Lifestyle

Kampungs, or villages, have long ceased to be the primary type of accommodation in Singapore. A ‘kampung’ is a Malay term for a traditional village — a clustered community with a population of a few hundreds. Today, this is similar to a Housing Development Board (HDB) estate, where most Singaporeans …

There’s a popular bakery in Chinatown that sells dairy-free, diamond-shaped egg tarts in pretty, brightly-coloured packaging. Ana Fong, the bakery’s 4th-generation successor and General Manager, wants you to know that the brand has a name: Tong Heng. This 100-year-old Cantonese pastry has been making the rounds on Singapore’s food-crazed scene. …

The food industry is rapidly evolving. One of the trends that has been the fundamental driver of change in the industry is health and wellness, and its growth is accelerating. According to Statista, the global health and wellness food market is projected to increase to US$ 811.82 billion by 2021, …

Growing up with a family of hairdressers, Vincent noticed one thing: almost every hairstylist aspired to be their own boss someday. But being a good beautician and a good entrepreneur are two completely different things.  While stylists can thrive in their craft, handling the business side of things can be …

“A few years back, we realised that there wasn’t a centralised nor systemised platform within the used car market,” said Eric Cheng, co-founder & Group CEO of online used car platform Carsome. “Instead, it was fragmented and marred by distrust towards used car dealers due to the lack of transparency.” …

“We’re not just a cloud kitchen. We’re a social kitchen,” says Alvin Yapp, co-founder of The Social Kitchen. Launched last Saturday (August 1), the social enterprise opened its flagship kitchen at the Y cafe in YMCA at Orchard Road. They are dubbed Singapore’s first social enterprise cloud kitchen, which provides …

A sad story about the struggles of an elderly cleaner who earns only S$ 20/day has gone viral on social media, racking up about 20,000 shares. Netizen Meng Shuen Koh had shared his encounter with the old lady on Facebook on July 27, though the post has since been taken …

Founded by Singaporean billionaire R. K. Kishin, virtual F&B brand TiffinLabs is expanding to 1,000 cloud kitchens worldwide. The kitchens can serve over 15 million households in its delivery zones. TiffinLab’s four co-founders — R. K. Kishin, Shaun Smithson, Sam Ahmed and Phuminant Tantiprasongchai (Nant) — all left their leading …

Vulcan Post had the chance to attend a rather exclusive NDA briefing ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event, and our main takeaway was that the two versions of the Galaxy Note20 phone will be the stars of the show. Leading up to the event, there’s always much speculation …