Ling, Ms Denise Phua and Mr Desmond Choo have been reappointed mayors of South West CDC, Central CDC and North East CDC respectively. Mr Alex Yam is mayor of North West CDC, taking over from Dr Teo Ho Pin who is Singapore's longest-serving mayor, having held the position for 19 years. Newly elected Member of Parliament Fahmi Aliman has been appointed mayor of South East CDC, replacing Dr Maliki Osman who was promoted to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for the ministries of education and foreign affairs. The … [Read more...] about CDCs keep ‘low profile’ but are vital during crises, says PM Lee at swearing-in of mayors

SYDNEY: The United States has called China's use of a digitally manipulated image of an Australian soldier a "new low", weighing into the dispute between Canberra and Beijing over the tweet. China has rebuffed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's calls for an apology after its foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted the picture of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child on Monday (Nov 30). China's embassy said the "rage and roar" from Australian politicians and media over the image was an overreaction. But other nations, including the United States, New Zealand and France, have expressed concern at the Chinese foreign ministry's use of the manipulated image on an official Twitter account. "The CCP's latest attack on Australia is another example of its unchecked use of disinformation and coercive diplomacy. Its hypocrisy is obvious to all," the US State Department said on Wednesday, adding that while China doctored images … [Read more...] about Backing Australia, US State Department says China hit ‘new low’ with doctored image

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has announced the contours of carving out of its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business into an independent unit with a USD 25 billion loan from the parent, as it looks to unlock value by selling stakes to global investors like Saudi Aramco. IMAGE: RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani. Photograph: ANI Photo. The reorganisation will enable the focused pursuit of opportunities across the O2C value chain, improve efficiencies through self-sustaining capital structure and a dedicated management team, and attract dedicated pools of investor capital, according to a company presentation filed with the stock exchanges. The O2C business unit holds Reliance's oil refinery and petrochemical assets and retail fuel business but not upstream oil and gas producing fields such as KG-D6 and textiles business. Once completed, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) -- the company founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in the late 1960s -- will house only the upstream oil and gas … [Read more...] about RIL to spin off oil-to-chemical biz into separate arm with $25bn loan