Calls for cost-effective agritech solutions are growing in Southeast Asia. In a report released by PwC, Rabobank and Temasek, it stated that the agriculture industry may be unable to keep up with Asia’s rapid urbanisation. At the same time, global warming and a worldwide pandemic has increased food insecurity. Singapore, …
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Kampungs, or villages, have long ceased to be the primary type of accommodation in Singapore. A ‘kampung’ is a Malay term for a traditional village — a clustered community with a population of a few hundreds. Today, this is similar to a Housing Development Board (HDB) estate, where most Singaporeans …
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There’s a popular bakery in Chinatown that sells dairy-free, diamond-shaped egg tarts in pretty, brightly-coloured packaging. Ana Fong, the bakery’s 4th-generation successor and General Manager, wants you to know that the brand has a name: Tong Heng. This 100-year-old Cantonese pastry has been making the rounds on Singapore’s food-crazed scene. …
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The food industry is rapidly evolving. One of the trends that has been the fundamental driver of change in the industry is health and wellness, and its growth is accelerating. According to Statista, the global health and wellness food market is projected to increase to US$ 811.82 billion by 2021, …
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A sad story about the struggles of an elderly cleaner who earns only S$ 20/day has gone viral on social media, racking up about 20,000 shares. Netizen Meng Shuen Koh had shared his encounter with the old lady on Facebook on July 27, though the post has since been taken …
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Founded by Singaporean billionaire R. K. Kishin, virtual F&B brand TiffinLabs is expanding to 1,000 cloud kitchens worldwide. The kitchens can serve over 15 million households in its delivery zones. TiffinLab’s four co-founders — R. K. Kishin, Shaun Smithson, Sam Ahmed and Phuminant Tantiprasongchai (Nant) — all left their leading …
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When it comes to sensitive healthcare services, the typical consumer experience is inconvenient, expensive and uncomfortable. To get a birth control pill, you first need a prescription from a doctor. This means you would have to schedule a consultation, deal with long waiting times at the clinic, and then make …
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Karana’s on a mission to change even meat eaters’ palates by creating deceptively scrumptious plant-based substitutes. This Singapore-based foodtech startup is Asia’s first whole-plant based meat company, which creates pulled pork substitutes from an unlikely source: jackfruit. Karana’s whole-plant pork is available shredded or minced, and it’s also catered for …
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On 20 March 2020, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore released TraceTogether which uses Bluetooth technology to alert users if they have been in contact with COVID-19 patients. The app was built to augment existing contact tracing efforts so that authorities can quickly identify and quarantine close contacts of COVID-19 patients. …
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