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 disclose hard numbers, but it partly attributed the de...

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

ANKITI Bose, the co-founder and former CEO of fashion e-commerce startup Zilingo, has filed a criminal complaint against fellow founder Dhruv Kapoor and ex-COO Aadi Vaidya, The Times of India reports.