This M’sian Telco Startup Is Available In 200 Countries, Here’s How They Did It
Editor’s Update: The figure in the title includes both countries and dependent territories. The startup in question is IX Telecom, founded by Noor Mohd Helmi Nong Hadzmi and Mohd Amzari Tajudeen. The...
View ArticleBudget Phone With Great Camera: The New S$499 Google Pixel 4a Now Available...
Google has announced the launch of its new mid-range Google Pixel 4a, which comes with a host of new upgrades. Priced at S$499, the smartphone comes in Just Black with a 5.8 inch bezel-less OLED...
View ArticleFamily Feuds: From Tong Garden To Yeo’s, Here Are 7 Of Singapore’s Battles...
There is a saying that family businesses seldom last beyond three generations — “the first generation builds, the second preserves, the third destroys”. Power struggles are inevitable, since everyone...
View Article4 Advantages The Samsung Galaxy A31 Has Over The Other Phones Below RM1,200
To some, flagship phones are no longer something they can afford when it’s priced more than RM4,000 at launch. Luckily, the advancement of technology has lowered component prices too. This means that...
View ArticleGrab Expands Financial Services – AutoInvest Lets Users “Invest As They...
Grab’s financial arm — Grab Financial Group (GFG) — announced yesterday (August 4) a suite of financial products and services, including its first micro-investment solution offered by GrabInvest. The...
View Article3 Changes This New M’sian Shopping App Must Make To Truly Rival Shopee & Lazada
Two of the biggest e-commerce players in Malaysia aren’t even Malaysian. Vettons, another e-commerce player who just entered the scene with a July 2020 launch, wants to change that. It’s a platform by...
View ArticleA US$1Trn Industry: How S’pore Firm TiffinLabs Plans To Open 1,000 Cloud...
Founded by Singaporean billionaire R. K. Kishin, virtual F&B brand TiffinLabs is expanding to 1,000 cloud kitchens worldwide. The kitchens can serve over 15 million households in its delivery...
View ArticleHow Wee Nam Kee Founder Turned A S$42K Loss Into A Million-Dollar Chicken...
There is a whole lot of contention on what Singapore’s national dish is, but Hainanese Chicken Rice shows up as the top Google search result. The iconic dish, which is of Hainanese and Cantonese...
View ArticleWe Condense The 1 Hour+ Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 Event Into A 4-Minute...
Vulcan Post had the chance to attend a rather exclusive NDA briefing ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event, and our main takeaway was that the two versions of the Galaxy Note20 phone will be...
View ArticleS’pore’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record High But Here’s What Job Seekers Can...
Amid this economic downturn, job security is a top-of-mind issue for most Singaporeans. Afterall, the pandemic has badly impacted the labour market, causing pay cuts, hiring freezes and retrenchments....
View ArticleWhen You Need A Private Ambulance At Your Doorstep In 15 Mins, RM180/Year Is...
Author’s Blurb: When it comes to subscribing to any service, I usually think about how often I’ll use it in the first place. Of course, an ambulance service might be the last thing that comes to mind....
View ArticleBeing Cheap & Fussy, I Tried Renewing My Car Insurance On This Scammy-Looking...
Bjak.my (Bjak) wants to help you find the best car insurance policy at the best price you’re willing to pay. Launched in 2019, they joined the car comparison site scene that already had existing...
View ArticleElderly Cleaner Earning $20/Day Begs This Question: Should S’pore Adopt A...
A sad story about the struggles of an elderly cleaner who earns only S$20/day has gone viral on social media, racking up about 20,000 shares. Netizen Meng Shuen Koh had shared his encounter with the...
View ArticleDriving Growth: Carsome CEO On How He Built The Largest Used Car Trading...
“A few years back, we realised that there wasn’t a centralised nor systemised platform within the used car market,” said Eric Cheng, co-founder & Group CEO of online used car platform Carsome....
View ArticleWhy These 2 S’poreans Launched A “Social Kitchen” Hiring Needy Workers During...
“We’re not just a cloud kitchen. We’re a social kitchen,” says Alvin Yapp, co-founder of The Social Kitchen. Launched last Saturday (August 1), the social enterprise opened its flagship kitchen at the...
View ArticleCutting Through The Insurance Noise: Val Yap, PolicyPal CEO
Val Yap, founder and CEO of PolicyPal stepped into our office last week carrying three different bags, all packed with equipment for her back-to-back virtual meetings. The 32-year-old has every reason...
View ArticleThis TTDI Co-Sharing Salon Enables Hairdressers To Start Their Own Biz With...
Growing up with a family of hairdressers, Vincent noticed one thing: almost every hairstylist aspired to be their own boss someday. But being a good beautician and a good entrepreneur are two...
View Article‘Airbnb For The Needy’: This S’pore Initiative Opens Up Homes At Zero Rent...
Kampungs, or villages, have long ceased to be the primary type of accommodation in Singapore. A ‘kampung’ is a Malay term for a traditional village — a clustered community with a population of a few...
View ArticleTong Heng: How This 4th Gen S’pore Biz Owner Revamped Her Family’s...
There’s a popular bakery in Chinatown that sells dairy-free, diamond-shaped egg tarts in pretty, brightly-coloured packaging. Ana Fong, the bakery’s 4th-generation successor and General Manager, wants...
View ArticleKeto To Vegan: New Online Marketplace In S’pore Offers Healthy Snacks, Treats...
The food industry is rapidly evolving. One of the trends that has been the fundamental driver of change in the industry is health and wellness, and its growth is accelerating. According to Statista,...
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