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Functional Fashion: This S’porean Makes Clothes For The Disabled So They Can Easily Wear Them

For most, getting dressed each day is a given and does not require much effort at all. However, for people with disabilities, it is a whole different experience that can even be likened to a “struggle”. Founder of Will & Well, Elisa Lim, was in her early twenties when she …

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For Richer Or For Poorer: Here Are 8 S’pore Couples Who Built Businesses That Make Millions

It’s never a good idea to mix relationships with business. Families have been torn apart from arguments over money, from the dissolution of the marriages to sibling rivalries over inheritance rights. Despite the odds, these enterprising couples have found ways to keep their marriage going and launch million, even billion-dollar …

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After Seating 6.3mil Diners, Here’s How TABLEAPP Will Change After Being Acquired By FunNow

Through an undisclosed sum comprising cash and shares, Malaysian online restaurant reservation startup TABLEAPP has just been acquired by Taiwanese on-demand lifestyle booking app FunNow. While operating within similar markets, the two apps themselves operate rather differently, but this acquisition will allow them to leverage on each other’s offerings. We …

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Raising The Woof: This S’pore Couple Runs An Agency That Manages Over 2,000 Pet Influencers

Though human and virtual influencers are aplenty, pet influencers are the next big thing. Take Rhea the Siberian Cat for example — the fluffy feline has over 16,000 followers on Instagram, and has collaborated with big brands like Shopee and Sudio. Indeed, Jane Peh, co-founder of The Woof Agency, said …

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How Tweeting His Credit Card Details Helped This M’sian Validate His Fintech Startup

Author’s Blurb: Loaning money to my colleagues happens very often for me. After lunch, I would pay the bill first and trust that they’ll pay me back eventually. I tend to accept my payments back in what I call “pre-paid meals” where they basically just cover my bill the next …

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Need A Doctor? Here Are 7 Telemedicine Startups In S’pore That Offer Prices From S$12

Covid-19 have forced us to stay home more, sparking the rise of telehealth that brings key medical services straight to our doorsteps. Since the late 2010s, the medical industry has caught on to rapid consumer technologies with the launch of integrated ICT platforms that offer consumers affordable, on-demand and remote …

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3 M’sian Startups Share How They Quickly Adapted To Grow Their Biz During The Pandemic

At MaGIC’s online E-Nation, we sat in on Agility and Adaptability: Speeding Up The Innovation and Pivoting Strategies.  The panel was moderated by Dr. Sivapalan Vivekarajah, co-founder & Senior Partner, ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator. 3 panellists from homegrown tech startups were invited to share their experiences with how they adapted their …

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S’poreans Can Submit Names For Nominated MPs Till Nov 23 – Here’s The Criteria To Meet

From today (October 26) till November 23, members of the public can submit names for the Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs). A NMP is an Member of Parliament (MP) who has been appointed by the President and is not affiliated to any political party. The NMP scheme was introduced in 1990 in order to …

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Samsung’s RM7,999 Foldable Phone Makes A Better Mini-Tablet Than An Actual Phone

My last experience with a foldable phone was the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, and I quite enjoyed it, albeit its oddly long shape. Of course, that was so that it could be both foldable and functional. While I never had the chance to review Samsung’s earlier attempts at foldable phones, …

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