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Back in September, Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings confirmed that it will be setting up an office in Singapore. The Straits Times reported today (16 October) that it will be occupying almost 200 seats at JustCo co-working space in OCBC Centre East at Raffles Place, according to sources familiar with …

Starting a tattoo business at 19 while studying may seem like a pretty cool idea for a liberal arts kid somewhere in the States. But for a Malaysian, that’s probably our parents’ biggest nightmare. Unsurprisingly, Esther Choong’s parents weren’t prepared nor happy to hear about this path she’d chosen 2 …

In 2019, a study by tech company Kisi showed that Singapore came in 32nd among 40 cities on the list for work-life balance. Singapore was also the second most overworked city out of the 40 in the list. Another study showed that nearly 92 per cent of the 502 respondents …

While Singapore has its fair share of ultra-rich family dynasties and heirs to billion-dollar fortunes, rags-to-riches stories are far and few between. It’s not easy to compete with the big boys, especially if you come from next to nothing yourself. However, several enterprising Singaporeans have been steadily climbing the ranks …

Author’s Blurb: Cashless payment apps, to me, are like debit and credit cards. I’ve always only sorted my cashless payment apps into a folder where I can easily access them, pretty much like a wallet. My actual debit and credit cards on the other hand, I’d keep in my Apple …

The sheer number of digital marketing agencies that we have in Malaysia makes it hard for me to differentiate one from the other. Some try to stand out by catering to a specific niche, while others may develop in-house tech meant to put them ahead of the competition. Primal is …

Entertainment venues have been pivoting quickly and furiously due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the governmental task force tackling Covid-19, recently announced that the government may be releasing plans to take Singapore through Phase 3 of reopening the economy. While cinemas will see an increase in capacity, it …

MyNEWS recently made the news for its plans to bring a popular South Korean convenience store known as CU into Malaysia. The launch is planned for early 2021, with about 30-50 stores to be opened in the first year, and 500 within 5 years. Even before this recent news, however, …

Anthony Chow, 33, and Kelvin Ho, 46, often found it troublesome when they had to pass keys to their Airbnb guests when they hosted them at their houses. This was especially so when guests wanted to check in at odd hours. Both of them are big fans of the house-sharing …