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When Roland Tee retired as an auditor in 2009, he realised from reading newspapers that there needed to be a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of our country’s waste. “The more I read, the more I realised that there is so much news related to waste management issues, weaknesses …

Entrepreneur Samuel Chua takes the concept of “multi-tasking” to a whole new level. The Singaporean co-founded Singapore’s first ‘happy hour’ app while holding down a full-time job and running another tech startup. Named ULO, the new ‘happy hour’ app is a booking platform that offers up to 70 per cent …

As Singapore transitions into the fourth quarter of the year, it has become apparent that the retail sector’s recovery is likely to be slow and lengthy. Within the first few months of 2020, Singapore saw various brands leaving its shores and opting to move online instead. It was announced that …

Chilli is typically dubbed as a staple spice in Singapore. From chilli crab to Hainanese chicken rice, chilli always seems to make an appearance, whether as the star or an accompaniment. Singaporeans who have lived abroad for some time often fondly remember bringing along with them bottles of the red …

Anyone who has thrown a house party before would probably have received countless bottles of wine as gifts. Despite soya sauce being a staple in Singapore, few would consider it a “gift-worthy” product. Ken Koh, the director of homegrown brand Nanyang Sauce, has managed to successfully turn that narrative around …

Every year, the James Dyson Award (JDA), an international design award, rounds up young innovators (consisting of current and recent design engineering students) from 27 countries and regions to find a champion design. 2020’s national winner in Malaysia has just been announced, and the recipient is Kuno, a sustainable cooler fridge …

In 2018, three brothers — Kenny Chan, 35, Johnathan Chan, 32 and Kayson Chan, 29 — saw an opportunity to bring in sophisticated gourmet food inspired by Italian culture into Singapore. The trio realised that consumers are getting more and more sophisticated with their choices of food. They then started …

Mark Lim, 34 and Timothy Khor, 28, noticed that railing-hailing prices tend to fluctuate erratically. Rates were also different across multiple apps ranging from private-hire app Grab to taxi operator ComfortDelGro. For example, the quoted rate on one app could be S$ 2 to S$ 3 lower on another app …

Stepping into Frankie Yeo’s workspace is almost like entering a whole different world. Located in a nondescript industrial area in MacPherson, the Mascots and Puppets Specialists office is jam-packed floor to ceiling with mascots and puppets. They consist of all sorts of shapes and sizes, and are born from years …