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AirAsia to resume Philippine domestic flights starting June 3

Mei Ling Tan June 2, 2020

AirAsia announced on Sunday that it will be resuming its domestic flights starting June 3 as quarantine protocols are eased in several areas in the country including Metro Manila. In…

Two-Thirds of Singaporeans Lack Savings to Maintain Lifestyle

Mei Ling Tan June 2, 2020

Two in three working Singaporeans lack the savings to last beyond six months without compromising their existing lifestyles should they lose their jobs now, according to a recent survey by…

Flipkart loses bid to sell food online

Mei Ling Tan June 2, 2020

Amazon-owned Flipkart has been blocked from entering the food-retail business by Indian regulators who had deliberated for almost a year on an application. Subsidiary Flipkart FarmerMart had applied to sell…

Uber Launches Hourly Ride Booking Option In Some U.S. Cities

Mei Ling Tan June 2, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc on Friday said it would offer rides by the hour in some U.S. cities, a feature aimed at helping Americans with essential trips during the coronavirus pandemic.…

CapitaLand Singapore malls test new technology in virus fight

Mei Ling Tan June 2, 2020

CapitaLand Singapore plans to roll out “innovative tech solutions” in its properties as the city-state prepares for phase one reopening tomorrow, June 2. Among the measures: anti-microbial coating for high-contact…

Best Asian Bookmakers

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Are you a gambler? You need to sign up with the Asian bookmakers. Here you will never fall short of the services you need in betting. If you are not…

Apple 12 Is Likely to Arrive Much Later

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Over the years, we have come to expect that each new generation of Apple products usually comes sometime in September. Everyone thought that the same thing would happen with the…

Descente forced to shutter stores in South Korea as anti-Japan bias continues

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Japanese sportswear label Descente is shuttering 47 kidswear stores in South Korea in the wake of anti-Japanese sentiment combined with the impact of Covid-19 on the territory. The Young Athlete…

Taiwan’s Eslite to make Southeast Asian debut in Malaysia

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite is preparing to launch in Kuala Lumpur. Although final details have yet to be released, the new 3300–6600sqm store will likely trade in downtown Kuala Lumpur.…

South Korean retail sales rise as Covid-19 crisis eases

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

South Korean retail sales rose by 3.9 percent year on year during April. The nation’s retail industry in general has benefitted from increasing demand in the e-commerce sector brought on…

7-Eleven Malaysia sales surge on store network expansion

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

7-Eleven Malaysia sales grew by 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, largely on the back of 34 new store openings. Total sales grew by US$8.2 million during…

JD Central launches giant online sale in Thailand

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

JD Central launches its giant online sale ‘618 Super Joy Shopping Fest’ in Thailand today. The shopping festival starts with a pre-sale campaign, offering discounted products from more than 6500…

You can now save tweets as drafts and schedule them for later

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Twitter is becoming a lot more user friendly. Quite recently, a threaded interface was rolled out to make conversations more manageable. And now, the microblogging website has announced two nifty features. When you…

Google Voice is now available in Gmail for G Suit members

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

Google is making things easier for G Suit subscribers who use Google Voice. The company is rolling out an update that integrates the voice call service into Gmail, letting users…

Contactless Payments Gain Ground in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan June 1, 2020

With more than half of Singaporeans using mobile contactless payments, the city-state is one of the market leaders globally in terms of contactless payments penetration. Mobile contactless payments use among…

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