SINGAPORE — For several months last year, marketing executive Ms Melissa Sta Maria spent three hours every weekday on commuting from her home in Yishun to her former workplace in Pasir Ris and back by public transport. Believing that these hours spent on commuting could have been used more productively, the…
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RISE IN INTERNATIONAL POPULARITY Outside of China, the super-short-form episodic video content took off in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic years as viewers sought quick entertainment amid movie theatre closures. However, until recently, it had yet to win over audiences from the United States. Short-form video streaming app ReelShort is changing that, quickly becoming one of the most downloaded entertainment apps in the US. “People call us the mini soap opera. They watch our shows…
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SINGAPORE: Cordlife’s board of directors on Wednesday (Apr 17) lodged a police report over the “potential wrongdoings” of former employees amid a probe into damaged cord blood units. In a bourse filing on Wednesday night, the company said it had convened a Committee of Inquiry (COI) to conduct internal investigations…
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“We’re going to have conversations with all major suppliers around the world. That includes countries in the G7; that includes China. All of these countries have to play a role in constraining Iran’s ability to get access to the goods they are using to build weapons,” the official said.In prepared…
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WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve’s ongoing fight against inflation could take “longer than expected,” the head of the US central bank said on Tuesday (Apr 17), further paring back the chances of early rate cuts. The Fed has been battling rising prices with interest rate hikes since 2022, lifting its…
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Yuxin Sun, a psychologist in Seattle, sees a lot of clients at her group practice who insist they aren’t perfectionists. “‘Oh, I’m not perfect. I’m far from perfect,’” they tell her. But perfectionism isn’t about being the best at any given pursuit, Dr Sun said, “it’s the feeling of never…
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