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Goh Ruoxue

Goh Ruoxue

SOUTH-EAST ASIA JOURNALIST

Ruoxue writes about South-east Asia and covers all things Asean. She was awarded the Fulbright U.S-Asean Visiting Scholarship in 2026, and is the first journalist accepted to the programme. Her piece on Cambodia’s scam kingpin Chen Zhi, his Prince network, and its links to Singapore entities and nationals won Story of the Year at SPH Media’s EMTM Annual Awards 2025. Ruoxue graduated from Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information with a degree in communication studies. She loves doing crosswords. She holds a special affinity for Laos.

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Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta says the country’s greatest contribution to Asean is stability.

Timor-Leste’s Ramos-Horta tells foreign firms to be adventurous as its economy opens up

2026-07-23T08:00:00.000Z
Despite its abundant gold reserves, Laos captures only a fraction of its value due to the absence of a domestic bullion ecosystem.
BRUNCH

Laos wants more control of its gold – by building the bullion market it never had

2026-07-17T06:00:00.000Z
Named after a star in the Scorpius constellation, the Lambda Scorpii attained whole vehicle type approval from the European Union in 2025.

EuroSports Global unit Scorpio Electric’s motorcycle now road-legal

2026-07-13T13:05:38.000Z
Managing director Lim Thiam Hooi says the listing transfer would elevate Lum Chang Creations’ corporate profile.

Lum Chang Creations to move to SGX mainboard on Jul 16

2026-07-13T10:36:52.000Z
Targeted for completion in 10 months, the oil terminal will comprise two floating-roof tanks that can store 3.5 million litres of diesel and 2.5 million litres of petrol.

Singapore fuel distributor Global Group doubles down on Timor-Leste with US$10 million oil terminal

2026-07-13T06:13:17.000Z
PM Lawrence Wong, speaking with members of the Singapore media on Friday as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Timor-Leste, says cooperation between the two sides is “stronger than ever”.

New opportunities for Singapore businesses as Timor-Leste diversifies economy: PM Wong

2026-07-03T09:00:00.000Z
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) with Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao at the Government Palace in Dili during his official visit to Timor-Leste on Jul 3.

Singapore to open select sectors to Timor-Leste workers; step up healthcare, Asean cooperation

2026-07-03T03:49:11.000Z
A billboard in Dili welcoming Singapore PM Lawrence Wong to the country. His visit reciprocates Timor-Leste PM Xanana Gusmao’s official trip to the city-state in 2025.

PM Wong to visit Timor-Leste in a first for a Singapore prime minister

2026-07-01T07:00:00.000Z
Janet Tan, CEO and chairperson of A-Sonic Aerospace, says: “Our next acquisition will hopefully (take) us to a larger playing field and a bigger orbit within South-east Asia.”
TOPLINE

A-Sonic Aerospace hunts for Asean acquisitions, makes tech foray as it charts next phase of growth

2026-06-28T04:00:00.000Z
BT editor Chen Huifen says the businesses that will win are the ones that understand that instability is the new operating condition.

Next advantage for Asean firms lies in ability to operate amid uncertainty: BT regional survey

2026-06-17T12:21:00.000Z
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