Thapanee Techajareonvikul reflects on family, succession and leadership inside the billionaire empire behind Chang beer, Big C and Singapore beverage giant Fraser & Neave.
Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
The summit sees top world leaders, defence officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31 …
Rising costs in Singapore spur business migration as regional alternatives rise
Analysts say the economic gains could come with trade-offs, such as increasing income inequality between skilled and unskilled workers Recent moves by companies such as Gardenia and H&M to shift some …
Finloop and Marketnode Collaborate to Advance Cross-Border Tokenised Finance in Hong Kong and Singapore
Finloop Finance Technology Holding Limited (‘Finloop’), an AI-driven global one-stop Web5 (Web2+Web3) wealth technology platform, and Marketnode, Asia-Pacific’s trusted digital market infrastructure …
India seals mega deal to sell BrahMos to Vietnam, talks with Indonesia in ‘final stages’
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday, Rajesh Kumar Singh said the agreement with Vietnam had already been signed, though it had not yet been publicly announced.
US-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds
By Greg Torode and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) – A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping …
Malaysia steps on gas, cuts coal use as power demand surges to record
By Sudarshan Varadhan and Ashley Tang SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Reuters) – Malaysia is tapping its offshore gas reserves to meet record power demand driven by a searing heatwave and data centres …
MAS backs Singapore’s finance edge as global risks deepen
MAS’ new circular aims to reduce private bank account opening to just one month. Singapore’s finance chief expressed confidence in the country’s banking, wealth and asset management, payments, and …
Competing on value, not cost: Why Singapore appeals to German manufacturers
But for the German engineering giant, the decision was not so much about labour costs. Rather, it valued the access to skilled talent, supply chain resilience and Singapore’s role as a regional hub …
Singapore regulator seeks faster private bank onboarding
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said lenders should bring account opening times down to within one month by the end of this year.