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View ArticleNot a standout, but Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 is still noteworthy
This year has so far been one of recycled phone designs and incremental improvements. Unfortunately, the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 does not buck that trend.This is not to say that the Mi Note 2 is a bad phone -...
View ArticleThe Mi Mix, the borderless smartphone of the future
While the Mi Note 2 falls short on originality and verve, the ground- breaking, edgeless Mi Mix has it all in spades.At the launch event, Xiaomi introduced the Mix as a "concept phone", and then...
View ArticleNew initiatives on the cards to nudge firms towards innovation
The uncertain economy has prompted some companies to innovate, but others remain sluggish in implementing change and need a helping hand, according to the Singapore Business Federation (SBF).The SBF...
View ArticleLove story laced with vivid colours
REVIEW / FANTASY ANIMATIONYOUR NAME (PG)107 minutes/Opens tomorrow/4/5 starsThe story: Taki (Ryunosuke Kamiki), a high-school boy living in Tokyo, has a crush on a senior colleague at an Italian...
View ArticleCold Storage apologises for 'insensitive' beef promotion during Deepavali
SINGAPORE - Supermarket chain Cold Storage has apologised for a price promotion on beef at one of its outlets during Deepavali, acknowledging that it was "insensitive" to Hindus.A photo of the...
View ArticleEx-BSI banker trial: Yeo Jiawei recognised potential of setting up fund...
SINGAPORE - The former supervisor of ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei acknowledged that it was his idea to leave the Swiss private bank and make lucrative referral fees from setting up a company that would...
View ArticleSpecial panel convened to look into suspension of Singapore Environment...
SINGAPORE - A special panel was convened on Wednesday (Nov 2) to look into the reasons why Mr Edwin Seah, the executive director of the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), was suspended from his role...
View ArticleMan dies on the spot in accident on PIE
SINGAPORE - A man died in an accident on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) early on Wednesday (Nov 2) morning.The accident took place on the expressway towards Changi after the Upper Jurong Road exit at...
View ArticleAlibaba-backed Lazada buys online grocer RedMart
SINGAPORE - E-commerce platform Lazada has acquired RedMart, the Singapore online grocer backed by billionaire Facebook Inc co-founder Eduardo Saverin.The companies declined to disclose the financial...
View ArticleWoman gets 20 months for using heated spoon and bicycle lock to hurt maid
SINGAPORE - A housewife, whose husband had asked his maid to finish the food as he could not do so, placed a heated spoon on the maid's face for eating the leftover food.On another occasion, Zinnerah...
View ArticleHDB shops go digital with display signboards equipped with CCTV cameras
At the corner of Block 201D, there is Ali's Hairdressing & Beauty Salon. Looking for O Smile Shoe? Turn right and it is round the corner.Visitors trying to navigate the maze of shops at the foot of...
View ArticleA better way to assess harm to environment
Conservation groups used to fight for environmental impact assessments or EIAs to be carried out before big government development projects.Today, that fight has been partly won with government...
View ArticleHelped as a kid struggling with dyslexia, she now teaches other kids
When she was six years old, Ms Bianca Tan had a secret even she was unaware of. She could not read.Words move. "B" becomes "d", "u" becomes "n". She skips words and lines. She cannot track and focus on...
View ArticleBusinessman, ranked among China's richest in 2007, gets 5 months' jail for...
SINGAPORE - A businessman who was ranked by Forbes as the 70th richest man in China in 2007 was sentenced to five months' jail on Thursday (Nov 3) for making use of a foreign travel document which was...
View ArticleH&M's collaboration with Kenzo draws long queues at Orchard Building and Ion...
SINGAPORE - H&M's highly-anticipated collaboration with fashion brand Kenzo launched on Thursday (Nov 3) at 8am at two of the brand's stores in Singapore: Orchard Building and Ion Orchard.The queue...
View ArticleLong queue at reopened wonton mee stall after angry customer smashed it with...
SINGAPORE - Business is booming for a wonton mee stall which was attacked by a drunkard, two days after the incident.The stall at North Bridge Road Food Centre made the news after an angry customer...
View Article2 workers taking a nap run over by truck at Mandai worksite; driver arrested
SINGAPORE - Two workers from Bangladesh died after they were run over at a Mandai construction site on Thursday (Nov 3).A tipper truck reversing towards a work area within the Mandai Depot that is...
View ArticleI can sniff acting talent from 2km away, says director Lee Ang
Oscar-winning director Lee Ang had no qualms casting rookie actor Joe Alwyn in the titular lead role of his new movie Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk."If a young actor is talented, I can sniff it out...
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