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Indeed, raising the prices of goods in Singapore is not so simple for some retailers, particularly those who have an overseas presence, such as Mr Terence Yow. He is the managing director of Enviably Me, the official distributor of the…

And as regional startup ecosystems develop, they may possibly chip away at some advantages that Singapore’s ecosystem and its startups have. Citing the likes of Vietnam and Indonesia, a World Bank report last year noted that Singapore's…

Dr Tan said that though he had abstained from playing any video games to focus on his training, his father was the one who actively encouraged him to play them.  “My father felt that I was so weird as a teenager who was not interested in…

Speaking to TODAY, Ms Lee later said she has learnt to "see both sides" of the issue and was glad to have sparked a conversation about work ethics. She also felt that her post had been "greatly misunderstood" to mean that she was promoting…

The spokesperson added: “We recognise that the external situation remains fluid, and we will continue to review our support measures and fares in line with prevailing market conditions, to ensure that our driver-partners are properly…

WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR WHEN TAKING LOANS  When it comes to refinancing loans to help families ease inflation-induced financial stresses, Mr Nelson Neo, head of home financing solutions at DBS Consumer Banking Group, said that while this is…

Another example of a successfully run venue is England’s Wembley Stadium, said Mr Matt Rogan, a UK-based author and sports consultant.  The stadium is run by the Football Association (FA) in England and managed in a similar manner to a…

Saladstop Group also made use of the COVID-19 crisis to relook its business model, said its CEO Adrien Desbaillets.  The group manages its eponymous salad bar, the Heybo and Wooshi food stores and the Good Food People online plant-based…

HOW LONG WILL PRICES STAY HIGH?  Based on latest official statistics released last month, Singapore's headline inflation rate rose to 4.3 per cent in February, its fastest pace in nine years, due to the rising costs of cars, air travel and…

SINGAPORE: Barely six months after its launch in Singapore in 2014, shopping and rewards platform ShopBack began to spread its wings to neighbouring Malaysia and Philippines. Its head of global expansion, Ms Josephine Chow, said that the…