Karana’s on a mission to change even meat eaters’ palates by creating deceptively scrumptious plant-based substitutes. This Singapore-based foodtech startup is Asia’s first whole-plant based meat company, which creates pulled pork substitutes from an unlikely source: jackfruit. Karana’s whole-plant pork is available shredded or minced, and it’s also catered for …
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When it comes to ride-sharing in Southeast Asia, Grab and Gojek are the names that first come to mind. However, while Grab and Gojek are busily expanding their business empires across the region, there are other players that are carving out their own corners in this sector. Singapore-based Ryde Technologies …
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On 20 March 2020, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore released TraceTogether which uses Bluetooth technology to alert users if they have been in contact with COVID-19 patients. The app was built to augment existing contact tracing efforts so that authorities can quickly identify and quarantine close contacts of COVID-19 patients. …
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For a quick recap on what has recently happened over the past few days to StashAway Malaysia’s direct debit users, they had experienced multiple automatic transactions by the company on July 27. Direct debit users are users who had set up monthly automated payments for their investments on StashAway. These …
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Chasing down your favourite celebrities, paying for meet and greet sessions or stalking them on social media are just some of the things you might have done to get their attention. With Authentic Celebrity Experiences (ACE), these moves to get personalised interactions with celebrities are no longer necessary. ACE allows …
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Ride-hailing giant Grab has submitted an application to charge customers an $ 0.32 (including GST) per ride as a “platform fee”. The news was announced by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) in a media release today (28 July). According to Grab, the fee will enable the company …
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“I used to experience and tolerate really bad cramps and PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome) for years,” said Laurel Lua, founder of The Scarlet Company. She’s not alone however. Apparently, four in every five women experience menstrual discomfort during their periods. However, it seems that this discomfort has gotten worse during the …
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On the evening of July 27, StashAway users began writing panicked Facebook posts in groups about how their bank accounts had been practically drained by the robo-advisor wealth management platform in a series of back-to-back transactions. These came with no indication of why it was happening, leading some to think …
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National Day is just around the corner. To celebrate this, Netflix has just announced a lineup of more than 100 local TV shows and movies. Spend the long National Day weekend bingeing on Singapore-made films like the critically acclaimed Ilo Ilo, I Not Stupid and Money No Enough. Fans of …
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