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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 8, 2026

Stranded passengers waiting at a terminal as Soekarno Hatta International Airport closed its operations on Sept 7 due to the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano.

Europe’s biggest mobile operators in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture

The Deutsche Telekom booth at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug 26. The German telco is one of several European operators in talks to create a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink service.

Singtel Singapore CEO flying the national flag high after bidding goodbye to corporate America

Mr Ng Tian Chong became the head of Singtel’s newly combined Singapore consumer and enterprise businesses in June 2023.

EU, Vietnam to agree to boost work on minerals, chips and ‘trusted’ 5G, says draft document

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a joint press statement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo

EU explores Huawei ban in mobile networks of member countries

China had criticised the EU’s characterisation of Huawei and ZTE as high-risk suppliers as lacking in legal or factual basis.

China deploys robot antelope in Tibet to surveil real herds

China is using a “robot antelope” to monitor in real time the migration of the Tibetan antelope.

No need for travel e-SIM or roaming: S’pore telcos offer generous cross-border data bundles

Ground staff assisting passengers with check-in at the airline?s counter in Changi Airport Terminal 4 on June 11, 2025.

Singtel upgrades its users to faster, better connected 5G+ network for free

A close up photo of a smartphone showing the homepage of Singtel 5G service taken on May 15, 2025.

Singapore’s mobile data price war: ‘You lose out if you don’t switch’

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Generic photograph of passengers using their handphones on the train along the East-West Line (EWL) near Tanah Merah MRT station on Dec 10, 2024.

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U Mobile’s winning bid for Malaysia’s 5G spectrum sparks talk of cronyism

Malaysia’s King, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, holds substantial stakes in the company.

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