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☆ Singapore is set to hike its goods and services tax in January. Here's how it will work
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Singapore's goods and services tax will be raised to 8% in January 2023. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCome Jan. 1, Singapore will raise its goods and services tax, otherwise known as the GST, from 7% to 8%. The GST is a consumption tax imposed on nearly all goods and services in Singapore. With the change, all goods and services imported into Singapore, including imported goods purchased online, will be subject to the tax. Economists who spoke to CNBC held conflicting views on whether the tax hike will hit the nation's lowest earners harder than others.

☆ Prevent burnout by spotting these red and green flags before taking the job
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Burnout is a "very common" workplace mental health issue caused by chronic and unmanaged stress, said Dr. Oliver Suendermann, clinical director of Intellect, a Singapore-based mental health support startup. With a slew of trickle-down effects that could harm your mental and physical health, burnout is a slippery slope that should be avoided. CNBC Make It spoke with experts and coaches who shared some red flags that should ring alarm bells, and green flags that can indicate a lower burnout risk. This can include providing managers with training on mental health, he added. Suendermann, who works for Intellect which offers a mental health support app, said some companies also help connect employees with professional coaches.

☆ These photos show the many ways Christmas is celebrated around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In a yearly series, CNBC Travel highlights diverse Christmas celebrations around the world. The Gavle goat is moving to a new location this year for the first time in 56 years, according to Visit Gavle, the city's visitor's guide. "He means a lot for us in Gavle, and he's a big part of the Christmas spirit," she said. Teachers, students and parents hold Christmas lanterns made from recycled materials during a campaign for sustainable Christmas celebrations at an elementary school in Quezon City, Philippines. "If I'm in Brazil during Christmas, I take my nephew and niece to a Christmas parade, and we have a blast!

☆ A couple ditched the corporate life to drive around the world. Here's how they're paying for it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Source: Bradley Williams, Cazzy MagennisBut their money quickly ran out, Williams said. Source: Bradley Williams, Cazzy MagennisThe van, which they named Helen, has many of the utilities of a regular home. Source: Bradley Williams, Cazzy Magennis"Most nights we cook in the van," Magennis said. Source: Bradley Williams, Cazzy MagennisThe couple wanted to travel through Russia but the war thwarted their plans, Magennis said. Source: Bradley Williams, Cazzy Magennis

Mahathir Mohammad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia on August 4, 2022. Mahathir, as well as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who leads the Pakatan Harapan party, both opposed conducting early elections due to the monsoon and flood season which could affect voter turnout or put voters in harm's way. Additionally, many voters had received bribes from the government to vote, Mahathir told CNBC in an exclusive interview last Thursday. watch nowThe government should be focused on weeding out corruption and fine-tuning its economic management of the country, Mahathir said. watch nowLike Mahathir, he said the government should be focusing on problems such as record-high food inflation.

☆ Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine are a 'show of weakness,' says former U.S. ambassador to NATO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine aren't a show of strength, but a "show of weakness" that reflects its inability to advance and seize Ukrainian territory, said Kurt Volker, a distinguished fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he ordered long-range missile strikes on a number of locations in Ukraine targeting military, energy and communications facilities. "Putin's goal was to take over Ukraine, replace the government, have someone in Ukraine that was subordinate to Moscow. That's simply not going to happen," the former U.S. ambassador to NATO (2008-2009) told CNBC's "Capital Connection" on Tuesday. Volker, who was also U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations (2017-2019), added that Russia's increasing aggression is an expected reaction to Ukraine's resistance.

☆ Climate reparations may be ethical, but they aren't the best fix, climatologist says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Fida Hussain | Afp | Getty ImagesCalls for climate reparations for poorer countries hit hard by climate change are growing louder after catastrophic floods in Pakistan. "[Climate reparations are] the ethical thing to do," said Friederike Otto, a climatologist at the University of Oxford, "but a more equitable world is much better able to solve the complex crises we deal with. However, though climate reparations appear to be a relatively straightforward solution, their implementation isn't, Otto said. At the same time, for climate reparations to be successful, there needs to be an official classification of weather and climate events and natural hazards, she added. Andrew King, a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne, is another proponent of climate reparations.

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