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Mazda CX-8 Offers A Safe Proposition

FOR practical considerations, Mazda's CX-8 crossover merits serious consideration. A 6-seater variant of this 2.5L SUV has been smartly laid out in three rows, making access to the rear less...

Sambal Prawns With Petai — Whip It UP!

Sambal Prawns With Petai  For uninitiated palates, petai or stink beans may be offensive, yet for countless Southeast Asians the pungent legume cooked in a lip-smacking sambal is a savoury...

A Glass Ceiling Over Your Head

THE essentials of life are governed by our primordial instincts; to be fed, clothed and sheltered. Everything else has been piled on by society and worked into our collective psyches,...
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Does A Good Budget Speech Make For A Good Budget?

IN a budget speech that kicked the goods and services tax (GST) can down the road, and included support for the national football team, Singapore’s ninth Finance Minister Lawrence...
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6G Technology Will Bring Intelligence Everywhere

ABOUT every 10 years, since its inception, wireless connectivity jumps a generation. 1G  was introduced in the 1980s offering voice only. 2G added SMS and MMS to the phones, and...
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Ramli Sarip Sings Majulah Singapura His Way

THIS year's National Day Parade is touted as a bicentennial celebration. But, more importantly, it's the 54th year of Singapore's independence. And it will also likely be remembered for Ramli Sarip's...
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10 Job Skills You’ll Need

RISING retrenchments and an unemployment rate that is creeping upwards in Singapore must be making many nervous about what lies ahead. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo tried to explain this against...

Luck And Hard Work In Business

ORBITING the fringes of success stories in business that are heralded in the media are several satellite tales of exceptional capabilities displayed by smaller and quieter enterprises. Occasionally, these businesses...
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Why Do You Hit The Like Button?

THE CREATOR of the “like” button on Facebook is somewhat disillusioned by his creation. It was reported that 34-year-old Justin Rosenstein has removed the app from his mobile phone. He told...
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3 New Habits Resulting From COVID-19

THE advertising industry in Asia, much of which has Singapore as a regional administrative and innovation hub, has experienced a significant slowdown over the last two months. We are now...