Daily Briefing: Changi Airport getting a $1.87 billion makeover; Apple sets launch date for large-screen iPhone

And Sunny Bookshop set to close in two weeks.

• Singapore’s Changi Airport is about to get a whole lot nicer. Changi — the world’s fifth busiest international airport — is undergoing a massive $1.5 billion expansion, with the goal of making the airport not only fun for tourists but a tourist attraction in and of itself. Read more here. 
• Local bookstore and institution Sunny Bookshop will close its shutters for the last time on 20 August. Its current owner, Melissa Low, has decided to shut down the business because of rising overheads, changes in reading habits and the lack of people interested in taking over the shop. Find out more here.
• Apple has scheduled a September 9 event to unveil its long-anticipated large-screen iPhone, the online news site Re/code reported Tuesday. Read about it here.