GETTING ideas out of research labs and into consumer markets is the dream of any entrepreneur, but as tech whiz Steven Zhou knows, it will not happen without a key ingredient - start-up capital.

FACED with excess staff because of its plan to ground some of its planes and cut flights, Singapore Airlines has told its more than 14,000 employees that applications are open for no-pay leave.

A DISPUTE over licence fees has forced most of Singapore's radio stations to stop streaming online.