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With overseas travel still out of the question, satisfy your wanderlust with a stress-shedding trip to Sentosa Island that has everything you need for a rejuvenating getaway from the grind. #MakeTime for that long-awaited holiday by decompressing with your best buddies, or rekindling the flame in your relationship without the kids in tow. Whether you love seeking a thrill (Sentosa is packed with exhilarating attractions that will excite even the most seasoned adrenaline junkies), or prefer lounging leisurely at the pool or beach, the island’s fantastic array of activities will cater to every taste and preference. To inspire your Sentosa holiday , we’ve highlighted seven must-try activities and novel experiences for an unforgettable time (special deals included!), and help you make good use of your SingapoRediscovers Vouchers , to boot. Pamper yourselves silly with a luxurious staycation Kick-start your getaway by checking into Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa ... » Learn More about Unicorn float, optional: Where to unwind in a private pool villa, on Batman’s yacht, or with cocktails by the beach

Half a century after the first Gay Pride march, the world’s LGBT community and its supporters took many of their events online yesterday in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although some activists still took to the streets to mark the event, much of the movement’s focus was channelled into Global Pride , a 24 hour online event broadcast live online. One of the biggest events in the Gay Pride calendar, London Pride, was a major victim of the new restrictions imposed to fight the pandemic. Online events replaced it under the slogan: “Postponed, but still united.” Some events were broadcast on the giant screen in Piccadilly Square and London’s mayor tweeted his support, saying “We may be apart, but we are still united, as neighbours, as allies, and as one city.” 68 year old veteran campaigner Peter Tatchell, wearing a rainbow coloured mask, led a group of 12 fellow activists to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the London Gay Liberation Front. “We are seeking ... » Learn More about Online “Global Pride” marks 50th anniversary of gay pride movement

LOLLICAKE Factory’s first outlet. photo: Princess Daisy C. Ominga LJ Moreno-Alapag has a new baby. No, it is not the diaper-wearing kind. At least, not yet. The newly wed actress recently opened a cake pops shop in Kapitolyo, Pasig, called Lollicake Factory. It’s a cozy, pink-laden place where LJ gets to do things that she’s really passionate about: baking sweets and surrounding herself with her favorite color. LJ, who’s married to PBA player Jimmy Alapag, was busy preparing for her wedding in Laguna Beach, California, in late 2010, when she visited the baker for her wedding cake and sampled other products. There, she was introduced to the cake pops, which kept her coming back to the store. Cake pops are bite-sized balls of cake stuck in lollipop sticks and coated with candy melts. Upon returning to the Philippines after the wedding, LJ started craving for cake pops, and looked for bakeshops selling them. Her search proving to be futile, she decided to make them herself. ... » Learn More about LJ and the Lollicake Factory

An acquaintance passed away several days ago. He was an accomplished person, professor, mentor, conceptualizer, experimenter, and social entrepreneur guru. And he was an artist but a brave innovator as well. I knew of him because we just had too many mutual friends and did meet him no more than once or twice. While he was a strong academic personality with decades of leadership roles in the Asian Institute of Management, and I could not find strong affinity with the academic from my early teenage years, we were involved in either identical or similar endeavors. I am not here to give a full-fledged tribute to Ed Morato, or Edmo to many. I did not know him intimately enough to do so. But Edmo is not just a person who devoted his life to fields and causes also close to my heart, but one who represents a kind of spirit that is more intimate to me. From that perspective, I can speak of him and of the spirit that bonds us without our intention or permission. When Edmo passed away, a ... » Learn More about Those impossible dreams

Southeast Asia is increasingly becoming a battleground for tech giants from the United States and China vying for investment opportunities in the region, amid slow growth in the West and heightened political tensions between Washington and Beijing. At the centre of their battle is Indonesia, the region’s largest digital market. This year, four American tech juggernauts – Google, Microsoft, Facebook and PayPal – have invested in the country’s unicorns, or private tech firms valued at over US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion), and the trend is not expected to abate any time soon, analysts say. “Indonesia, specifically, is the fourth-largest internet population in the world, has a high number of exciting tech start-ups and is the largest market by population,” said Pinn Lawjindakul, vice-president at Lightspeed Venture Partners in Singapore. “These investments in Indonesia signal the importance of the country and the wider region in the eyes of these global tech giants. This vote of ... » Learn More about Why are Google, Amazon eyeing Indonesia? Because Alibaba, Tencent are too

The Finder hosted it's very first Best Cafes Awards last month. You voted for your faves – and now, here are the much-awaited results! With Singapore’s vibrant food scene consisting of a multitude of cafes scattered around the island, when it comes to cafe-hopping, where does one even start? Our team began the search for the best cafes in Singapore early this year.  The cafe culture in Singapore is still going strong, despite 2020’s rise of the ‘Rona. While the number of people joining snaking lines has been reduced due to social distancing measures, people are still queuing at trendy or popular spots. And, based on the continued traffic to our website, we know people are always searching for cafes to check out. It’s why we decided to celebrate the best of the brunch, er, bunch, with our first-ever cafe awards. After weeks of online voting in January, hundreds of residents in Singapore selected among dozens of contenders in these categories: brunch, coffee, heartland, ... » Learn More about Best cafes in Singapore 2021: Have your next cuppa at these popular coffee estabs

SINGAPORE - All standalone food and beverage (F&B) outlets selling mainly drinks and snacks, as well as hairdressing and barber shops, will have to shut by 11.59pm on Tuesday (April 21). This is part of a further tightening on businesses deemed essential during Singapore's circuit breaker, which has now been extended until June 1 . Separately, temperature screening will be done at all supermarkets and malls from April 22. Visitors will also have to provide their particulars for contact tracing, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement on Tuesday (April 21) night. For the F&B sector, standalone outlets - excluding those in hawker centres, foodcourts and coffee shops - that sell predominantly beverages, packaged snacks, confectioneries or desserts will have to shut down, the ministry said. These include specialised stores and outlets that mainly sell: - Drinks such as bubble tea, fruit juice, smoothies and soya bean; alcoholic beverages; coffee ... » Learn More about Coronavirus: Hairdressing, barber services, standalone outlets that sell only beverages, packaged snacks to be closed

Toyota Vios It is unsurprising that the best-selling car of the Philippines over the last 13 years comes in at number 1. The Vios is everywhere — family daily drivers, sales rep cars, tuner builds, and taxis. Through the Vios Racing Festival (and its predecessor, the Vios Cup), this humble compact car has become an accomplished race car, eventually spawning a road-going TRD Edition. It even has its own industry eco-system, as one of the few cars still assembled in the Philippines. All of this has made the Vios a Philippine automotive icon. Mitsubishi Montero Sport While not the first in the now-lucrative pickup-based SUV segment, the second-generation Montero Sport is certainly the most memorable. At its peak, the innovative and feature-filled Montero Sport was the best-selling SUV in the country. Despite there being no evidence of any fault with the car, highly publicized allegations of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) derailed its market leadership. Which is a ... » Learn More about Most impactful cars sold locally in the last 13 years

As car enthusiasts, we’ve always had that fantasy to own a car collection like Jay Leno. Hundreds of vehicles amassing in a warehouse and better yet, like a retirement fund investment, these hundreds of vehicles are amassing value as time goes one. Yes, it really is a fantasy, but it doesn’t mean you can’t get started on that car collection of your own. Before starting your collection, you might want to first consider which vehicle is worth investing in. Ask any investment guru and they would tell you a vehicle is not an investment, but a depreciating asset and to be brutally honest, they are correct. The mere act of driving your newly purchased vehicle off the dealership lot already depreciates it, even if you’ve bought a Rolls-Royce. Though, “future classics” is the term commonly associated with modern vehicles that have the potential to increase in value in the following years. It takes a trained eye and lots of research to identify which vehicles are worth investing in and ... » Learn More about 13 collectible cars worth investing your hard-earned money on

Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator Y Combinator is infusing an investment worth $125,000 (P6.1 million) to financial technology (fintech) startup NextPay. NextPay, in a statement on Monday, said it intends to use the financial backing to further expand its services and address the growing problem of financially-underserved businesses in the Philippines. In particular, NextPay founders seek to utilize the pre-seed investment to leverage their previous experience working in “unicorn” companies to expand their line of digital banking services. Their plans include new digital solutions for payments, credit and personal cash management. “We plan to introduce more payment acceptance methods, virtual credit cards and other digital solutions that enable businesses to manage their cash flow and alleviate the bottlenecks of the Philippine financial landscape. We will also partner with human resource and accounting software companies to further streamline the financial operations of ... » Learn More about Startup gets $125k from Silicon Valley firm