Singapore — The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we approach travel. With much more to consider and weigh—different countries’ restrictions and health and safety measures, for starters—the decision of whether or not to travel is a big one. Some of us may have even booked flights that have since been cancelled because of […]
SINGAPORE — A report on global social mobility published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found Singapore and Japan to be the only Asian countries to make it to the top 20. Out of 82 countries surveyed, Singapore is in 20th place worldwide. WEF released their inaugural Global Social Mobility Index 2020 on Sunday (Jan 19). […]
TOKYO — Women are going crazy for Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the first private passenger to have paid for a flight to the moon aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship. Mr Maezawa has received more than 2,000 applications to become his “life partner” and moon-travel companion, through a reality TV competition he launched called “Full Moon Lovers”. […]
It’s 2020 now—good riddance, 2019, and no thanks for turning up the heat! According to NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), last year was the second-hottest ever recorded. Climate change has certainly done a number on our lives, and extreme changes in weather are part and parcel of that. For those […]
Electronics giant Samsung recently announced that it would showcase five innovative projects from its C-Lab Inside program, in addition to exciting products from four start-ups in its C-Lab Outside program at CES 2020, the world’s largest tech exhibition. One of the projects that Samsung has chosen to highlight is extremely cool—SelfieType, a software that allows […]
The latest airline safety ratings released by AirlineRatings.com declared Singapore’s flag carrier to be the sixth safest airline of 2020, while Australia’s Qantas took the lead again. Flying is no small matter, and there’s a lot that goes into choosing an airline that will comfortably and safely (we all hope!) take you from one part of the world […]
Mt. Everest has always been on every mountaineer’s must-conquer lists. It’s jaw-dropping and inspiring, and not just for the usual reasons. Malaysian entrepreneur and environmentalist Zuraina Zaharin used the world’s tallest mountain (and the mound of poop she encountered on it!) as inspiration for her business—a fully-sustainable toilet called the EcoLoo. A joint effort with Swedish […]
EF Education First has released a new English Proficiency Index on the English skills of non-native English speaking countries across the globe. The International education company ranked Singapore as the 5th top non-native English speaking country globally, behind the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. English as a global language Most of us never give a second […]
Travelling is pretty much synonymous with adventure (or in some cases, misadventure). It’s an exciting time of visiting unfamiliar places and cultures, sampling exotic foods and generally trying new things. We each have our own styles and ways of getting around the globe, but I think we can all agree on one thing—we don’t want […]
We are approaching the end of 2019 at a dizzying rate. This year has been jam-packed with a theme of crises and threats. From the political, economic, sociological and even environmental aspects, these continue to shape human behaviour and perspectives. This trend is reflected all year in the news and in popular culture, but interestingly, […]
