The colonial-style lobby bar at Mett Singapore offers tipples with spices from its lush surroundings [SINGAPORE] Within Fort Canning Park, a colonial-era building houses an elegant lobby bar that provides a quick... Read more »

BANGKOK – Retail assistants sat idly on stools outside their stores, scrolling on their mobile phones, while hotel receptions fell silent, with barely any guests checking in. This scene in Nana, a... Read more »

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. The war in Iran has been raging for a month now, and the resulting energy crisis has hurt the... Read more »

HONG KONG – Thoughtless actions by multiple parties and the possible rigging of a renovation bid led to Hong Kong’s deadliest disaster in decades, a public inquiry into the Nov 26 Wang... Read more »

LOS ANGELES, April 2 : After losing its bid for Warner Bros Discovery’s rich trove of characters and stories, Netflix is forging ahead with the challenging work of building culture-defining franchises on... Read more »

From retail to finance, operational challenges are cutting across every industry Singapore recorded a notable increase in business closures in 2025, with more than 60,000 companies ceasing operations—the highest figure in the... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 : Chipmaker Intel has planned to invest another $15 million in SambaNova, a chip startup chaired by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a Reuters review of corporate records showed.... Read more »

S’pore employers are moving towards skills-based hiring The Ministry of Manpower released its 2025 jobs report on Mar 20, and the numbers tell a story that would have seemed improbable just a... Read more »

April 1 : The global IPO market has needed a win for years and Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be the breakthrough. The last company to make a market debut at over a... Read more »