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I'm a 24-year-old straight-A student who has been obsessed with buses since childhood. I skipped college to work my dream job.

Mon, 11/06/2023 - 20:12

Matthew Tay standing in front of a line of buses from his time volunteering for a different bus company and gaining his bus driver's license. — Matthew Tay during his time volunteering for a different bus company.
Matthew Tay

Careers, Careers, as-told-to, gen-z, Singapore, Transportation

Singapore's river-cleaning robots are producing 80% less carbon emissions than the human-powered boats they replaced

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:41

New 5G-powered robots are cleaning waters in Singapore while producing fewer emissions. — New 5G-powered robots are cleaning waters in Singapore while producing fewer emissions.
Weston Robot

Tech Insider, 5G, Singapore, Pollution, 5-g-playbook, edit-series, editorial-sponsorship

They viewed 16 apartments in 3 days, and finally bought their dream home for $371,000. It wasn't even on their initial list.

Sun, 10/15/2023 - 08:14

A balcony-like area with a bar table. The window overlooks the park next door. — A balcony-like area with a bar table. The window overlooks the park next door.
Amanda Goh/Insider

Real Estate, real-estate, house-tour, insider-life, Singapore

China's economy is so uncertain that the wealthy are turning to an underground network to secretly move cash out of the country

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 14:17

hong kong china skyline — Wealthy Chinese often send money to Hong Kong, where capital flows are less tightly controlled.
Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, China, china-economy, chinese-markets, money

A 20-year-old 'stay-at-home daughter' says 'girl math' means her $2,900 Cartier earrings are basically free

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 23:39

Tech Insider : Economy

A Cartier store. — A Cartier store.
John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

economy, tiktok, Cartier, Viral, Jewelry, Singapore, Shopping

Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 13:25

Tech Insider : Economy

A view of a residential apartment (L) and Oasia hotel with its facade covered in plants in Singapore on June 19, 2018. — A residential apartment building, left, and the Oasia Hotel with its facade covered in plants in Singapore on June 19, 2018.
Roslan Rahman/Getty Images

economy, Real Estate, Singapore, climate-change, Heat, plants, Trees

Singapore is the world's 6th Blue Zone — and a look at its urban planning helps explain why

Wed, 09/13/2023 - 22:28

HDB apartment blocks in an estate. — HDB apartment blocks in an estate.
Amanda Goh/Insider

Real Estate, Singapore, insider-life, netflix, blue-zone-diet

How a couple turned a plot of land on the island of Sumba into a 4-level resort with suites and villas that go for up to $1,100 a night

Mon, 08/28/2023 - 05:03

Tech Insider : Travel

a man and a woman pose in front of a wooden table — Fabrice and Eve Ivara.
Cap Karoso

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Indonesia, Travel, resorts, Renovations, Beaches

Hedge fund Vantage Point is slashing its exposure to US stocks and seeking value in China

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 08:05

Singapore. — Singapore.
Taro Hama @ e-kamakura/Getty Images

Markets, MI Exclusive, Stocks, US stocks, Stock Market Outlook, Singapore, China

I've used the $15-an-hour private gym-in-a-box in Singapore. It's not perfect, but it helps me get fitter without my workout anxiety getting in the way.

Tue, 07/25/2023 - 01:05

Collage of a private micro-gym and two users inside it — Gym Pod and Kai Xiang Teo

Retail, Fitness, Gyms, Singapore, Anxiety

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