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· Ryan General

This Singaporean Model Gets Paid $1,000 a Month to Play Pokémon Go

A freelance model from Singapore recently landed a paid gig as a professional Pokémon Master, successfully winning the coveted job over 5,000 other international applicants. Ivy Lim, a Singaporean Pokémon Go enthusiast applied earlier this month after Funzing Singapore…

· Ryan General

Singapore Recalls Popular Taiwanese Milk Tea Over Banned Additive

Singapore’s favorite Taiwanese milk tea drink is now officially banned in the country for containing a banned food additive. The country’s Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), has pulled off Chun Cui He — also known as “Just Drink- Milk Tea” from local store shelves after the…

· Editorial Staff

Singapore Just Won Its First Ever Olympic Gold Medal

After decades of competing in the Olympics, Singapore has finally bagged its first ever Olympic gold medal thanks to Joseph Schooling. Schooling, 21, set a new Olympics record of 50.39 sec while narrowly beating his idol and US legend Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly.…

· Editorial Staff

These $17,000 Chopsticks Come With a $2 Million Dinner in Singapore

Apparently, there are chopsticks that cost way more than food: $17,000 a pair, for instance. In what’s been dubbed the most expensive dinner on Earth, Singapore’s Ce’ La Vi restaurant and Russia’s World of Diamonds are allowing one couple to bring home diamond-studded chopsticks…

· Editorial Staff

Meet the Incredible Miss Singapore Finalist Who’s Also Battling a Horrible Disease

Last week, 22-year-old Lovelle Cengiya was named among the Top 20 finalists of this year’s Miss Singapore. However, despite her success, few know that she’s been battling an agonizing condition for eight years. Cengiya has been suffering from Crohn’s disease since age 15. The…

· Ryan General

Freshman Allegedly Pressured into Sexualized Rituals at Top Singaporean University

Incoming freshmen at Singapore’s top and world ranking university are speaking out against bizarre, unethical practices during their student orientation. Incidents of students being forced into highly sexualized activities have been reported at the National University of…

· Editorial Staff

Singapore is Installing Vending Machines With Books to Encourage People to Read

A local bookstore in Singapore has come up with an interesting solution to encourage people to read. BooksActually recently installed two vending machines filled only with books to offer them knowledge instead of junk food, according to Mashable.

· Editorial Staff

This Restaurant in Singapore is Offering a Ridiculous 8-Hour Dinner Worth $2 Million

A dining experience worth $2 million will soon be granted to two (ridiculously rich) individuals that will be provided by Singapore’s Ce’ La Vi restaurant and Russia’s World of Diamonds. The extravagant dinner is scheduled to last for eight hours, Channel News Asia reported.…

· Editorial Staff

Australian Marketing Exec Dumped After Ranting about Pokémon Go Not Being in Singapore

An Australian marketing executive was recently fired after posting a Facebook rant about Singapore’s lack of Pokémon Go. Pokémon Go, the widely-popular augmented reality game that has been flooding your Facebook news feed, is currently available in the U.S., New Zealand and…

· Editorial Staff

Man Tries to Troll Singaporean Startup on Instagram, Gets an Unexpected Reply

When an online store launches on Instagram, they’ve really got to add that extra edge to stay competitive, even if it means promising their customers a 100% increase in attractiveness. On Instagram, Lupine & Co. brands itself as the “Coolest & Most Unique Accessories for the…

· Editorial Staff

Singaporean Man Who Sold His Company For $80 Million Now Sells Soup

Singaporean entrepreneur Ivan Lee may have sold a big chunk of his restaurant in 2008, but he’s now back selling soup. It’s called the Hot Soup Diet and it aims to make soup healthy and accessible. Co-founded with Dean Chan, the eight-month-old startup is designed to replace…

· Ryan General

Unconventional Malaysian Artist Creates Stunning “Merlion” Mural For Facebook Singapore

Red Hong Yi, the popular Malaysian artist who “paints without a paintbrush,” has created another masterpiece, this time of a mural made entirely out of chopsticks. Known for amazing works of art using unconventional materials, Red was tapped by Facebook Singapore to create a…

· Editorial Staff

Singaporean Couple’s Awful Wedding Photos Go Viral After Hiring the Worst Photographer Ever

Wedding photos are a great way for couples to immortalize the most beautiful moments of their big day. However, one couple got the shock of their lives when they finally got to see their wedding album and most of the photos were downright awful.

· Editorial Staff

MIT Startup nuTonomy to Introduce the World’s First Driverless Taxis in Singapore

The Singapore public transport system is about to get a massive technological makeover. Startup nuTonomy, a company birthed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is set to unleash a fleet of self-driving taxis in the city within the year.

· Editorial Staff

How a Flight Attendant Hustled Her Way to Become Singapore’s ‘Queen of Instagram’

Sometimes to be a “rich kid” on Instagram, you don’t even have to be a kid — just maybe look young enough to be one. Jamie Chua is one of the Rich Kids of Singapore, despite being a 42-year-old Indonesian-Chinese mother of two teens.

· Editorial Staff

Inside the Life of Singapore’s Hottest Popstar Duo on Instagram

We’ve recently learned how awesome it is to have money in a place Singapore, but being a head-turning popstar duo known throughout the Chinese-speaking world is something entirely different. Meet 24-year-old twin sisters Yumi and Miko Bai who make up the Singaporean pop singing…

· Editorial Staff

Meet the Outrageous Rich Kids of Singapore on Instagram

Singapore, the island city-state of over 5.4 million people, 19 of whom are billionaires, is by no means too small to have their very own set of Rich Kids of Instagram. Meet the Rich Kids of Singapore, who cruise around their city in their supercars and intense designer fashion.…

· Ryan General

Rich Chinese ‘Snake Boy’ Visits Singapore, Immediately Calls the Country Classless

A controversial Chinese internet celebrity has stirred Singaporean netizens’ anger after he posted several Facebook posts bashing the country after his arrival on it. The notorious Liu Zichen, also popularly known online as “snake spirit boy,” (a reference to a popular folk…

· Editorial Staff

Rich Singaporean Couple Charged With Starving Maid With Bread and Instant Noodles

A Singaporean couple are facing charges in court that they forced their Filipino maid to only eat bread and instant noodles, causing her to lose 44 pounds over the course of 15 months. The maid, 40-year-old Thelma Oyasan Gawidan, weighed about 64 pounds when she was admitted to…

· Jacob Wagner

Singapore is Now Home to the Most Impressive Building in the World

An insanely designed residential complex in Singapore was crowned World Building of the Year 2015 last week during the World Architecture Festival. The vertical village, titled The Interlace, consists of 31 apartment blocks arranged in a “hex-angle” and stacked diagonally on top…

Grab

Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.

Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.

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Grab

Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.

Known for: GrabFood · GrabPay · GrabBike
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Sea is Southeast Asia's culture-and-commerce giant — Garena's Free Fire defined mobile gaming for the region while Shopee reshaped how it shops.

Known for: Garena · Free Fire · Shopee
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