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First Impressions Of The New Features That Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Brings To The Table

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has gotten many Samsung fans excited no doubt, and from our first impressions, we can see why. First off, when you take it out of the box, it certainly looks different from its predecessor. From the back, that is. The S20 Ultra had more of …

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Inspired By Japan’s Tech, This M’sian Is Building A Smart Store That Needs No Employees

Frustrated with long queues bred from the SOPs for shopping, Yee Yun Lim wondered how something so simple like an errand run became so complex. She recalled her experience at a Japanese convenience store where she could quickly tap in with her metro card, get what she needed, and tap …

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How Shopee Overtook Lazada To Become The Top E-Commerce Marketplace In S’pore

Sea Limited, the parent company of Shopee, was founded in 2009. It started out as online gaming company Garena, and it didn’t jump into e-commerce only until 2015. Shopee was launched in 2015, and Lazada was already a leading e-commerce platform in the region when Shopee first entered the market. However, Shopee …

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Teo Heng KTV Closes For Good In S’pore After Over 30 Years Of Operation

In July last year, Teo Heng KTV announced that it will be closing down half of its 14 outlets in Singapore due to COVID-19. However, when Vulcan Post spoke to Teo Heng KTV last October, it said that it has reinstated and returned only two outlets — Katong and Sembawang — in …

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We Pampered Ourselves From Top To Bottom With 7 Beauty Devices From Ogawa

[This is a sponsored article with Ogawa.] To be very frank, I do the absolute bare minimum when it comes to self-care. General cleansing is good enough for me, but I’ve never had the opportunity to use beauty tools that take your physical self-care to the next level. So when …

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Rather Than Play It Safe During MCO, VCR Chose To Open 2 New Spin-Off Cafes

While many F&B businesses said goodbye to fans in 2020, VCR launched 2 new spin-off establishments in addition to their 2 existing cafes. Cantina by VCR was launched in February 2020 whereas VCR Stacks started in October 2020. Cantina is located in Bukit Bintang (in the YTL Building) while Stacks …

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From Costs To Viable Opportunities: All You Need To Know About Franchising A Store In S’pore

Many Singaporeans dream of making it big by starting their own businesses. In fact, Singapore has been regarded as one of the best places for doing business for the past few years according to the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report. However, it is common knowledge that starting a …

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Lim Chee Guan’s 3rd-Gen Owners On How Their Bak Kwa Business Has Lasted Over 80 Years

Established in 1938, homegrown barbecued meat (bak kwa) brand Lim Chee Guan was founded by Lim Kay Eng. In the 1920s, he left his family in Xiamen and travelled to Singapore alone by boat. Here, he took on odd jobs such as a plantation worker and coffee assistant. Back home, …

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LinkedIn Lists 15 Fastest-Growing Jobs In S’pore And The Skills Required For These Roles

Covid-19 has brought about significant disruptions to the global economy, and with it came changes to the job landscape. While some industries saw a steep downturn, others witnessed phenomenal growth and some even had to ramp up operations. This led to some organisations retrenching heavily, while some increased their headcount …

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