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A millennial couple in Singapore bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment for $535,000. They turned it into an artsy, industrial-style home.

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 19:31

The master bedroom. — The master bedroom.
Amanda Goh/Business Insider

Real Estate, insider-life, house-tour, Asia

I moved from San Francisco to Singapore. It's so much cleaner and safer, and I can't imagine returning home.

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 05:05

a stitch of a man and Singapore — Nick Burns moved to Singapore in early 2020 and plans to stay.
Nick Burns / Getty Images

Real Estate, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Singapore, san-francisco, Relocation, safety

I spent 28 hours flying from Canada to Singapore — here are 3 things that made my experience more comfortable

Sun, 12/31/2023 - 08:16

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

Composite of woman in Canada and Philippines — Germaine Arenas took three flights over some 30 hours to travel from Winnipeg, Canada, to Singapore.
Courtesy of Germaine Arenas

Travel, Transportation, Airlines, Travel, Canada, Asia, life-holiday-save-2023

Zack Snyder's Sci-Fi Epic Rebel Moon Scores Big for Netflix

Wed, 12/27/2023 - 12:30

Zack Snyder is used to topping the box office, but his latest release has conquered a different playing field.

zack snyder, rebel moon, netflix, how the grinch stole christmas, entertainment culture, julia roberts, dr seuss

A Vietnamese restaurant that drowned up to 300 cats a month has shut. Its owner apologized for slaughtering pets.

Wed, 12/27/2023 - 09:27

Vu Quang Nguyen, Program Manager of Companion Animals for HSI Vietnam, carries cats out of the slaughterhouse. The cats were transported by truck to a cat shelter at the Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry. — Vu Quang Nguyen, Program Manager of Companion Animals for HSI Vietnam, carries cats out of the slaughterhouse.
Chau Doan/AP Images for HSI

Retail, Food, cat-meat, Vietnam, Asia, restaurant, trending-uk

I've spent the past decade tutoring old money families in Hong Kong. There are 3 things I've learned about the world of big money in Asia.

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 01:36

Jerome Barty-Taylor, 35, is the owner of a private education company in Hong Kong. — Jerome Barty-Taylor, 35, is the owner of a private education company in Hong Kong.
Jerome Barty-Taylor

culture, Education, hong-kong, Wealth, Education, tutoring, as-told-to

A taxi driver in Tokyo was arrested after being accused of running over a pigeon

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 04:03

A black taxi in Shinjuku and a perching pigeon. — Ozawa is accused of killing a pigeon intentionally with his car.
Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto via Getty Images and wepix/Getty Images

culture, News, animal-rights, Japan, taxi-driver, arrests, Asia

Columbia's New Star Wars Winter Collection Is Hoth as Hell

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 19:30

Live out your Hoth fantasies—look, some Star Wars fans happen to prefer the characters when they’re stuck in freezing cold environments—with

hoth, Star Wars, general skywalker, lucasfilm, entertainment culture, luke skywalker, South America

I've lived between Singapore and NYC my entire life. Here are 3 ways the latter is better, and one way it isn't.

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 05:55

Tech Insider : Travel

Singapore skyline; New York skyline from Brooklyn — Singapore and New York City are both great, but I prefer the latter.
Martin Puddy/Getty Images; karandaev/Getty Images

Real Estate, Travel, Singapore, new-york-city, NYC, Freelancer, evergreen-story

A country just banned TikTok because it disrupts 'social harmony' and 'family structure'

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 08:52

Tech Insider : Politics

Nepal's government is no fan of TikTok.

Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Tech Insider, politics, tiktok, Asia, Nepal, social-media, trending-uk

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