Vulcan Post’s Six-Word Malaysian Story Contest
Merdeka is just around the corner, and despite everything that is going on, a true blue Malaysian will say that we still hold our country very close to our hearts and National Day is the perfect day to...
View ArticleWhat Crystal Jade’s Boss Did With His Money Will Make You Salute Him With...
This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post. The Crystal Jade group of restaurants have been as commonplace to Singaporeans as the next Ya Kun or 7-Eleven, but there’s so much about it that we...
View Article5 New TV Shows Unveiled To Celebrate The Best Of Malaysia This Merdeka
Malaysia Independence Day has been celebrated every year on August 31 for 58 years. It’s a day for every Malaysian to get together and stay united with pride. Discovery Networks Asia Pacific will be...
View ArticleHow To Be A Pro At Two Dots
Two Dots — available on the App Store and Google Play — is probably one of the most popular puzzle games there is (barring the unbeatable Candy Crush). The sequel to Dots, the game’s objective is to...
View ArticleHow You Can Stalk Your Favourite K-Pop Stars—Legally—With Newly Launched ‘V’
While K-pop stars often receive much flak from Malaysian authorities for their very “Christian” agendas, we have to admit that they are indeed loved and cherished dearly by their Malaysian fans. As a...
View ArticleNew S’pore App Wants To Help Others Judge Your Outfits — & You Might Actually...
After developing an app packed with a treasure trove of information on bars, pubs and restaurants in Singapore, husband-and-wife team Daniel and Marie Toloko are back with another new product in an...
View ArticleBedok Goes Online: How A S’porean Neighbourhood Came To Embrace E-Commerce
This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post. The heartlands of Singapore are thriving hubs for businesses. Tucked away under HDB flats, or gathering around MRT stations like small shopping...
View ArticleI Worked As A PR Intern At A Singapore Startup — This Is What It’s Like
“Erm…what’s PR? What exactly do you do?” This was one of the frequently asked questions I got from family and friends when I told them I’d started interning at a Public Relations firm. So let me first...
View Article“How About A Malaysia 2?”, And Other Netizens’ Responses To “Malays Only” Low...
Earlier in July, a brawl that erupted between thugs and some sales clerks in a smartphone shop was reported and the commotion in Low Yat Plaza caught on a video quickly went viral on the social media....
View ArticleThis Homemade Hologram Projector Will Be The Coolest Thing You Make This Weekend
In 2012, during mega music festival Coachella, rapper Snoop Dogg invited a very special guest to perform with him onstage. People went nuts when Tupac Shakur stood alongside him for the song. Why?...
View Article9 Challenges Stopping Malaysia from Achieving Wawasan 2020
Wawasan 2020 or Vision 2020 is a Malaysian ideal introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialised...
View ArticleTravel Review Platform Wedilo Wants To Make The Elusive Reliable Review A...
So you’ve booked that flight to your long awaited getaway, and are hyping yourself up for the well-earned break that’s coming up in about a month’s time. There’s just one problem: you haven’t exactly...
View ArticleI Took A Sabbatical From My Multi-Million Marketing Agency To Work Among...
A working vacation. I confess I was greatly inspired by a Fast Co. article about why film director Joss Whedon followed up one of the biggest blockbusters ever, The Avengers, with a low budget...
View ArticleThis Music Streaming App Is Sneakily Overtaking The Local Music Scene—And...
Avid WeChat users might have come across a new music streaming app called JOOX. Has anyone heard of it? JOOX was created by Tencent from China, which also happens to be the company who created WeChat....
View ArticleShuffle Bistro Bar’s 1st Ever Music Festival On 20-21 August Is Perfect For...
EDM may be all the rage now but sometimes, there’s nothing more satisfying than being able to belt out your all-time favourite tunes — in a bar, with some friends, after work on a weekday. Let’s just...
View ArticleThe Deal With StreetDeal.SG
This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post. The latest case of a scam isn’t thanks to Jover Chew or some dodgy website with a less-than-traditional website name, but StreetDeal.SG — a...
View ArticlePositive And Negative Effects Of The Ringgit’s Shameful Fall That You Didn’t...
Malaysia’s ringgit has slid past 4.0 against US dollar in the worst currency crash seen for the first time in 17 years. Heightened by worsening global outlook, devaluation of China’s yuan, political...
View ArticleRedMart’s Secret Experiment With Lockers Might Just Turn Into Something...
For businesses, launching new product features or new company initiatives can often be a hit and miss — and mostly the latter rather than the former. If executed wrongly, they could be costly or even...
View ArticleThe Gaming Industry Is Growing Old, Lazy And Boring? I Think Not.
I still remember when my dad bought me an Xbox in 2002 — the very first one — and I thought, “Man, what a clunky piece of equipment, why can’t I get a Playstation?” The PS2, while equally clunky, was...
View ArticleKeep Your Shoes On!: The Unspoken Rules Of Being A Respectable Uber Passenger
As someone who has decidedly sworn off driving, the entirety of my commuting life can be illustrated in the form of a Venn diagram made up of trains and buses. Plus, I’ve always enjoyed taking the...
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