With Covid-19 disrupting the sport and recreation landscape in Singapore, fitness studios have had to implement alternative business models to stay afloat. Fitness and boxing studio Boom Singapore launched online workouts with free sessions on Instagram Live. Haus Athletics also capitalised on Instagram as a platform to post free 15-minute …
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“MaGIC are passionate advocates of social entrepreneurship because we’ve seen the transformative powers of entrepreneurs that are guided by altruistic compasses.” This was said by Malaysian Global Innovation & Creative Centre’s (MaGIC) CEO Dzuleira Abu Bakar at the kick-off ceremony for the Social Entrepreneurs – Transformation, Innovation & Acceleration (SEtia) …
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Cinemas in Singapore have been forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 26, casting a dry spell for movie-goers and cinema operators alike. However, film buffs can finally rejoice as cinemas have reopened this week. Operators like Cathay and Golden Village (GV) have reopened on July 13, …
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Following the 2020 General Election results, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong conferred Workers’ Party (WP) Secretary-General, Pritam Singh, the title of the first official Leader of the Opposition. With its win in Sengkang GRC, the Workers’ Party has further secured its position as the main opposition party in Singapore, increasing …
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Almost a quarter of AirAsia Group’s annual revenue for 2019 came from its ancillary and non-airline businesses. Its cargo and logistics arm Teleport pivoted to drive last-mile delivery when the airline went into temporary hibernation during COVID-19. Now, Teleport is breaking grounds amid the pandemic and has launched in Singapore. …
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“Sustainability and profitability are complementary,” Faye Sit surmises of Hook Coffee, in her interview with Vulcan Post. In the span of just four years, the co-founder of the e-coffee brand has evolved from a two-man startup into “Singapore’s largest and Southeast Asia’s leading online coffee company”, she said. The secret? …
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Each summer here on Nantucket, August marks a special focus on design. And celebrating its fifth year as the main summer fundraising event for the Nantucket Historical Association, the ever-popular Nantucket by Design 2020 is going virtual! As always, it will be celebrating the island’s unique influence on American design …
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For centuries now, since the invention of money, gold has been an investors’ safe haven asset. Prized as a valuable commodity throughout human history, investors tend to move their funds into gold assets during periods of uncertainty, leading to price hikes. As a result, the price of gold is inversely …
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In June 2020, AirAsia laid off over 300 employees to cut costs during the pandemic. That same month, it launched an agriculture e-commerce platform called Ourfarm, where F&B businesses can buy fresh produce in bulk straight from its network of farmers. When we spoke to its CEO, Lalitha after its …
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