Entries by Tim

Burnout means it’s time for better self-care

Have you witnessed a colleague who is displaying an increasingly negative attitude at work and who regularly talks about quitting their job? Or what about the colleague who complains of physical ailments, such as headaches, stomach pains or backaches? Or perhaps the co-worker who is easily irritated and blames others for their own mistakes, and […]

City of Perth approve Business Event Sponsorships

Commissioners for the City of Perth have approved almost $110,000 in Business Event Sponsorships to generate increased visitation and economic benefits to the local economy. The sponsorships program is aimed at encouraging organisations to stage their business event in Perth. It encourages event delegates to explore, dine and be entertained within the City of Perth […]

THE RITZ-CARLTON, PERTH IS SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2019

The Hotel Will be Unveiling Luxury On the Banks of the Swan River and Bringing To Life the Best of Western Australian Lifestyle PERTH, AUSTRALIA – 8 August 2019 – The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C, part of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), today announced that The Ritz-Carlton, Perth is set to open on 15 November 2019. […]

Did it just get easier for foreigners to work in Bali

Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower recently relaxed the rules, regulations and permits for foreigners to work legally in the country. The Kepmen officially revokes previous sector-specific regulations issued by different technical ministries on foreign workers. The government has approved employment positions for foreigners across 2,200 job in 18-industries. Image by Photomix Ltd. on Pexels The construction […]

Review: Government boost for business in Bali

Government plans to inject more than IDR 822 billion into the development of Labuan Bajo in 2020 as part of a National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). If local news reports are to be believed the Indonesian government is planning to boost tourism development in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) with a budget of IDR 822,529,243,000 for […]

Trials for LRT’s Greater Jakarta line next week

Ministry of Transportation will launch a trial run for light rail transit (LRT), in its Greater Jakarta line from Cawang to Cibubur, East Jakarta, this week, the Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated here, Monday. The trial run would be conducted after the company received sets of LRT’s carriages manufactured by the state-owned company PT […]

E-wallets close in on debit cards in cashless transaction volumes

E-wallets are gaining further traction in Indonesia, although debit cards continue to dominate the country’s cashless transactions. According to the latest data issued by Bank Indonesia (BI), the debit cards contributed more than half of all cashless transactions in July, holding onto the lion’s share of such transactions by volume. Interestingly, despite the dominance of […]

Singapore fund Temasek aims to lift ‘aspiring unicorns’

Singaporean state-backed fund Temasek Holdings is looking to boost its investment in “aspiring unicorns,” grabbing stakes in promising digital companies to secure high returns once they debut on the stock market. “I would expect even in the next six to 12 months, we’ll be doing a few more” investments in such companies in Southeast Asia, Rohit […]

Review: Hospitality at the Singapore Grand Prix 2019

Singapore Grand Prix Hospitality Article written by James Barry There is a sense of inquisitiveness as you look down the home straight at the Singapore Grand Prix. For a moment the noise of engines has gone silent, there is no activity from pneumatic wheel changing crews, just the view of the crowds on both sides […]

Grant to develop Singapore’s first virtual power plant awarded to NTU

SINGAPORE: A grant to develop Singapore’s first virtual power plant (VPP) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University (NTU), said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Sembcorp on Tuesday (Oct 8). A VPP is a digital platform that coordinates energy resources – such as solar installations and energy storage systems – across different locations in Singapore like a single power station. […]