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Cloud deployment and geopolitical risk
Business, Lydia Leong, Published on 22/08/2025
» Recent geopolitical events have made the global IT infrastructure landscape more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous than ever before. In this climate of instability, organisations have become increasingly concerned about cross-border technology dependency, driving them to re-evaluate their reliance on cloud providers.
Singapore tycoon accuses son of boardroom coup attempt
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/02/2025
» Singapore’s largest listed property developer was plunged into crisis on Wednesday, when its chairman and patriarch Kwek Leng Beng accused his son — the chief executive officer — of attempting a boardroom coup at City Developments Ltd (CDL).
Singapore oil mogul declared bankrupt after empire collapsed
Bloomberg, Published on 29/12/2024
» Former tycoon Lim Oon Kuin has been declared bankrupt in Singapore, following the collapse of his oil trading empire.
Singapore banking leader Wee Cho Yaw dies at 95
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2024
» Wee Cho Yaw, the billionaire who shaped Singapore’s financial landscape by amalgamating several old family-controlled banks, has died. He was 95.
Malaysia bans poultry exports in latest food protectionism move
Bloomberg, Published on 24/05/2022
» Malaysia’s government met with the country’s biggest poultry producers to discuss subsidies and ensure continuity of local supply as the nation moved to ban exports of chicken in the latest food protectionist move in the region.
How oil’s historic surge is impacting Asia stock markets
Bloomberg, Published on 13/03/2022
» The historic surge in oil is reshaping the outlook for Asian equity and currency markets, as the specter of prolonged high prices exposes the vulnerability of energy-dependent countries.
Markets tumble, oil rises on Ukraine conflict fears
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» Asian and European markets sank and oil prices rallied Monday after the United States warned Russia could attack Ukraine within days as diplomatic efforts to prevent a war appeared to fail, while fears over inflation were also keeping traders on edge.
Energy crossroads
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong and Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/10/2021
» The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on nearly all forms of economic activity and the energy sector is no exception. Mobility restrictions and lockdowns have put energy resilience to the test as demand plunges and many projects come to a standstill.
How Asian SMEs can manage energy to win
Asia focus, Tommy Leong, Published on 11/01/2021
» In today's challenging world, as businesses fight to maintain market growth in an economy stunted by the Covid-19 pandemic, maintaining the health of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is vital to long-term economic stability and growth in Asia.
Watershed moment for Asean conglomerates
Asia focus, Till Vestring and Jean-Pierre Felenbok, Published on 16/11/2020
» We have been tracking Southeast Asia's conglomerates for 16 years, and what we long predicted has finally happened. After years of enjoying a competitive advantage over their pure-play counterparts, the tables have turned, and pure plays have overtaken conglomerates in multiyear shareholder performance.