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Happy Sunday! Our read of the day: Hong Kong International Airport steps up heat prevention measures to protect frontline workers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/HK-Airport-Heat-Measures

Happy Saturday! Our read of the day: More than a job: What makes young talent stay, grow, and build long-term careers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/YouthDay-2026-HRO

Good morning! Top HR news today: Woman awarded $20,000 in wrongful dismissal claim following WFH dispute during cancer recovery 👉 https://tinyurl.com/WFH-dispute-claim JIM caps Malaysia passport validity at 10 years following complaints of airline check-in issues 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MY-PassportValidity-Update Eligible Singapore citizens to receive special cost-of-living payment of $400-600 in Sep 2026 👉 https://tinyurl.com/COL-SpecialPayment-Sep2026

Good afternoon! Top HR news today: People don’t experience AI. They experience leadership. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/AI-Byline-HRO Five stars, five workplace values: What do these ideals look like in today's organisations? 👉 https://tinyurl.com/SG-NationalDay-Special At the helm: Stephen is now Aon's CEO for Indonesia 👉 https://tinyurl.com/AonID-New-CEO

🇸🇬 Happy National Day, Singapore! Wishing everyone a meaningful National Day as we celebrate 61 years of nation building. ❤️🤍

Good afternoon! Top HR news today: Workplace perks are shrinking: Which employee benefits matter most in today's job market? 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Workplace-Perks Faces of HR: Tharathorn Suksawad believes the best learning starts with a safe environment 👉 https://tinyurl.com/FacesofHR-Tharathorn-Suksawad Singapore to strengthen worker support while keeping businesses competitive: Key takeaways from MOS Dinesh's response to WP's motion 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MOSDinesh-Worker-Support

Good morning! Top HR news today: Why this leader believes young workers in Asia are not rejecting hard work – they are questioning what it leads to 👉 https://tinyurl.com/HROxKathyGohInterview At the helm: Mastercard unveils six senior leadership appointments across Asia Pacific 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MastercardAppointments2026 Malaysia’s economy saw 5.8% growth in Q2 2026 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MYEconomyQ22026

Good morning! Top HR news today: Workplace Fairness Act: What employers need to do now before Singapore's new law takes effect 👉 https://tinyurl.com/WFASGBylineHRO 13,343 new health jobs approved in Malaysia as it expands clinics and hospitals across the country 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MOHUpdatesMalaysia AECOM unveils new Hong Kong workplace designed for innovation, collaboration, and wellbeing 👉 https://tinyurl.com/AECOMNewOfficeHK

Good morning! #ICYMI: Geopolitics is now a talent problem: What chief people officers are prioritising in their workforce strategies today 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Geopolitics-Talent-Surve

Good evening! Our top pick of the day: Traditional career paths lose appeal as Gen Z turns to portfolio careers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/GenZ-Careers-Survey

Good morning! Top HR news today: Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon calls for deeper focus on sustainable legal careers as AI reshapes the profession 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Sustainable-legal-careers Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar calls for stronger partnerships to drive ASEAN energy transition 👉 https://tinyurl.com/ASEAN-energy-transition "People don't resist change – they resist change without context": Key takeaways from Transform Talent Hong Kong 2026 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Transform-Talent-Hong-Kong

Good morning! Top HR news today: Extra S$300 in CDC vouchers for every Singaporean household as Government rolls out new S$900mn support package 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Extra-300-CDC-vouchers Wrongful dismissal in Singapore: Employer ordered to pay ex-employee $30,000 after failing to justify probation dismissal 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Wrongful-dismissal-in-SG Communication, teamwork and positive attitude are the skills employers want most, study finds 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Skills-employers-want-most

Good morning! Top HR news today: Southwest Japan hit by 7.1-magnitude earthquake 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Southwest-Japan-earthquake Malaysia's next growth challenge: Survey says productivity and skills reforms will determine high-income future 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MY-next-growth-challenge New work-related traffic safety advisory: Key measures for employers, platform operators & road users in Singapore 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Traffic-safety-advisory

Good morning! Top HR news today: HRadiO: Cytiva's Shivani Nadarajah on building the future of APAC's biopharma workforce 👉 https://tinyurl.com/HRadiO-Cytiva-Shivani New SG Youth Plan to equip young people with early career exposure, new skills outside the classroom, and expanded mentoring support 👉 https://tinyurl.com/New-SG-Youth-Plan Snapshot: “There is almost no growth in business as usual” — Andyana Tobing on leading HR with integrity and courage 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Snapshot-Andyana-Tobing

Good morning! Top HR news today: Incoming Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau outlines worker-focused priorities ahead of new portfolio 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Acting-Minister-for-Manpower Singapore and Malaysia respond as US imposes forced-labour tariffs on selected exports 👉 https://tinyurl.com/US-forced-labour-tariffs Number of salary claims in Singapore rose year-on-year in 2025 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Salary-claims-in-Singapore

Happy Sunday! Here's your HR read of the day: Number of salary claims in Singapore rose year-on-year in 2025 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Number-of-salary-claims-in-SG

Happy Saturday! Here's your HR read of the day: 2026 passport ranking: Singapore retains spot as world's most powerful passport 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2026-passport-ranking

Good morning and happy International Self-care Day! Top HR news today: Self-care isn't always a spa day: What I've learnt about showing up for myself 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Happy-Self-care-Day Singapore's MOM launches alliance for stronger focus on workplace safety and health 👉 https://tinyurl.com/SG-MOM-launches-alliance New MEF-ILO Digital Assessment Tool aims to strengthen and simplify workplace safety checks for Malaysia employers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/MEF-ILO-Digital-Tool

Good afternoon! Top HR news today: Singapore's Cabinet reshuffle: Jasmin Lau to take on the role of Acting Minister for Manpower 👉 https://tinyurl.com/SG-Cabinet-reshuffle Talent mismatch emerges as top hiring challenge for Japanese firms in Taiwan 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Talent-mismatch-challenge JPA on Malaysia's push to ramp up healthcare workforce planning through talent deployment and specialist training 👉https://tinyurl.com/MY-healthcare-workforce

Good morning! Top HR news today: Metro to exit large-format department stores as it revamps Singapore retail strategy 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Metro-to-exit-in-Singapore Malaysia’s economy expanded by about 5.8% in Q2 2026, led by broad-based sector growth: DOSM 👉 https://tinyurl.com/Malaysia-economy-in-Q2-2026 At the helm: Vanessa Widmann to lead Suntory Global Spirits’ travel retail business for MEA effective 1 Sep 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/At-the-helm-Vanessa-Widmann