Joanna Seow

Joanna Seow Assistant Audience Growth Editor Published Apr 29, 2025, 12:40 PM First to the rallies, then to the polls Welcome to the latest edition of ST Headstart, bringing you the best of The Straits Times’ career, personal finance and lifestyle coverage every Tuesday noon. Sign up here to get weekly tips right into your inbox.

Love them or hate them, flexible work arrangements (FWAs) look set to stay for now - more Singapore companies offered such arrangements in 2024 than the year before. But there has also been notable pushback from some global firms. Here’s what our columnists and readers have to say about flexi-work. Columnist Opinions I am glad that I did not miss those moments and milestones of the little one’s growth, from his first taste of solid food to his first step and beyond.