The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Sea Limited, owner of popular e-commerce platform Shopee, has rebranded its financial services arm from SeaMoney to Monee, which Sea’s founder and CEO Forrest Li said is because it’s “simple and cute”. He added that the new name is “just like Sea, easy to write and pronounce.” Fortune reported that […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A concerned husband took to an online forum to express his outrage over a shocking workplace incident involving his wife’s female manager, who had allegedly spiked her drink on multiple occasions. Posting on the r/askSingapore forum on Thursday (May 8), he stated that the manager had spiked his wife’s drink […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News WASHINGTON/BEIJING: After approximately two years of economic scuffles, the United States and China—the world’s two prime economies—are poised to revive direct trade consultations in Switzerland this weekend. According to the latest BBC report, the high-level discussions will signify the first head-on conference between top trade bureaucrats since President Donald Trump slapped […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) budget arm Scoot announced it will increase flight frequency to certain destinations amid expected strong demand. The following routes will see more flights soon: Iloilo City, Philippines: from two to four flights weekly, starting June 6 Cebu City, Philippines: from seven to 10 flights weekly, starting June […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has found herself in a troubling situation after a Korean restaurant allegedly continued crediting her salary and CPF contributions even after she resigned. On Friday (May 9), her son took to the r/askSingapore Reddit forum to seek advice on the matter. In the post, he explained that […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News MALAYSIA: In a report by World of Buzz, Malaysian actress and model Zarina Anjoulie unveiled something surprising for her fans —she now serves customers at a well-known sandwich store. Following a video of her becoming viral, netizens were shocked by the reveal. Zarina saw the reactions online and replied to what […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News HONG KONG: A fancy two-story apartment that used to belong to Chinese actress Vicky Zhao and her ex-husband Huang Youlong did not get a single offer at an auction, even though its price was knocked down by a 32% discount, a report by VNExpress said. South China Morning Post has also […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: After noticing that more and more locals are airing their concerns online about their job-hunting woes, one man took to social media to ask how they manage to stay “sane, survive, and get back in the workforce.” On Thursday (May 8), the man wrote on the r/askSingapore forum, “The market […]Continue reading