Bak Kut Teh (BKT) enthusiasts in Klang Valley have most likely heard of Seng Huat BKT, or better known as the “Under The Bridge” BKT. For those who haven’t, it’s a heritage BKT business located under a flyover near the Klang River, which was how they got their nickname. While …
Read More »International Business Travelers Can Now ‘Connect@Changi’ Without The Need To Quarantine
In a bid to resume international business meetings in Singapore amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Connect@Changi was launched today (Feb 18) to allow business travelers to meet at a designated facility at the Singapore Expo. They would not need to undergo prior quarantining, but are required to remain within the facilities …
Read More »4 Reasons Why We Decided Against Publishing Sugarbook’s Stats Even Though We Got Them Too
Sugarbook has once again stirred up heated discussions amongst netizens, starting with an infographic that the sugar dating platform publicly released to media sites last week. By now, you probably know what the infographic was about, seeing as major news outlets across Malaysia were quick to publish the statistics. Vulcan …
Read More »How Singapore Can Benefit From A Slower COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is one of the main topics of early-2021, with a few countries – Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK) in particular — surging ahead of everybody else in vaccination rates. Image Credit: Our World in Data But the real winners aren’t those who race …
Read More »With No CNY Reunion Dinners Allowed, Chinese Restaurants Show How They’ve Adapted For MCO
Author’s Blurb: Every Chinese New Year, my family and I would head to our regular Chinese and Nyonya restaurants for our reunion dinners. Come to think about it, we otherwise never really dine there unless it’s CNY or to celebrate my grandparents’ birthdays. With only 2 to diners allowed per …
Read More »7 Bite-Sized Facts On What Shaped NTV7’s History Since 1998
Many of us who were born in the 90s probably grew up with NTV7. It was definitely the go-to channel for those like me whose families didn’t get Disney or Nickelodeon for their kids on Astro. While many of us likely migrated to Netflix now that we’re older, it’s still …
Read More »Budget 2021: S’pore To Set Aside $30M For EV-Related Initiatives – Raises Petrol Duty Rate
As part of the inter-ministerial Singapore Green Plan 2030 announced on Wednesday (February 10), the government said it would “make it easier to buy and own” electric vehicles (EV). The government has also highlighted its plans to expand the EV charging infrastructure to 60,000 by the end of 2030. This is double …
Read More »Budget 2021: GST Will Be Extended To Imported Low-Value Goods From January 2023
In Budget 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the extension of GST to imported services from 1 January 2020. He shared that the Government would be reviewing international developments on how GST can be applied on imported goods. Mr Heng said that low-value goods imported via air or …
Read More »How This Travel Startup Managed To Hit RM2.4mil In Plane Ticket Sales In Nov 2020 Alone
While the aviation industry suffered over the year-long COVID-19 pandemic that caused lockdowns globally and domestically, one company that hit a new sales record of RM2.4 million in November 2020 was Malaysian startup T-Commerce Gateway (TCG). Positioned in between online travel agent (OTA) portals and airlines, TCG works like a …
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