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

Free delivery promos can further complicate matters

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

CARSOME, a Malaysia-headquartered used-car marketplace, hit quarterly positive Ebitda for the first time in Q1 2024, the company said. It did not...

Singapore-based Zilingo provides digital services for e-commerce merchants.

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

ANKITI Bose, the co-founder and former CEO of fashion e-commerce startup Zilingo, has filed a criminal complaint against fellow founder Dhruv Kapoor...