Shaqira Ramli and her husband first started selling handmade tapestry from India in bazaars around West Malaysia and later ran tie-dye workshops under their brand, Bohomys. But due to the pandemic, their business which depended on in-person interactions had to come to a halt. To make matters worse, they lost almost RM20K the day the first MCO was...
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced today (July 23) a S$1.1 billion support package to help businesses and workers cushion the impact of the new Covid-19 restrictions following the emergence of new clusters. Singapore has reverted to phase two (heightened alert) since yesterday, with tighter measures in place until August 18 to curb the worsening virus outbreak. According...
The obsession with material things and using BNPL to feed the "Instagrammer lifestyle" may be causing millennials to spiral into debt. The post The buy now, pay later trend is growing in S’pore, but are you walking into a debt trap? appeared first on Vulcan Post. The post The buy now, pay later trend is growing in S’pore,...
Ask anyone about their favourite durian and you’ll likely get answers like Musang King, Blackthorn, D24, D101, and so on. “The fact is, we are only mentioning durian varieties but not thinking about the durian’s brand itself,” Acid Yong realised. “It’s like eating a kiwi and thinking of Zespri or eating an orange and thinking of Sunkist. I...
GIC has just published its 2020/21 report and it’s as ever, very conservative in how the data is presented. This is typical of the corporation, which focuses on highlighting the lowest, real (i.e. inflation adjusted) figures. As you can see in this chart, it appears to be quite unimpressive: Annualised rolling 20-year real rate of return of the...
Singapore first expressed its ambition to be a smart nation back in November 2014. At the launch of this initiative, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described smart nation as a nation where “we can create possibilities for ourselves beyond what we imagined possible.” Essentially, Singapore’s smart nation journey endeavours to transform Singapore through technology. A smart nation harnesses...
For a busy entrepreneur, five minutes may seem like precious moments. That’s because a day in the life of an entrepreneur usually means irregular working hours, impending tasks, and the constant push for earnings. For small business owners and startup founders, as the business is still small, they spend a lot of time managing administrative and finance-related tasks....
Is there room for AirAsia to enter the food delivery industry and how can it find leverage as a newcomer among the bigger players? The post AirAsia has expanded into food delivery, but what can it do to stand out among the big boys? appeared first on Vulcan Post. The post AirAsia has expanded into food delivery, but...
Talking about how a particular airline may benefit from a global pandemic that brought air travel to a standstill, forcing carriers to swallow huge losses, cut their fleets and staff, in the hopes of staving off bankruptcy may sound paradoxical, ridiculous even, in the current situation. Yet, we should heed the advice of Warren Buffett when he recommended...
More platforms in Malaysia are filling the gaps in the local art industry, such as Buttermilk which serves as a “yellow pages” for it, and Cult Creative which works similar to “LinkedIn” for local artists. These platforms are meant to help with local artists’ visibility and networking by consolidating them all in one place. Usually, Malaysian artists then...
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