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S’pore Tour Agency STA Travel Shuts Down – Heavily In Debt With Over 600 Creditors

Singapore’s travel and tourism industry is battered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has seen yet another loss. STA Travel, a company focused on providing package holidays for students and young people, has been reported to be closing down for good. An announcement on the STA Travel website states that they …

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LTA: Taxi Operators, Private-Hire Firms To Get Additional S$112M Grant To Tide Over COVID-19

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced today (September 15) that the government will be injecting an additional S$ 112 million in financial assistance for taxi operators and private-hire firms. LTA said in a post on Facebook that the funds will help point-to-point (P2P) drivers and operators “tide over this difficult period”. …

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Move Over, Amazon Prime: Walmart+ Debuts Today

Photo by Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com If you love Amazon Prime, Walmart just unveiled a similar program. Today the retailer launched Walmart+. The membership program — which costs $ 98 a year or $ 12.95 a month after a free 15-day trial — promises an array of perks. Unlimited free …

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No Questions Asked: This “Beng” Hawker Gives Away Free Meals, Has Spent Over S$15K So Far

Even amid the circuit breaker — Singapore’s Covid-19 lockdown equivalent — charities, social enterprises and individuals continued to forge forward in their efforts to help the needy. In fact, during that period, charities saw a spike in people who required help. Nizar Mohamed Shariff of non-profit organisation Free Food For …

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This Team Thinks M’sians Would Buy RM18 Vegan Meals Over Meds To Manage Chronic Diseases

Author’s Blurb: I’m someone who’s pretty sceptical towards claims of being able to reverse a disease, especially chronic ones. Then again, I’ve never actually stuck to any regimens long enough to see its effects fully play out. Savor Of Life aims to help patients struggling with chronic illnesses reduce the …

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California’s Attorney General Condemns Murder Charges Over a Stillbirth

After her pregnancy ended in a stillbirth last year, a woman in California was charged with murder. Kings County prosecutors said that the fetus had died because the woman, Chelsea Becker, used methamphetamines during her pregnancy. The case has captured the attention of civil rights groups and reproductive health advocates, …

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On

Here’s what you need to know: ‘Long days, long nights’: Washington prepares for a prolonged fight over virus relief. Israel’s rocky reopening of its schools may be a lesson for the U.S. As Isaias makes landfall, the coronavirus makes it trickier to shelter from the storm. Trump addresses the death …

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China’s Xiao-i sues Apple for $1.43 billion over Siri AI infringement

VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now (Reuters) — Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology, also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging it has infringed on Xiao-i’s patents. Xiao-i is calling for 10 billion yuan …

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How Steven Lim Earned Over S$20,000 A Month By Just Making Birthday Videos

Most Singaporeans would be familiar with the name Steven Lim. He has become a household name for his debut on Singapore Idol in 2004, where he performed a striptease to Ricky Martin’s She Bangs. He became an online sensation overnight, and has his own YouTube channel today which has “over 11 …

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