The Business Times

Circles.Life raises concerns over M1-Simba deal to IMDA, warns merger could hurt consumers The telco says the merged entity’s wholesale market dominance threatens fair competition and consumer choice.

Hundreds missing after migrant vessel sinks off Malaysia-Thailand border 10 survivors and one body recovered, says Malaysian maritime authority.

Singapore does not seek for Singdollar to be reserve currency: MAS’ Chia Der Jiun Analysts point out the safe-haven appeal of the Singapore dollar, particularly given the resilience it has had against the US dollar.

Singapore is the second-most expensive market to construct data centres This was only behind Tokyo, Japan, and ahead of the Silicon Valley region in the US.

'Without connections, they don’t succeed': Laos’ politically-linked conglomerates dominate economy, prompts concerns Court disputes and family-linked finance underscore governance concerns for investors.

Indonesia plans a bill to redenominate rupiah currency In 2013, the government proposed slashing three zeroes of the rupiah banknote, but the draft was shelved.

Can Singapore unlock value for its ‘Next 50’ stocks, or will they be a value trap? China Sunsine Chemical, iFast, Olam, Pan-United Corp and Sheng Siong among those with sound fundamentals, says Maybank.