Singapore Insights

According to an article on the Straits Times, it semms that domain names with the .sg extension are thought to be risky. McAfee did a study and turns out Singapore (or .sg domains) are the 10th most endangered domain. .SG domains are being used for phishing and spamming, which also contains viruses. 1 out of [...]

Telco Starhub Singtel M1 Plans 3G SmartSurf 100 iFlexi Lite iPhone Value Monthly Fee (w/GST) $38 $39 $36 Voice credit (mins) 100 100 100 SMS/MMS credit 500 500 500 Data credit (GB) 12 12 12 Data Usage Cap Charges $30 $30 $30 iPhone 3GS 16GB $518 $518 $518 iPhone 3GS 32GB $658 $658 $658 iPhone [...]

First was the iPhone exclusivity that belonged to Singtel. Then Starhub lost out on airing the EPL and Champions League to mio TV, Singtel (again). Now, it seems that Singapore may not even get to air the 2010 World Cup on local TV stations. Sure you may argue that Starhub and M1 also sells the [...]

Its time to round of the year again, and Yahoo has announced what Singaporeans were searching for in 2009. Without further ado, let me list them down for you. Top 10 Searches (All Categories) Singapore Budget If you remember, we have dug into our own reserves for the first time. Job Credit Scheme was also [...]

Good news to shoppers who loves to patron Orchard Road. There is a free bus service (known as The Great Trolley – how corny) that operates along Orchard Road. The bus route includes stops at Ion Orchard, Plaza Singapura, The Heeren, and runs from 11am to 10pm daily with a mere 5mins interval. There are [...]

Good news to fresh local graduates, and the unemployed.According to an article on reuters, PM Lee said that Singapore will restrict the intake of foreign workers due to the global economic recession. In 2008, Singapore’s annual economic growth is at 1.1%, and unemployment rate hit the highest level in five years for our export-dependent economy. [...]

If you’ve read the post on Singapore’s richest people, you’ll probably have a good idea on who are the rich and famous on our sunny shores. Other than those in the post, others like our very own Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Creative Technologies Sim Wong Hoo would also fall under the famous list of [...]

I think many of you would have seen the original clip, whereby a group of guys go up to the Mcdonalds cashier to make their order, while singing Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours”. But in any case, here’s the original version. I think its done in Australia: Well a bunch of local teenagers decided to replicate [...]