Posts by Swedan Margen
Government Raises Income Limit for GST Voucher Scheme; 1.5M Singaporeans to Receive Cash Payouts in August
The Ministry of Finance said on Monday, July 7, that over 1.5 million Singaporeans will receive up to S$850 (US$670) in cash payouts as part of the Goods and Services Tax Voucher (GSTV) scheme in August 2025. MOF said in a media release that the assessable income threshold for GSTV i.e. cash payouts will also…
Read MoreWoman Loses Arm After Being Attacked by Lion at Queensland Zoo
A woman has sustained severe injuries to an arm when she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland said the 50-year-old woman was watching animal keepers working in the zoo’s carnivore precinct before opening hours Sunday morning when she was attacked. The Woman is Now in Stable…
Read MoreTemasek-backed Clifford Capital names Lily Choh CEO of its asset management arm
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-headquartered infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital announced on Monday (Jul 7) that it has appointed Lily Choh as chief executive officer of Clifford Capital Asset Management, subject to regulatory approvals. She will also take on the role as group head of asset management. Choh will join the management executive committee of the Clifford Capital…
Read MoreSingapore Teens Pretend to be Underage on Dating Apps, Lure Pedophiles and Then Blackmail Them
Two teens pretended to be underage, looking for sexual encounters on dating apps like Grindr and hook-up groups on Telegram in an attempt to lure pedophiles and then blackmail the unsuspecting users. Last November, a 24-year-old victim showed up at a Bukit Batok void deck for a meet-up, when Shaaqir Noor’rifqy bin Mohammed Noorrizat and…
Read MoreOne of Southeast Asia’s Most Buzzworthy Snack Brands Lands in Australia — And It’s Already Flying Off Shelves
In 2009, Jonathan Shen packed his bags, mapped out his future, and headed for Australia with ambitious plans. He applied to several universities and was accepted into a university in Melbourne. On his first day, as fate would now have it, he never showed up. Instead, he chose to follow a different path, one that…
Read MoreTurning Campaign Metrics into Meaningful Moments: A Conversation with Khushboo Gulabani
Introduction In today’s digital media landscape, orchestrating multimillion-dollar campaigns isn’t just about performance metrics anymore; in fact, it’s about building people-first systems and turning numbers into cultural moments, advancing results. Khushboo Gulabani, a trailblazing Digital Campaign Manager at Audacy, has turned this balancing act into an art form in the field of Digital Marketing. In…
Read MoreApple supplier Lens Technology said to price HK$4.8 billion Hong Kong listing at top of range
The company joins the growing wave of China-listed companies seeking to go public in the city Published Mon, Jul 7, 2025 · 01:51 PM [HONG KONG] Apple supplier Lens Technology has raised HK$4.8 billion (S$781 million) after pricing its Hong Kong listing at the top of the marketed range, according to sources familiar with the…
Read MoreWho Was Janie Hunt? Chiefs Owner’s Family Confirms 9-Year-Old Camp Mystic Camper Killed in Texas Floods Was Family Member
The wife of Kansas City Chiefs’ owner, Clark Hunt, has confirmed that a member of their family has sadly passed away in the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Tavia Hunt, Clark’s wife, shared that Janie Hunt, a young cousin in the family, was one of the Camp Mystic campers who died in the incident. Janie was…
Read MoreHow Ishneet Dua Is Helping Organizations Deploy Cloud-Native Generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are changing how enterprise architecture and cloud computing work. Ishneet Dua works in this evolving environment. As a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ishneet helps companies find responsible, resource-efficient ways to integrate AI/ML with cloud computing. At AWS, she guides customers in designing cloud-native…
Read MoreSTI’s top 10 performing stocks for the first half year revealed
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index reached a new high of 4011.78 last Wednesday (Jul 2). As at Friday, the index has advanced nearly 6 per…
Read MoreHere are the top 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for the first half
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index reached a new high of 4011.78 last Wednesday (Jul 2). As at Friday, the index has advanced nearly 6 per…
Read MoreHere are the 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for the first half of the year
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index (STI) reached a new high of 4,011.78 last Wednesday (Jul 2). As at Friday, the index has advanced nearly 6…
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