A new digital office (SG Digital Office) announced on Sunday (May 31) will recruit 1,000 ambassadors by the end of June to help stallholders and seniors go online, embrace digital tools and increase their digital literacy and knowledge. The digital ambassadors will cover all 112 hawker centres and wet markets in …
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As the government gradually eases the circuit breaker measures, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that Singaporeans would need to get used to a “new normal”, as returning to the previous state of affairs is not possible. After living in ‘lockdown’ and being confined to our own homes for …
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Recently, food delivery apps have come under fire for charging steep commission rates of 30 to 40 per cent, eating into hawkers’ already-thin margins. Following foodpanda’s latest initiative to waive off the first month of commission fees for new hawkers, FairPrice and food delivery start-up WhyQ have partnered to launch …
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Personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices such as respiratory machines and ventilators have become highly-coveted items since Covid-19 hit us earlier in the year. Countries worldwide faced a shortage of medical supplies, especially protective gowns and surgical masks. One business that played a huge role in ensuring Singapore has …
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Level Ex, the maker of surgery games popular with medical professionals, has released new levels that virtually train doctors to treat patients with COVID-19. The COVID-19 levels are available for free through the Airway Ex and Pulm Ex mobile games on Google Play, coming soon to other platforms. CEO Sam …
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Author’s Blurb: During the MCO, a lot of perceptions regarding jobs were changed. For example, deliverymen whom most of us never bat an eyelid at suddenly became essential workers overnight, keeping the economy moving. “Safe” jobs (like full-time, blue-collar ones) suddenly weren’t so safe anymore, with the threat of pay …
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The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced today (May 27) that registration for children starting Primary 1 next year will start on July 1 and end on October 30. In light of the Covid-19 situation, there will not be any in-person registration at schools for the upcoming exercise this year. Primary …
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Author’s Blurb: I haven’t gone to restaurants, malls or grocery stores since the start of the MCO, so I have yet to partake in contact tracing. Several solutions have been implemented all over as per government regulations, but as time passes, issues are cropping up. As innovative as the idea …
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It’s being reported by global media that COVID-19 may cause the worst economic recession we’ve seen in 2 decades, and it’s said that it’ll be the worst in Malaysia’s overall history. Entrepreneurs who have been in business for a long while have weathered some of the ups and downs of …
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