Putra Muskita

Putra is a freelance reporter and editor on his second stint at Tech in Asia. Based in Jakarta, he focused on e-commerce, fintech and the occasional investigative piece during his initial run.

As ByteDance remakes Tokopedia in TikTok Shop’s image, merchants and employees worry it will be a hollowed-out version of its former self.

From marketplace to mess: Tokopedia unravels after merger

The used-car marketplace, which operates in three other South-east Asian markets aside from its native Malaysia, is reportedly eyeing a public listing.

Carsome hits first Ebitda positive quarter in Q1 2024

Zilingo, which was a soonicorn at one point, began liquidation proceedings in January 2023.

Zilingo ex-CEO’s criminal complaint is retaliation against whistleblowers: source