Daily Briefing: Businesses urged to make continuity plans over nCov spread; Deen Express ordered to explain price surge of masks

And US-based dating app The League enters Singapore.

From Human Resources Online:

Enterprise Singapore (ESG) has released a new advisory for businesses, recommending companies to start developing business continuity plans as a response to the Coronavirus spread.

To facilitate this, ESG has announced that it will prepare a Business continuity guide as a reference point, together with the support of the Singapore Business Federation.

The board said that the guide will recommend actions enterprises may take at each alert code, as determined by the Ministry of Health (MOH). The guide will soon be made available on ESG’s website.

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From Channel News Asia:

A letter of demand has been sent to retailer Deen Express after complaints from the public of masks being sold at high prices at its store.

The Price Controller ordered Deen Express to explain the basis of their selling prices, including their cost price and profit margins, according to a press release by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday.

Letters were also sent to e-commerce platforms Lazada, Carousell and Qoo10 to request information on potential profiteers using their platforms.

The companies must respond by Monday.

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From e27:

San Francisco-based dating app, The League, is set for an official launch in Singapore on February 2.

The new dating app is specifically designed to match individuals that carry high-achieving credentials.

The app’s launch in the city state is in line with the company’s plan to leverage Singapore’s growing tech and financial markets which attracts a community of overachieving individuals, said in a company statement.

Prior to the launch, The League has already been available in 59 cities in the US.

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