Lionel Lim

Lionel Lim

ASSISTANT EDITOR, BT GLOBAL

Databricks co-founder Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji speaking at the official opening of its Singapore office.

Databricks thinks AI discourse around ROI plays in its favour 

2026-11-06T03:00:00.000Z
Pahala Mansury, managing director of global relations and communications at Danantara, says his recent trip to Singapore was to promote Danantara’s first flagship investor forum.

Templeton Global, Jardine, SoftBank chiefs set to speak at Danantara’s investor forum in Bali

2026-11-04T09:00:00.000Z
Lenovo’s humanoid robot, which can be used for automated parcel sorting, is among the company’s smart manufacturing solutions.

EnterpriseSG, Lenovo launch 24-month accelerator to support Singapore-based startups

2026-10-28T08:30:38.000Z
Dr Andrew Samson of St Luke's Hospital says  Opal aims to give earlier access to palliative care to elderly patients.

Singapore’s St Luke’s hospital launches primary-care palliative programme

2026-10-27T13:03:21.000Z
Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu (right) and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan (left) in a panel discussion moderated by DBS CEO Tan Su Shan during the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference.
NEWS ANALYSIS

‘You buy more picks and shovels because you keep hitting gold’: Why AI spending needs to see results

2026-10-26T07:00:00.000Z
Co-founders Stephanie Ping (left) and Andrew Yeow believe external factors, such as MNCs’ interest in setting up in Malaysia, can help Worq maintain its growth momentum.

Malaysia’s co-working operator Worq is confident it can keep up its 40% growth rate 

2026-10-21T04:00:00.000Z
Willix Halim has been picked as Canva’s South-east Asia lead to oversee an increasingly important region for the Australian design-focused tech firm.

Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

2026-10-11T03:00:00.000Z
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Gan Kim Yong (second from right) touring the hangar at the opening ceremony of ST Engineering's Changi Creek facility in Changi Airport on Oct 9.

ST Engineering opens tech-focused aircraft maintenance facility in Changi; to create over 500 jobs

2026-10-09T09:24:01.000Z
Cisco’s Tay Bee Kheng says that her value-add as the tech giant’s Asean chief lies in identifying what each regional market needs specifically, and presenting that to her global bosses.
THE LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK

The only common thing in S-E Asia is that we all eat rice: Cisco’s Asean president

2026-10-02T03:17:11.000Z
Stripe’s Tyler Bryson says he sees an opportunity for the firm to provide different billing systems for AI firms, as demand continuously increases.

Stripe’s Apac business should grow faster than any other region, says its chief revenue officer

2026-08-25T03:00:00.000Z