Xuan Tea is strategically located along a stretch of shops in the Bin Mahmoud area of Doha. “We found huge potential in this area. It is near the cross section, and at least eight cabin crew accommodations were within a 5km radius,” said Mr Chou. Then the COVID-19 pandemic struckContinue Reading
The Committee Against Profiteering has been set up to address concerns about businesses using the GST increase from 7 per cent to 8 per cent on Jan 1, 2023 as a reason to raise prices.Continue Reading
Beyond incentivising shoppers, merchant associations are hoping those businesses that adopt electronic payments to accept the vouchers can capture a digitally savvy customer base.Continue Reading
While the programme is limited to wheelchair users at the moment, SBS Transit intends to extend the initiative to all people with disabilities in the future.Continue Reading
It has been a decade since Singapore last won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s core inflation rose 5.1 per cent year on year in November, the same rate as the previous month. This was because smaller increases in the costs of services, and electricity and gas were offset by a steeper pickup in the costs of retail, and other goods and food,Continue Reading
Services inflation eased to 3.6 per cent in November from 3.9 per cent the preceding month, mainly on account of a smaller increase in airfares. Electricity and gas inflation fell to 16.7 per cent in November from 19 per cent in October, partly due to the higher base a yearContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain FairPrice has imposed a purchase limit on all Panadol and Nurofen products after a rise in sales for fever, cold and flu medicines in the past week. Each customer may buy only up to four units of Panadol and Nurofen products in any combination, said a FairPrice spokespersonContinue Reading
Carpenter Tan Koon Tat has been beset by rain and the rising cost of materials, but is still determined to bring some festive cheer to the neighbourhood. Continue Reading
Where education doesn’t work, enforcement – with a measure of empathy – is the way forward in resolving neighbourhood noise disputes, says Dr William Wan of the Singapore Kindness Movement.Continue Reading