In the News

Home In the News

Entrepreneurs Behaving Badly

  Local entrepreneurs have been getting into the news recently for all the wrong reasons. Over the weekend we read with fascination how entrepreneur Looi San...

The Men in Uniform Gets It Right

  While the Prima Deli crisis continues to escalate over its recent salmonella poisoning incident, the guys in MINDEF actually gets it quite right dealing with their own...

Books Actually Has Moved!

Books Actually, a quaint bookstore run by Kenny and Karen whom we've interviewed before, is now at No.5 Ann Siang Road! They've added more than...

If You’re an Entrepreneur, Rich And Foreign – We Want You!

Or at least this is what the Singapore government is saying. It's all about creating jobs though. Unfortunately it's got nothing to do with entrepreneurship.

Getting Sirius With Singapore SMEs

According to the Straits Times, Sirius Venture Consulting has announced a SGD$30 million venture capital fund targeted at helping Singapore-based SMEs to grow and...

IBM Encourages CEOs And CTOs To Take The Bus…

What: The IBM Mobile Express, a retrofitted bus showcasing IBM's SME business IT solutions that will travel and make door-to-door visits to SME businesses...

Emerging from Under the Radar

CNET has a story on four new web publishing startups that recently featured at the Under the Radar Conference - music publisher AudioMicro, content tracking...

There Are Now Some 77,000 Millionaires in Singapore

This year's CapGemini and Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report puts the number of millionaires in Singapore at 77,000, a rise of 15.3 percent over...

Singapore Is Less Liveable

Singapore's ranking in Monocle.com's "The World's Top 25 Most Liveable Cities" city guide has dropped to 22nd place in 2008 from 17th place last...

Early Stage Venture Funds Get Boost From NRF

The National Research Foundation (NRF) - part of the Prime Minister's Office - announced this week that it would be distributing some $60 million...

Expatriate Search Engine ExpatFinder Officially Launches This Week

Interexpat Pte Ltd this week officially launched ExpatFinder, the world's search engine for expatriates around the globe. Incorporating search technology from France's Exalead and Singapore's...

Twinity Announces Public Beta

3D virtual world Twinity has announced its public beta test phase. During this phase, Internet users can venture out and explore Germany's capital Berlin, the...

Hibernater Announces Beta Trials

Local startup Hibernater today announced the beta launch of its virtual service which allows users to save and resume work profiles at any computer...

Singapore Best Place For Starting A Business – Again

The World Bank's "Doing Business 2008: Comparing Regulations in 178 Economies" ranked Singapore as the No.1 country for doing business for the second year...

Time For Toilet Talk

Jack Sim, founder of World Toilet Organization. (Jim Orca, TIME) Jack Sim, a largely forgotten son of Singapore, is far more famous outside of our...

Zapoint.com – Talent Management Gets Zapped

Anybody who's worked in human resources and have sorted through hundreds of resumes from job applicants know how painfully tedious this part of the...

IDMPO Makes It Ten With SiTF

The Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) today announced itself as IDM Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO)'s new sleeping partner. SiTF will act as an incubator...

RentSpace.sg Goes Live, Makes It Easy To Find Temporary Accommodation

The Real Group launches Rentspace.sg, an online full-featured map-based search engine that makes it easy for users find apartments and rooms for rent in...

Singapore Property Tycoon Gives S$5 Million, Encourages Technopreneurship

Local property tycoon Chua Thian Poh, who's head kahuna of Ho Bee Group and also president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), gave...

Singapore Press Holdings Eats Up Shareinvestor.com

Singapore's media powerhouse Singapore Press Holdings yesterday completed the acquisition of local web-based share trading platform Shareinvestor.com, founded by ex-doctor Michael Leong, for S$12 million and a...

Microsoft Gets Into The Game With BizSpark

Microsoft finally announces its BizSpark startup support program in Singapore, which was earlier unveiled on 8 November in San Francisco. In a press event...

Singapore Location-Based Mobile Service MyWobile.com Announces Beta

Singapore startup MyWobile.com today announced the beta launch of its location-based social networking mobile application. The application integrates social networking with location-aware services that...

Of 65 Bits, Nine Geeks And A Hundred Kick-Ass Episodes

Geeks in Singapore rejoice! Tech podcasters Tech65 yesterday celebrated the live recording of their 100th episode with great cheer at Geek Terminal, along with...

Entrepreneurs’ Organization: Entrepreneurs View 2009 With Cautious Optimism

According to the latest findings from Entrepreneurs' Organization, if you're an entrepreneur you are likely to be: 1. Concerned about the current economic climate, but...

Youth Entrepreneurship In Singapore Gets Boost; Makes You Wish You Were Young

If you're young and interested in entrepreneurship, here's good news for you: The latest Civil Law (Amendment) Bill has just revised the age at which you...

Singapore Tops Innovation Study

The latest study by Washington-based National Association of Manufacturers has named Singapore as the most innovative country in the world. The report, produced by the Boston Consulting Group, places Singapore ahead of South Korea, Switzerland and Iceland.

Google Enhances Web Analytics Offerings

Earlier this week, Google announced that it has expanded the capabilities of Google Analytics to offer better support for marketers, advertising agencies and businesses in Singapore and the region.

Resurrected ShowNearby.com Announces Version 3; Looking To Expand Team

Online location-based service ShowNearby.com, whom I've blogged about before, today announces the release of its latest version.

Phokki.com Launches; Issues Call For Digital Artists

Phokki.com officially announced its launch today, opening possibly the world's first online art gallery and marketplace for customized digital artwork.

The Real Group Announces SmartLoans.sg; Makes Shopping For Home Loans Easy

Earlier this week, local startup The Real Group announced the launch of SmartLoans.sg, the first-of-its-kind online mortgage comparison service for the Singapore market.