Crocodile foot to gazpacho encased in chocolate | Five dining experiences to try in Singapore

Crocodile foot to gazpacho encased in chocolate | Five dining experiences to try in Singapore

It has been over a decade since I last visited Singapore, though it never takes me long to get reacquainted with its 19th-century, pastel-painted shophouses, 21st-century retail and art scene, open-air hawker centres and street food markets. But what is predictable about Singapore is how unpredictable it often is. Most recently, the city-state launched a […]

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Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy.  The cruising […]

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Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences

In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy.  The cruising […]

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Hawker Chan’s journey from a Singapore street stall to Michelin Star

Hawker Chan’s journey from a Singapore street stall to Michelin Star

Singaporean chef Hawker Chan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Michelin star restaurants immediately conjure up the image of opulent restaurants with fine dining and highly trained chefs. But in 2016, when Hawker Chan Hon Meng received a star for his stall at Chinatown Complex Food Centre in Singapore, it changed his fate and encouraged hawkers […]

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Data | India shifted from cheques to online money transfers faster than Singapore, US and Canada

Data | India shifted from cheques to online money transfers faster than Singapore, US and Canada

Cashless transactions: A customer paying through UPI to avoid cash transactions at a medical store in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak On Tuesday, the cross-border connectivity between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow was launched. UPI is a popular mobile payment service which allows instant credit transfer from one bank account to […]

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UPI-PayNow linked to ease payments with Singapore

UPI-PayNow linked to ease payments with Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong witness the launch of cross-border connectivity between the UPI of India and PayNow of Singapore via video conferencing. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s Unified Payments Interface — better known as UPI — and Singapore’s PayNow were officially connected on Tuesday, allow for a “real-time payment linkage”. […]

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The Nagarathar Way: Portrait of a community

The Nagarathar Way: Portrait of a community

The diary is dog-eared and gravy-stained, fraying at the edges, its pages sepia. The old grandfather clock in the foyer stands sentinel over the Burma teak staircase that creaks with the weight of history.  A page from Umayal Palaniappan’s diary | Photo Credit: R RAVINDRAN Umayal Palaniappan leafs through the diary, strangely yearless, drawing attention […]

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Singapore’s Elephant Room comes to Chennai this weekend

Singapore’s Elephant Room comes to Chennai this weekend

A first in the series of bar takeovers, Origin Bar hosts Singapore’s Elephant Room this weekend. Try the no-waste cocktails and savoury infusions A first in the series of bar takeovers, Origin Bar hosts Singapore’s Elephant Room this weekend. Try the no-waste cocktails and savoury infusions If you happen to spot a bunch of restaurateurs […]

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World Cities Summit: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi seeking speedy clearance for Singapore visit

World Cities Summit: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi seeking speedy clearance for Singapore visit

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged PM Narendra Modi to expedite the permission process so that he could participate in the World Cities Summit Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged PM Narendra Modi to expedite the permission process so that he could participate in the World Cities Summit Miffed over the pending clearance from the Centre for […]

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Singapore-based crypto lending platform Vauld freezes trades

Singapore-based crypto lending platform Vauld freezes trades

The move comes during the crypto winter which has seen mass layoffs and platforms freezing user funds The move comes during the crypto winter which has seen mass layoffs and platforms freezing user funds As the crypto sector’s turmoil stretches on, more companies are adopting extreme measures to protect themselves, even if it means stopping […]

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