Daily Briefing: SingTel in talks to buy Thai telco; URA launches Fernvale Road site

And here’s why it’s a good time for uni students to start a business.

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has restarted discussions to buy a portion of Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd.’s $2.4 billion stake in one of Thailand’s largest telecommunications companies. Read more here.

URA has launched a 99-year leasehold residential site at Fernvale Road for sale from the Confirmed List of 2H2016 Government Land Sales (GLS) programme. The 185,100 sq ft site with a maximum gross floor area of 555,309 sq ft could potentially yield 605 housing units. "Bidders of the Fernvale site will be hoping to emulate the success of High Park Residence, which has done extremely well since its launch in 3Q2015, says Dr Lee Nai Jia, Edmund Tie & Company’s head of research for Singapore and South East Asia. Find out more here.

With so many Singapore start-ups in the news these days, you might be thinking of carving a name out for yourself by starting your own business. If you are currently still studying in university, here are seven reasons why you should start your business today. Read more here.

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