Lifestyle

When the topic of pets is mentioned, we are likely to conjure up images of dogs and cats, or rabbits and hamsters. However, founder of Singapore’s first brick-and-mortar ant shop John Ye, has a different concept of what he would have as an ideal pet. The 41-year-old is a huge …

On September 1, 2020, singer Jason Jonathan Lo and his colleague Muhammad Yakub Hussaini pleaded not guilty to a charge of breach of trust after using funds of RM232,500 from Fat Boys Records Sdn Bhd for personal use. Both men are directors of the company, and were originally entrusted with …

On Wednesday afternoon (2 Sept), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke in Parliament about Singapore’s response to Covid-19. He said that investment projects will create job opportunities for Singaporeans but first, in order for them to come here, we need to make them feel welcome. This is because Singapore does …

Singapore-based fintech startup GoBear announced yesterday (1 September) that it would be retrenching 22 employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This makes up 11 per cent of GoBear’s total workforce of 200 employees. The affected employees are from GoBear’s operations, product and technology teams. Out of the 22 employees, six …

Singapore has long been known for its liberal foreign worker policy, from blue-collared foreign workers to white-collar expatriates. The city has also long been a coveted choice for expats looking for an entry into Asia — low tax rates and favourable government policies are just among some of the reasons. …

The optical industry in Singapore used to belong to the realm of mom and pop stores. Then Owndays hit Singapore like a truck, In 2016, just three years after the first outlet opened in Plaza Singapura, the brand hits S$ 36 million in total sales in Singapore. Today, the franchise …

Gifts are that one thing I always find myself struggling with. Whatever the person seems to need or want, they usually already have it. Then the default is something generic and boring like a mug or flowers. Realising the struggle to find pretty gifts that could be personalised, had sentimental …

In the midst of a global pandemic, the world has entered an era of working from home, and remote work is no longer an alien concept. A growing list of major corporations are planning a more permanent shift to remote work even after cities emerge from their lockdowns. One such …

One of the most common methods of producing tofu is by curdling freshly boiled soya milk, cooling it, and pressing it into a solid block. During the pressing process to remove excess water, tofu whey is generated and is often discarded. It has been said that one man’s trash is …