Uber and Grab fined $9.5m by Singapore regulators over merger
Uber and Grab have been hit with a fine from antitrust watchdogs in Singapore. Regulators in Singapore fined Uber and Grab for antitrust violations after the latter acquired Uber’s regional operations. Along with the $9.5m fine, the regulators also finalised restrictions to open up the market to competitors. According to Reuters, the merger between the two ride-sharing companies drove up prices in Singapore at a rate of between 10 and 15pc. Uber sold its operations in South-east Asia to Grab in March in exchange for a 27.5pc stake in the Singapore-headquartered firm. Grab is the more popular ride-sharing service in the region. Strict new r...
Singapore Airlines takes delivery of a plane to fly world's longest direct route
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of a new plane that will perform the world's longest commercial non-stop service by miles flown. The Ai...
Maids were being marketed and sold like products by an employment agency in Singapore.
Carousell suspended the agency's account, which according to local media had posted 50 listings advertising foreign domestic workers "for sal...
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Dua Lipa teams up with K-pop group, Entertainment News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Kiss And Make Up, a song that is yet to be released, brings together one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Dua Lipa, and one of the hott...
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The Avocado Show, Amsterdam – The World’s Most Popular Avo Cafe https://t.co/IjpmU3sNFy
God has answered our prayers and there is now a full-fledged cafe that serves avo-everything! The Avocado Show in Amsterdam will be your new ...
Behind the scenes food tours, an ultimate Crazy Rich Asians experience, and more.
So, Crazy Rich Asians came and went (well, maybe it’s still showing in a couple of cinemas around town) — as did all the hype and controversy...
Mamaday Café – Whimsical Café From Taipei Opens In Hong Kong At Causeway Bay. Food Is Ironically ...
Noticing that having a meal in Hong Kong is a lot more about efficiency than focusing on the aesthetics or the “mood”, she hopes Mamaday Hong...
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Illustrator Anngee Neo talks art, museums and also Singapore theatre. #singapore #art
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Data engineer job at INTELLLEX Singapore
The legal industry is one of the most-knowledge intensive industries and knowledge management is even more difficult with the data surge in t...
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Singapore is the crypto sandbox that Asia needs
Singapore Blockchain Week happened this past week. While there have been a few announcements ...
Singapore May Become First Country to Fully Embrace Cryptocurrencies
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