[Post 1156] How My Fully Remote Job Saves Money And Offers The Best Work-Life Balance | Money Mind | Remote Work

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According to a recent survey, almost two thirds of young people in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong are willing to work a remote job. Work-life balance is a major pull - but are there any tradeoffs?

 

 

 

[Post 1155] Falling T-Bill Yields: Where Can You Put Your Money Instead? | Money Mind | Investment

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Investing in T-bills: are falling yields the only risk you have to be aware of? 

[Post 1154] Is There Hope For These Women Beyond Prison? | Inside The Women's Prison - Part 3/3

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As freedom looms for some and time stretches for others, one question lingers in the minds of the inmates in Institution A4 – will I be accepted? In this final episode of a three-part series, the women confront an uncertain future and potential rejection by their families, society and even themselves. 

 

Christeen, serving a life sentence, knows an upcoming review could change her fate but tensions with her cellmates mount. As Halen dreams of a future with a fiancé she has never met in person, Haziqah clings to the hope of reconnecting with her family during a long-awaited visit. For Joanna and Yuxin, the end of their sentences is within reach but their paths to freedom are far from clear. Joanna struggles with the possibilities of being abandoned by family and friends, while Yu Xin, determined to maintain her sobriety, faces her own challenge: her first job interview in years. 

[Post 1153] Can These Female Inmates Break The Cycle While In Prison? | Inside The Women's Prison - Part 2/3

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In Singapore’s only women’s prison, about 800 inmates eat, sleep and live together in close confines. But when personalities clash and opinions differ, conflicts are bound to arise. 

In the second episode of this three-part series, we witness how rumours spread “faster than Wi-Fi", causing disputes among inmates. With the help of her cellmates, Joanna tries to avoid self-harming. Separately, Halen has to try to control her temper to avoid getting a report from the officers. We track peer supporter Christeen as she manages the cell-life with her younger inmates and Haziqah as she tries to pull through a break-up with her fiancé while incarcerated. 

[Post 1152] Tax Cuts vs. Federal Spending: Texas GOP Rep. on Trump Policies | WSJ

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Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is at the center of the fight over Trump’s ambitious tax bill. He is demanding big cuts to federal government spending if Congress wants to extend Trump’s multi-trillion dollar tax cuts and implement other new tax reductions, like no tax on tips and no tax on social security benefits for seniors. 

WSJ’s Richard Rubin sat down with Chip Roy to discuss what he’s willing – and not willing – to compromise on, and how he approaches working with the president.

[Post 1151] Young entrepreneur starts online pawnshop business in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong has seen a steady growth in its entrepreneurship landscape over the last four years. In 2020, authorities say the city saw almost 3,400 new start-ups and that grew by 40 per cent to about 4,700 last year. In this first part of a two part series to look at Hong Kong's young entrepreneurs, CNA's May Wong spoke to one who decided to modernise an old industry - pawnshop services.

[Post 1150] Nearly 6,400 resale flats sold in Q1, lowest volume in 5 years

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The number of resale flats sold have fallen to a five-year low. Nearly 6,400 of such units were transacted in the first quarter of the year. This is down 7.7 per cent from the nearly 7,000 sold in the same period last year. Prices of these flats were up 1.5 per cent, lower than the 2.6 per cent jump in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, home prices in the private property market have moderated, growing 0.6 per cent in the first quarter. This is down from the 2.3 per cent in the previous quarter.