Tessa Oh
CORRESPONDENT
Tessa Oh is a correspondent at The Business Times. She covers Singapore macroeconomics and government policy, with a focus on manufacturing, manpower, and the legal sector. Tessa was previously a journalist at TODAY, covering healthcare.
Court nod to wind up 1MDB scandal-linked entities paves way for bank claims by foreign liquidators
Statutory claims against StanChart, BSI Bank will be filed in ‘short order’
Singapore’s public-private partnership model must evolve as other countries ‘roll out red carpet’ for investments: panellists
This playbook may no longer be sufficient, especially in strategically critical areas such as semiconductors
Asean must build collective resilience to brace for a world of more disruptions and shocks: PM Wong
Asia will be ‘hardest hit’, given its dependence on energy and other supplies from the Gulf, he says
Asean leaders seek to bring regional trade pact into force this year amid Middle East pressures
They want to expedite the process to get the Upgraded Asean Trade in Goods Agreement to take effect
Singapore’s AI transition need not pit workers against businesses, says Tan See Leng
MPs call for AI adoption to be linked to job redesign and worker outcomes; government vows no worker will be left behind
Companies that replace workers with AI risk losing competitive edge, relying on vendors: Jasmin Lau
Investing in employees, such as by training them, facilitating their access to frontier AI tools are in firms’ long-term interest, she notes
PM Wong to head to Cebu for Asean Summit; leaders to discuss trade, energy security amid Middle East tensions
The prime minister will also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event
MAS, bank CEOs convene over AI cyberthreats; boards told to own risks, not leave to IT teams
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore also issues letter urging critical information infrastructure owners to commission a board-level review
Singapore retail sales grow 4.8% in March, but cool from Chinese New Year-driven February surge
On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales rise 3.7% in March
Singapore, Indonesia courts forge cross-border insolvency agreement to streamline debt restructurings
Cases such as FTX’s collapse and Garuda’s restructuring highlight the need for judicial coordination across jurisdictions