VC
Car Rental vs Car Sharing vs GrabCar — Which Is The Most Cost-Effective?
With the prices of COEs set to continue their upward trend and relief only coming in the second half of the year (if at all), car ownership will only become even more expensive.
Given the high inflation rate and the...
Personal Finance
The Future of Chinese Tech Stocks — Is It Time To Invest In Them Again?
The Chinese stock market has seen a difficult two years. Starting with harsh regulatory crackdowns in late 2020 and followed by strict COVID-19 lockdowns that saw entire cities grind to a standstill, the result was billions of dollars wiped...
Personal Finance
Value Champion Compares: Loan Brokers vs Banks
There are now more options than ever before to get a loan. Whether you are looking for a loan for a big life event such as funding your university education or renovating your first home, or even just a...
Personal Finance
Average Cost of Renting HDB Flat in Singapore
Rental rates for HDB flats in Singapore continued their upward march in Q3 2022, with some estates seeing increases as high as 50% from just 2.5 years ago.
While landlords are undoubtedly pleased with the trend, home-seekers are decidedly less...
Intl
Simon Cowell sued by X Factor contestant for negligence
Former X factor contestant Katie Waissel is suing Simon Cowell over an alleged breach of duty of care while she was on the show. She had taken part in X factor in 2010 along with One Direction where she...
Personal Finance
What Can You Invest in Under the CPF Investment Scheme?
You might be curious if there is any way to maximise the current high-interest rates using your CPF money. After all, 2.5% and 4% per annum for your CPF Ordinary Account (OA) and Special Account (SA), respectively, were much...
Personal Finance
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Loans and Why You Need One
Leveraging business financing is a great way for entrepreneurs in Singapore to transform their visions into money-making ventures. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business loans from banks and other financial institutions in Singapore present tremendous opportunities for...
Celebrity
Bill Gates responds to questions about him owning 275,000 acres of farmland
Microsoft King Bill Gates is one of the biggest private landowners in the United States. Gates owns 275,000 acres of farmland according to a 2022 Land Report.
In a yearly Reddit Ask Me Anything session on Jan 11, Gates was...
Intl
Bernard Arnault, world’s richest man, appoints daughter as Dior CEO
Billionaire Bernard Arnault who is the CEO of LVMH the world’s largest luxury group recently appointed his 47-year-old daughter as CEO of Christian Dior.
Delphine Arnault will head up that division replacing Piero Beccari who has been in charge of...
Celebrity
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner relationship: How it became toxic
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are the stuff of fairy tales for many and in this article, we bring you a timeline of the Ivanka-Kushner relationship and how we believe it became increasingly toxic. This is the quintessential power...
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Car Rental vs Car Sharing vs GrabCar — Which Is The Most Cost-Effective?
With the prices of COEs set to continue their upward trend and relief only coming in the second half of the year (if at...
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Father & daughter almost drown after falling into hole during high tide at Sungei Buloh
SINGAPORE — A near-drowning is a serious thing, and a man took to Instagram to share his experience after he and his young daughter...
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27-year-old Singaporean man asks if it’s ‘unnatural to be sleeping in the same room as my parents?’
SINGAPORE — A young man asked for the opinions of fellow Reddit users after his colleagues found it “unnatural” for him to sleep in...
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Customer demands staff be sacked over missing chilli sauce from his food order, keeps calling & shouting whole night till next day
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