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There’s a new spot for lunch on Friday (Jun 14) in the CBD as Japanese premium gourmet eating space Gochi opens its doors at Capital Square. The 5,000 sq ft establishment will have six different Japanese food concepts, ranging from Japanese heritage food brands to modern day treats. Diners will be able to move from one brand to another within the same venue. Four of these brands will be new to Singapore: conveyor-belt sushi chain Chojiro, Italian-Japanese fusion restaurant Pronto, unagi specialty restaurant Unaemon and frozen fruit bar Paletas. Rounding up the shops will be confectionery and chocolatier Morozoff and soup curry eatery Suage. Morozoff will sell its range of fine chocolates, best-selling cookies and cream cheesecakes, while Suage will boast an express counter to serve the district's busy lunch crowd, offering meals ranging from S$14 to S$17. Girish Tewani, director and CEO of Uptron (Pte) Ltd, the company behind Gochi, said: “I am honoured and pleased … [Read more...] about Japanese premium gourmet dining space Gochi opens in CBD

Crunchyroll has entirely redesigned the streaming experience on web browsers for Premium subscribers, and the platform’s new design is rolling out in beta today for some customers. The Crunchyroll Beta adds a couple of heavily requested web browser features: an updated homepage with an easier to navigate layout, more intuitive search capabilities, and a new tool called Crunchylists for creating curated lists. Eligible Crunchyroll Premium subscribers can opt in by clicking on a header image that appears at the top of the website. The beta is currently only available to 20 percent of all Premium users in the US, but it will eventually roll out to all Premium and free tier subscribers. The company is planning to share more information when it’s available. Let’s start with the homepage. The new homepage feels much more akin to other streaming services in terms of layout and organization by relying on personalized recommendations. There are both dynamic recommendations and curated … [Read more...] about Crunchyroll is rolling out an entirely new design for Premium subscribers

Only one state in the U.S. — Washington — has a public option health insurance plan. Democrats think they could make Colorado the second. They’re reviving the issue in the Colorado Legislature for another year of debate on a bill that, this time, makes some concessions to the health care industry. A draft of the legislation circulated Tuesday. Bill sponsor Rep. Dylan Roberts, an Avon Democrat, said there isn’t a specific timeline for when it’ll be officially introduced, but said he expects “robust conversations over the coming weeks and changes to be made prior to introduction.” In 2019, lawmakers directed the state to recommend a public health insurance plan. Last year, lawmakers tried to pass the plan, but had to shelve it because of COVID-19. Roberts has said this year’s bill takes the effects of the pandemic into account by giving the industry time to recover from COVID and reduce costs on its own. At the core of this new bill is the creation of a standard insurance plan that … [Read more...] about “Colorado Option” health insurance bill aims to bring cheaper premiums to areas with few choices on marketplace

In the 1st COE bidding exercise for March 2021, Cat A closed at $41,996, Cat B at $45,001, Cat C at $37,513, Cat D at $7,752 and Cat E at $47,001. Cat A (Cars up to 1600CC & 97KW) took a climb by $995, closing this exercise at $41,996. It received 1,175 bids in total. Cat B (Cars above 1600CC or 97KW) fell steadily by $1,001 from the last exercise. It closed at $45,001 and received 1,121 bids in total. Cat C (Goods Vehicle & Bus) saw a healthy dip. It is now $3,377 lesser than the previous exercise. It closed at $37,513 and received 480 bids in total. Cat D (Motorcycles) received 707 bids in total. It went up by $252, closing this exercise at $7,752. Finally, Cat E (Open Category) closed this exercise at $47,001 and saw a decrease of $505. It received 450 bids in total. Here’s a summary of the 1st bidding exercise for March 2021: Category Current COE premium Previous COE premium Difference A – Car up to 1600CC & 97KW $41,996 … [Read more...] about March 2021 COE results: Increase in premiums for Cat A & D

SINGAPORE: To settle his financial problems, a man plotted with his mother to fake her death and get payouts from the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board and various insurance companies. Abraham Rock, 36, made claims amounting to about S$3.77 million in relation to his mother's supposed death in a Pakistan traffic accident, and about S$129,300 was paid out by the CPF board and NTUC Income. For his crimes, Rock was jailed on Thursday (Sep 26) for three years and 10 months, while his mother Talat Farman, 54, was jailed 13 months. The court heard that Rock was facing financial difficulties in 2017 when he devised a plan to commit insurance fraud by faking his mother's death. He did research on which insurance policies gave the highest payouts after the insured person dies, and discussed this plan with his Pakistani uncle Sheikh Muhammad Kamran. The plan was to fake his mother's death in a road accident, in order to double the death benefit coverage when the death involves the … [Read more...] about Mother and son jailed for faking her death to get millions in CPF, insurance claims