This fast fashion designer shut down all her boutiques at a six-figure loss to start afresh – and sustainably

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Angis Tiew shut down all the girl Little Match Woman fashion boutiques, emptied her company bank-account, and went through producing 3, 500 pieces to thirty per design. CNA Women finds out the reason why motherhood inspired this Singaporean entrepreneur to quit decades of effort and sizeable income in this instalment of our own women in durability series.Continue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 7: Malaysia lifts indoor mask mandate; wet market vegetable prices in Singapore rising

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. Malaysia on Wednesday (Sep 7) made wearing masks indoors optional, except for on public transport or in healthcare settings. Business owners will be allowed to decide whether to impose their own face mask requirements.  Healthcare facilities include hospitals, clinics andContinue Reading

Societies cannot survive without the social glue that bonds people together: President Halimah

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SINGAPORE: Societies cannot survive, let alone thrive, without the social glue that bonds people together, said President Halimah Yacob on Tuesday (Sep 6) at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS). In her opening address at the second edition of the global interfaith event, she noted that the pandemic – andContinue Reading

Selected SAF products now available online on Lazada

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Describing the Lazada platform as “intuitive”, Brigadier-General Terry Tan, Commander of CSSCOM, said the e-store would support nationwide servicemen by bringing them greater comfort. The particular MOU will also open opportunities for exchanges in e-commerce experience, supply chain administration strategies and sustainability initiatives, a press release by Lazada stated. BGContinue Reading