10 of our hottest tech stories, lists, and features for your weekend reading

Two steps forward and one step back is how we would describe Asia’s tech scene of late. Here are all our biggest stories from the past week.

1. In Singapore, sites like Airbnb turn housing into a battleground

Short-term rentals aren’t going away anytime soon. As such, the Singapore government needs to find a middle ground to deal with sites like Airbnb.

2. aCommerce just raised one of Southeast Asia’s largest series A rounds

This investment is the largest series A for a Thailand-originated venture and one of the largest in Southeast Asia to date.

3. Alibaba acquires UCWeb in ‘biggest Chinese internet merger in history’

The deal exceeds Baidu’s US$1.9 billion acquisition of 91 Wireless in August 2013.

4. Canadian founder of MySquar, Myanmar’s up and coming social network, claims she was ousted in ‘hostile takeover’

She claims the events unfolded without warning, one day after she spoke publicly at Startup Asia Singapore about Myanmar’s internet population.

5. Despite money in the bank and 500 Startups funding, Vietnam’s Greengar shuts down

Greengar’s undoing was that its apps didn’t have serious business models behind them.

Lists

1. 12 tools for the modern web designer

Here are a few of the best web design tools that are easy to use and powerful.

Features