Tessa Oh

CORRESPONDENT

Tessa Oh is a correspondent at The Business Times. She covers Singapore macroeconomics and government policy, with a focus on manufacturing, manpower, and the legal sector. Tessa was previously a journalist at TODAY, covering healthcare.

tessaoh@sph.com.sg

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MetaOptics uses semiconductor fabrication techniques to etch millions of microscopic pillars onto glass wafers.

MetaOptics H1 revenue grows by nearly six times; company on track to fill orders in H2

It says its growth is underpinned by an order backlog for its metalens production equipment

2026-08-11T11:50:49.000Z

The proposed optimisation of Frasers Hospitality Trust’s portfolio includes consolidating full ownership of Fraser Suites Singapore.

Frasers Property to put hospitality portfolio revamp to shareholder vote on Aug 28

Unrecognised residential revenue stand at about S$1 billion as at end-June

2026-08-11T11:27:56.000Z

Hsieh joins CLI’s board as the company “accelerates its growth ambitions as a leading global real asset manager”.

Banking veteran Hsieh Fu Hua appointed deputy chairman and director of CapitaLand Investment

He previously held leadership roles in SGX, Temasek and UOB

2026-08-11T10:27:27.000Z

Q2’s 5.9% year-on-year GDP growth exceeds the median 5.8% forecast in a Bloomberg poll of economists.

AI boom prompts economists to lift 2026 growth forecasts

Regional economies have also bumped up their growth expectations amid the stronger-than-expected surge

2026-08-11T09:35:51.000Z

On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, the economy has expanded 1.4%, extending the 1.2% expansion in the first three months of the year.

Singapore raises 2026 growth forecast to 4.5-5.5%; Q2 growth revised up to 5.9%

The economy expands 6.1% year on year in the first half of 2026

2026-08-11T00:03:11.000Z

Tan Kim Choo, wife of Ng Teng Fong, dies at 100

[SINGAPORE] Tan Kim Choo, the wife of property giant Far East Organization founder Ng Teng Fong and the company’s biggest shareholder, has died. She was 100.

2026-08-07T14:08:14.000Z