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Grab Financial Group (GFG), the fintech arm of Grab announced that it has cumulatively sold over 100 million insurance policies across Southeast Asia since the service was launched less than two years ago. Since GFG launched its consumer insurance business last year, it has seen robust growth across the region …

According to Global Macro Investor Raoul Pal, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has been purchasing Bitcoin from miners. This information was revealed by Raoul during a recent podcast appearance. However, he also repeated the same claim on Twitter. The information was however, not confirmed by Temasek Holdings. Screenshot from …

Did you know that our national, sector-wide minimum wage was actually introduced more recently than we would’ve expected? The Malaysian government announced the nationwide implementation of minimum wages in July 2012, and in the same year, the Minimum Wages Order 2012 came to being. The law was then enforced on …

Many of us who were born in the 90s probably grew up with NTV7. It was definitely the go-to channel for those like me whose families didn’t get Disney or Nickelodeon for their kids on Astro.  While many of us likely migrated to Netflix now that we’re older, it’s still …

Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) store Eu Yan Sang is a household brand in Singapore with origins dating back to the 1800s. It is also one of the largest TCM groups in Asia, with over 210 retail outlets in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. Besides retailing Chinese medicine and …

When it comes to fresh and delicious seafood, JUMBO Seafood is one of the brands that instantly comes to our minds. Started by a group of friends “for the love of eating and seafood”, the Singaporean brand has since expanded to the Southeast Asian region. The household name is frequented …

Anyone who has thrown a house party before would probably have received countless bottles of wine as gifts. Despite soya sauce being a staple in Singapore, few would consider it a “gift-worthy” product. Ken Koh, the director of homegrown brand Nanyang Sauce, has managed to successfully turn that narrative around …

Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. just recorded its third-highest total of new virus cases. The global economy will shrink 4.9 percent this year, the I.M.F. predicts in a more dismal forecast. How the world is learning to live a virus that’s here to stay. Biden has a …

Pressmaster / Shutterstock.com Millions of Americans have rapidly gone from collecting paychecks to filing for unemployment payments. An unprecedented tens of millions of workers have filed for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic began. How much will you receive while unemployed? There’s no single answer. A number of factors, like …