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Singapore's been named the world's 6th Blue Zone. Some locals disagree and say life on the island sucks — here's why.
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Singapore was recently named the sixth Blue Zone, but some locals are skeptical of the accolade. One Singaporean told Insider that while people may be living longer, they aren’t healthy or happy. Experts told Insider more work needs to be done if Singapore wants to be a Blue Zone.  Singaporean Charlotte Mei was traveling in Europe when she first heard that Singapore was named a Blue Zone. “The minute people

Meet the typical Hong Kong millennial: They're supporting their parents, can't afford to buy homes, and have zero interest in moving to mainland China
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Over 80% of millennials in Hong Kong live with their parents.  The 2019-2020 protests had an impact on their mindset. Hong Kong’s millennials differ from their elders by being more vocal, expressive, and confident in both personality and work. At 33, Ken Ho is what many Hong Kongers aspire to be.  Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ho attended one of the city’s top schools before heading to University College

Is It Time To Invest in Bonds for Passive Income Again?
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  Investing in bonds like the Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) has historically been a preferred option amongst investors who want to diversify their investment portfolios and make passive income. However, in the past few years, such fixed-income products witnessed a decline in popularity due to lowered interest rates intended to combat the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, inflation concerns eroded the advantages of such

Inflation: Prices of food, transport & education have risen the most in Singapore in the last 20 years
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SINGAPORE: Inflation is a word that has been frequently mentioned over the past few years, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have affected the global economy since 2020 and 2022 respectively. How exactly the prices of different items have changed over the past 20 years, and which ones have seen the greatest leaps? That was the focus of a recent piece on the finance site dollarsandsense.

President Tharman vows prudent use of SG’s reserves
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Singapore has drawn on its reverse twice. Newly-elected President Tharman Shanmugaratnam assured Singaporeans that he will “weigh carefully” the use of Singapore’s reserves should the need for it arise in the future. In his speech at his swearing-in ceremony, Tharman said it is his job as president to safeguard Singapore’s reserves. “In exercising my veto powers on the reserves and key public service appointments, I will confer closely with the

SGX, BlackRock launch climate action ETF
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This is the largest equity ETF rolled out in the country. SGX Group and BlackRock listed iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Climate Action exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will allow investors to access companies in Asia, excluding Japan, that aim to reduce carbon emissions. In a statement, SGX Group said the ETF follows the MSCI AS Asia ex Japan Climate Action Index, a part of the suite of MSCI Climate Action

Israel solves Evangelical visa crisis, Christians can work in the country
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A nearly two-year crisis between the most prominent Christian organizations operating in Israel and the Ministry of Interior has been at least temporarily solved, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) said Thursday. ICEJ, Bridges for Peace and Christian Friends for Israel had been struggling to staff their organizations after the Ministry of Interior changed their policy without notice. Each organization used to get a quota of volunteer and clergy

Average Singaporean could afford latest iPhone in just a week
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The average gross monthly wage in the country is $6,622. Singaporeans would only need to work for 6.7 days to afford the latest iPhone release, a report by Picodi.com found. This is less than the 7.6 days they had to work for last year to buy the new iPhone. The average salary in the Lion City is $6,622 gross monthly or $5,146 net, according to the latest data from the

Singapore’s roti prata is the 11th best bread in the world!
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SINGAPORE: A thread on Reddit says Singapore’s roti prata is the 12th best bread in the world, but it turns out it’s the 11th, which is so much better! Roti prata is ranked as the 11th best bread in the world, according to Taste Atlas. What is roti prata? Roti prata, a soft and crisp flatbread, found its way to Singapore through Indian immigrants. Its origin is traced to India,

POSB Everyday Card reduces cash rebates from 3% to 0.3% at Watsons
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SINGAPORE: A Reddit user recently shared some surprising news about the POSB Everyday Card. The card used to give a 3% cash rebate when you shopped at Watsons, which was quite a good deal. But effective Oct 1, it’s going to be reduced to 0.3%. This means that if you spend $100, you’ll only get 30 cents back in rebates. Reddit users had different opinions about the change, but most