Special Report – Millions of tech-savvy travellers

Traditional travel agencies appear to be on the decline. Today, all you need is a smartphone and a few apps Macau Business magazine l October| Special Report | The new tourist (that loves Macau) Two certainties stand out: Chinese tourists are...

Researchers track surge in high-level Smishing Triad activity

Researchers have uncovered a long-running phishing campaign that uses text messages to trick victims, and it’s both bigger and more complex than previously thought. The operation, dubbed Smishing Triad, is managed in Chinese and involves thousands...

Tech leads stocks higher as oil surges, earnings roll in

US stocks climbed on Thursday as oil prices surged amid Russia sanctions and as Wall Street parsed through a fresh batch of quarterly results after Tesla (TSLA) and IBM (IBM) earnings fell short. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the...

Rising Tariffs Reshape Laboratory Budgets for 2026

Laboratories are heading into 2026 with steady demand but tighter financial margins. The broader economy has cooled from its post-pandemic rebound, and analysts expect sluggish US growth next year as tariffs, inflation, and higher borrowing costs...

singapore Anjani Sinha, whose nomination hearing went viral, sworn in as US ambassador to Singapore

The United States' Department of State has sworn in Dr Anjani Sinha as the US ambassador to Singapore. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Oct 23), the US embassy in Singapore said Dr Sinha will formally assume his duties soon. "Ambassador Sinha looks...

Commentary: Young workers aren’t chasing flexible work anymore – they want job security

SINGAPORE: For years, conversations about youth employment in Singapore have circled around the same buzzwords: flexible work, career advancement and work-life balance. These ideas appear in corporate brochures, HR seminars and even government...

Tech Data & Horizon3.ai partner to boost APJ cyber resilience

Tech Data has entered into a partnership with Horizon3.ai to provide security validation and exposure management capabilities for partners and enterprises across Asia Pacific and Japan. The agreement enables Tech Data to distribute Horizon3.ai's...

singapore 'I had to steel myself to do it': PM Wong on hardest part of his job, and 'very painful' party renewal process for GE2025

The hardest part of being prime minister is having to manage people, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in an interview with The Financial Times (FT) on Tuesday (Oct 21). In a 27-minute-long interview, PM Wong fielded questions from FT's editor...

APAC IT leaders struggle with visibility, putting AI savings at risk

New research commissioned by Crayon shows that a significant majority of Asia-Pacific (APAC) IT decision makers lack full visibility into their IT spend, which is creating challenges for innovation and cost control. IT cost visibility The IT Cost...

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit 9-month distributable income falls 14.8% to US$30.4 million

Decline is mainly due to lower cash rental income from higher free rents, increase in finance and other trust expenses [SINGAPORE] Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (Kore) posted a distributable income of US$30.4 million for the first nine months of the...

5 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for Singaporean drivers who want the best of both worlds

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are a middle ground solution for those who want to experience electric motoring, but are not quite ready to commit to giving up internal combustion engines (ICEs) fully. Where PHEVs differ from regular...

Discover the Wonders of Sea Jellies at the Singapore Oceanarium

From 1 to 23 November 2025, the Singapore Oceanarium will shine a light on one of the ocean’s most captivating creatures through Animal Spotlight: Sea Jellies, a three-week event held in conjunction with World Sea Jelly Day on 3 November. The...

Singapore in good stead to claim a regional AI leadership role

Singapore is standing at a defining moment in its technological journey. Among the world's first nations to establish a comprehensive AI strategy in 2019, the city-state recognised early on that artificial intelligence (AI) is greater than another...

Global Tech Leaders Form Strategic Alliance to Pioneer AI-Driven Education Solutions in the Region

Ankabut, Huawei, Rong Cloud, Neuxnet, and Talk Cloud sign Multi-Party MOU to collaborate on innovative, scenario-based educational technologies. ABU DHABI, UAE – October, 2025 – Ankabut Information Technology, the UAE’s advanced technology...

Electrical engineering major wired for helping disadvantaged populations

Senior electrical engineering major Caleb Noble grew up in Singapore, Canada and Hong Kong. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the August issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins across campus or digitally here. Story...

Kopi Kenangan eyes global growth after profitable Malaysian foray

Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan is extending its reach across Asia after achieving profitability in Malaysia, three years after launching in the market. Co-founder and CEO Edward Tirtanata told Tech in Asia that the company expects to close...

Singapore doesn’t have to be a regional leader in sustainability reporting, says Ravi Menon

[SINGAPORE] It’s not necessary for Singapore to be a leader in Asean when it comes to sustainability reporting, as the region shares a common objective of addressing the climate crisis, said Ravi Menon, the city-state’s ambassador for climate...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 25, 2025

INDONESIA 1. RI SEEKS KEY ECONOMIC POSITION IN ASIA-PACIFIC -- THE JAKARTA POST As President Prabowo Subianto heads to Malaysia and South Korea for two major regional summits, analysts say Indonesia must reclaim its leadership role in Southeast...

Sleeping with the fishes at the Singapore Oceanarium

Its signature Ocean Dreams overnight programme returns as a luxurious glamping experience with an educational twist [SINGAPORE] Singapore Oceanarium visitors will soon be able to sleep beneath the ocean’s quiet and cosy blue again, as silhouettes...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 25, 2025

INDONESIA 1. RI SEEKS KEY ECONOMIC POSITION IN ASIA-PACIFIC -- THE JAKARTA POST As President Prabowo Subianto heads to Malaysia and South Korea for two major regional summits, analysts say Indonesia must reclaim its leadership role in Southeast...