A 23-year-old Malaysian man, who became a millionaire in Malaysia at the age of 19, said that making his first million was a "process" and urged aspiring entrepreneurs to not give up. Munashraf Munawar, who owns pet medical company BioVet Medical Malaysia (BioVet), made his fortune by selling cat food and vitamins. According to the New Straits Times, BioVet is now worth RM26 million (S$7.4 million) and has approximately 200 employees. Sold sneakers and crackers as a teen Munashraf had very humble personal and entrepreneurial beginnings. He did not come from a wealthy family and his parent ..read more

You know it is a good day when you get to eat free prata in Singapore. For some, the day already started pretty well when Everton beat Liverpool 2-0 in a Premier League match on Apr. 25. To celebrate this Merseyside derby that ended with Liverpool going down, Springleaf Prata Place is giving away two free pratas to anyone who shows up at any of its 13 outlets in an Everton, Liverpool, or Manchester United jersey. The one-day offer was put up on social media at about 11:30am, giving diners about half a day to put on their favourite football jerseys and heading down to the nearest Springle ..read more

As forest fringe animals, macaques often leave their forested habitats to scout their immediate surroundings in search of food. While out on one of its adventures, a wild macaque got acquainted with some pet cats after it scaled an office building near Bukit Timah Reserve. @mothershipsg watching me watching you ? @mothershiponearth #tiktoksg #singapore #monkey #cats ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey Mutual entertainment A video uploaded onto Xiaohongshu showed the monkey perched on a window ledge and licking the window pane. Gif via Lina家的动物园/Xiaohongshu O ..read more

The daughter of a nickel-and-steel tycoon from China has purchased a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at Bin Tong Park for S$84 million. According to Bloomberg, Xiang Yangyang is the daughter of Xiang Guangda, the founder of Tsingshan Holding Group. Tsingshan is the world's largest producer of nickel and stainless steel. The Business Times reported that Xiang Yangyang and her mother, He Xiuqin, are based in Singapore and hold citizenship as well. Neither Xiang Yangyang nor Tsingshan responded to media requests for comments on the purchase. Property reportedly has pool, theatre, wine cellar and g ..read more

The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, which is frequently seen in Norway, Iceland and Finland, is coming to Gardens By The Bay in Singapore. Yes, the man-made version. The new light installation, Borealis, will make its debut at Gardens By The Bay on May 5, and is open to visitors for free. It will run from 9pm to 9:30pm every Saturday and Sunday, and from 8pm to 8:30pm on Mondays. The light experience created in Singapore is by Switzerland-based artist Dan Acher. The “aurora”, a visual effect, is formed by passing light from 30 lasers through cloud particles generated by cloud machine ..read more

An athlete from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) achieved a hard-fought victory in his footrace. After the race, he bowed to supporters in the stands, but later ended up shoving his Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) rival. The shove appears to have been brought on by an elbowing incident between the two runners during the A Division Boys' 1,500m event at the National School Games - Track & Field Championships, on Apr. 19. The HCI runner was disqualified. The incident At one point during the race, the two boys were running shoulder-to-shoulder. In official video coverage of the co ..read more

On Apr. 24, 2024, United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden signed the TikTok sell-or-ban bill into law. This means TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has nine months to sell the social media platform, or face a nationwide ban of the app in the U.S.. This can be extended by 90 days, giving ByteDance one year in total to sell TikTok, if U.S. authorities are satisfied that a genuine effort to sell TikTok is ongoing. Moments after Biden's signing, TikTok's chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi issued a statement on X, formerly Twitter, assuring the social media platform's U.S. users that ..read more

Generous, kind, and the life of the party. This was how Audrey Fang's brother and cousin described her in an interview on Apr. 22, according to CNA. The 39-year-old architect had been on a solo trip to Spain when she went missing. Her body was later discovered, allegedly with 30 stab wounds, and another Singaporean — Mitchell Ong — would subsequently be arrested on suspicion of murder. "She was taken in such a horrible way" Even when Fang's brother and cousin were travelling to Spain to look for her, they never imagined that she could have been killed. Rather, they had expected to be drivi ..read more

Ma Liqian, the wife of Sea co-founder and billionaire Forrest Li, is buying a S$42.5 million mansion at Gallop Road, reported Bloomberg on Apr. 22. The good class bungalow (GCB) sits on a 1,552 sq m plot of land and is adjacent to a 1,403 sq m bungalow that Li bought in 2018. Li paid S$26 million for the bungalow. It has since been redeveloped into a two-storey detached house with a swimming pool, according to The Business Times. Both plots are located on prime real estate near the Botanic Gardens. Who's who Both Ma and Li are Singapore citizens. Li is the chairman and CEO of internet comp ..read more

Dubai is a hot desert city which rarely sees rain. The country receives only around 200mm of rain per year, as compared to Singapore's 3,000mm per year. However, on Apr. 15, 2024, 142mm of rain pelted the city in a sudden downpour. To put this into perspective, the amount of rain that would typically fall in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 18 months flooded Dubai within just 24 hours. And the city was not prepared for the deluge.  Apocalyptic images of cars submerged in water, people stuck in their houses, and even stray cats drowning in the floods spread across social media and the ..read more