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You Can Now Book A ComfortDelGro Cab On Lazada App – Is This A Step Towards Being A Super App?

Singapore’s transport firm ComfortDelGro’s ride-hailing service is now available for booking via the Lazada app. The new booking service is placed alongside Lazada’s hallmark features like LazMall, RedMart and LazLive. Screenshot from Lazada The e-commerce giant routinely had various partnerships with ComfortDelGro. For example, it offered S$ 5 off to …

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The Curse of Being a High Achiever

Where are my high achievers at? These are the folks that constantly knock their goals out of the park and make it look easy, whether they’re training for a marathon, dialing in their diet, or Marie Kondo-ing their house. They’re the ones who get the promotions, the bigger bank accounts, …

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A Pandemic Is Hard Enough. For Some, Being Single Has Made It Harder.

“One day I realized it had been three months since I had touched a human being,” one man said. The coronavirus pandemic has been rough on virtually everyone. But those who have been single through the isolation, fear and upheaval say they’ve been confronted with a distinct set of challenges …

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When Does A Startup Stop Being A Startup? M’sian Entrepreneurs Discuss.

Not too long ago, I ran into this thread in the Entrepreneurs and Startups in Malaysia Facebook group about the question, “When do startups stop being called startups?” I asked my team what they thought about this, and we all agreed that there didn’t seem to be a universal consensus …

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From Entrepreneurs To Billionaires: 8 S’poreans Who Made It Big Despite Being School Dropouts

The world’s most famous school dropouts have got to be Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Both Zuckerberg and Gates left Harvard during their undergraduate years to start their businesses, which have since made an indelible mark in the global tech industry. However, they are not the …

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After Seating 6.3mil Diners, Here’s How TABLEAPP Will Change After Being Acquired By FunNow

Through an undisclosed sum comprising cash and shares, Malaysian online restaurant reservation startup TABLEAPP has just been acquired by Taiwanese on-demand lifestyle booking app FunNow. While operating within similar markets, the two apps themselves operate rather differently, but this acquisition will allow them to leverage on each other’s offerings. We …

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3 Ways to Be Frugal Without Being Cheap

Frugality. It’s a word that strikes different people in different ways. For some, it’s a refreshing way to get more value out of your money. For others, it conveys a sense of cheapness or of self-denial. For yet others, it’s just a way of living. If you’re reading this article, …

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Top Health Officials to Quarantine After Being Exposed

This briefing has ended. Follow our latest coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you need to know: Top health officials are quarantining after being exposed. Tracking the high coronavirus toll in U.S. nursing homes. Trump is losing ground with seniors when it comes to his handling of the virus. …

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Being a Good Roommate During Coronavirus: Dos and Don’ts

Bad roommates can take a toll even in normal times. During a pandemic, they can drive you up a wall. With many people working from home, and nearly everyone limiting their trips outside, roommates who may usually see each other only before work or in the evening are suddenly crammed …

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