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Kang Wan Chern

Deputy Business Editor

Wan Chern is deputy business editor at The Straits Times. She joined the newsroom in 2021 after returning from Myanmar. Based in Yangon from 2017 to 2021, she first ran the business desk of The Myanmar Times and later headed the paper, helping to see it through the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 general election in Myanmar and the coup d’etat in 2021. Wan Chern spent the first 10 years of her career as a financial journalist at The Edge Singapore. She is originally from Penang.

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From number-crunching to decision-making: Teo Ser Luck on how AI is reshaping accounting

Outgoing ISCA president Teo Ser Luck said AI helps us work faster but judgement calls must still rest with the professionals.
Outgoing ISCA president Teo Ser Luck said AI helps us work faster but judgement calls must still rest with the professionals.

Singapore biotech firm Mirxes delays results in Hong Kong after audit flags issues

One of Mirxes’ laboratories in Singapore. The company makes blood tests to detect cancer.
One of Mirxes’ laboratories in Singapore. The company makes blood tests to detect cancer.

From Hormuz to Red Sea: New choke point puts Singapore at risk of fresh price surge

A double chokehold would thus feed quickly into higher fuel, electricity and transport costs in countries like Singapore that import their energy needs.
A double chokehold would thus feed quickly into higher fuel, electricity and transport costs in countries like Singapore that import their energy needs.

Cooking gas prices to increase as fuel costs bite, but some hawker centres spared

Higher oil and gas prices due to the Middle East conflict have raised the cost of producing town gas and the price of LPG.
Higher oil and gas prices due to the Middle East conflict have raised the cost of producing town gas and the price of LPG.

From staging world events to IPO: Kin Global eyes growth in event tourism

Kin Global CEO Vincent Chai (left) and chairman Ko Chee aim to grow the company beyond sports to a  player in the lucrative event tourism sector.
Kin Global CEO Vincent Chai (left) and chairman Ko Chee aim to grow the company beyond sports to a  player in the lucrative event tourism sector.

Dip-buying drives Singapore stocks higher as retail investors pile in amid Iran conflict

Shares of Singapore Airlines climbed nearly 2.5 per cent from about $6.50 at the start of the week to close at $6.66 on March 27.
Shares of Singapore Airlines climbed nearly 2.5 per cent from about $6.50 at the start of the week to close at $6.66 on March 27.

Two fund managers tapped for new $1.5b Anchor Fund tranche to boost Singapore’s IPO pipeline

The appointments are aimed at attracting more listings in a move to revive the Singapore stock market.
The appointments are aimed at attracting more listings in a move to revive the Singapore stock market.

More Singapore customers buy Dyson’s AI-powered vacuum cleaners, pushing operating profit past $1b

 Mr James Dyson, founder of Dyson, said the company’s R&D spending has led to new products such as the Spot+Scrub AI robot vacuum, which was launched in October 2025.
 Mr James Dyson, founder of Dyson, said the company’s R&D spending has led to new products such as the Spot+Scrub AI robot vacuum, which was launched in October 2025.

Final pour: Tiger Beer to end production in Singapore after 96 years

The brewing of Heineken and Tiger Beer in Singapore will be progressively phased out over the next two years.
The brewing of Heineken and Tiger Beer in Singapore will be progressively phased out over the next two years.

NTUC working with transport groups to ensure fuel price spikes not passed on to drivers, riders

Since Feb 28, when the US and Israel first launched attacks on Iran, fuel prices have spiked in Singapore, with 95-octane petrol now costing $3.47 per litre at Caltex, Shell, Esso and Sinopec as of March 24. SPC charges $3.46 per litre, while Cnergy, which absorbs some of the costs, charges the lowest at $2.48 per litre.
Since Feb 28, when the US and Israel first launched attacks on Iran, fuel prices have spiked in Singapore, with 95-octane petrol now costing $3.47 per litre at Caltex, Shell, Esso and Sinopec as of March 24. SPC charges $3.46 per litre, while Cnergy, which absorbs some of the costs, charges the lowest at $2.48 per litre.

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