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Last Tuesday (April 21), Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said that localised restrictions will be imposed in popular areas to “thin out the crowds and reduce transmission risks.” Supermarkets and wet markets are identified as some of the “popular areas,” where people tend to gather and safe distancing is …

Ask a bookworm why they love to read, and you might witness a wistful gaze into the distance as they gush about the wonders of getting lost in another world. As far as book lovers go, Damien Poh is a class example. He even vividly remembers the first book he …

It wasn’t so much an inspiration, but a solution to a problem that Renyi and the myBurgerLab team wanted to solve when they introduced their e-vouchers for sale on April 29. “We noticed a lot of restaurants recently have been selling vouchers to raise funds. A lot of times, they …

Since Covid-19 first hit Singapore back in January, Singaporeans scrambled to snap up masks to protect themselves. Many also hoarded masks of all varieties to prepare for a pandemic. As the demand increased exponentially, masks soon went out of stock islandwide. Even when the stock got replenished, they were quickly …

Google Meet, the premium video-conferencing solution available to G Suite subscribers, will soon be made free for all users. Starting early May, free access will be rolled out progressively over the next few weeks. Anyone with a Google account and email address will then be able to join and create …

As Singapore extends the ‘circuit breaker’ period, many sectors have been badly impacted, such as hospitality, travel and tourism, retail, as well as F&B. In a bid to cut costs, many companies have even imposed pay cuts as well as salary and hiring freezes. The National Wages Council has advised …

Borrowing money is something we try to avoid as much as possible, as long as we have enough to afford our needs. However, things may go differently than we expect them to. For example, we could encounter a medical emergency in the family, face a sudden loss of income, or …

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed that the country “will enter into a recession this year”, in a macroeconomic report released today. This major economic downturn has been brought on by the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Singapore’s economy already contracted 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the first …

Hong Kong-based fashion retailer Esprit is closing all stores in Asia outside of mainland China, as it grapples with the impacts of Covid-19. It will close 56 outlets across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau by 30 June, and also wind down its business in China. The move is part …