Entrepreneurship
Wee Hur secures option to acquire Sydney site for 471-bed student accommodation project
[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Wee Hur has secured an unconditional option to acquire a site in Sydney, Australia, for a proposed 471-bed student accommodation development.The 2,744 square metre site at 35...
Singtel fined S$1 million over March outages affecting 720,000 subscribers
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s telecommunications regulator has imposed a S$1 million penalty on Singtel over a series of mobile service disruptions in March that affected around 720,000 consumer and business subscribers.In...
As Japan pursues a chip-industry reboot, it’s being pressed to build America’s
Investment in the US and domestic growth investment are entirely compatible, said Japan’s industry ministerPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 02:13 PM[TOKYO] Japan is in the midst of a...
Malaysia has made no commitment to provide financing support to AirAsia, says ministry
An earlier report claims the carrier was in talks with the government over potential supportPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 11:20 AM — Updated Tue, Oct 20, 2026 ·...
GCash parent Mynt rises in market debut after S-E Asia’s top 2026 IPO
Shares rise 2.1% from offer price in early trade, outperforming a weaker Philippine benchmark[MANILA] Mynt, the parent company of digital payments leader GCash, opened at 6.63 Philippine pesos on...
GCash parent Mynt rises in market debut after South-east Asia’s top 2026 IPO
Shares up 2.1% from offer price in early trade, outperforming a weaker Philippine benchmark[MANILA] Mynt, the parent company of digital payments leader GCash, opened at 6.63 Philippine pesos on...
GCash parent Mynt’s steady debut after US$1 billion IPO offers hope for Philippine market revival
Shares end 1.67% above the offer price in South-east Asia’s largest IPO of 2026, but early enthusiasm cools[MANILA] Mynt, the digital financial heavyweight behind the ubiquitous GCash ecosystem, made...
South Korea, Japan shares fall as Asian stocks decline in break from US chip rally
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slips 0.6%, with eight of its 11 subgroups in the redPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 09:58 AMASIAN stocks dropped, breaking with a chip-led...
‘Two-horse race’: OpenAI seeks to accelerate fundraising ahead of Anthropic IPO, sources say
Move may be a bid to lock in capital that could otherwise go to its rival’s offering, say investorsPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 09:23 AM[NEW YORK] OpenAI is...
Nearly half of Singapore workers put in at least six unpaid hours a week: survey
[SINGAPORE] Nearly half of workers in Singapore, or 45 per cent, put in at least six unpaid hours a week last year, according to a survey released on Monday...
