Young Zhan Heng

Young Zhan Heng

JOURNALIST

Young Zhan Heng is a journalist with BT, covering telcos, tech and artificial intelligence. Zhan Heng graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in data science and economics.

“The whole world is running out of power,” says Wong Wai Meng, CEO of Keppel's data centre business.

Keppel eyes constrained markets as next frontier of data centre growth

Its 25 MW floating data centre, set for operation in 2028, has secured 100% occupancy

“I worry about whether our people will reskill quickly enough,” says Sam Liew, CEO of NCS.

New NCS chief bets deeper on government contracts, even as AI shrinks the workload

Sam Liew, two months into the job, has done an internal restructuring to re-organise and grow its talent

Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon does not see the evolution of AI as a displacement mechanism.

Singtel gets funding boost from government to strengthen AI push, create high-value roles

Telco will partner Digital Industry Singapore in a move that can help the Republic strengthen its artificial-intelligence sovereign capabilities

Tiger Brokers now has 1.28 million funded accounts, having added 28,900 in Q1.

Tiger Brokers’ parent UP Fintech swings into Q1 loss of US$26.9 million on penalty from China probe

The group is putting up to US$50 million towards a year-long share buyback programme

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it is following up with the three Singapore entities to reinforce its expectations of conduct and compliance.

Tiger Brokers, Moomoo, Longbridge Singapore units ‘financially independent’ amid China crackdown: MAS

But market observers note that the separation between customers’ funds and a company’s assets ‘is not completely airtight’

Just over six in 10 of Indonesia’s companies are considered “first movers”, a BT survey has found.
ASEAN INTELLIGENCE

Indonesia leads Asean in AI adoption as demand for sovereign models rises: BT survey

Singapore sits in the middle, with 36% of firms identified as first movers and 47% as pragmatic optimisers

Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch says Singapore is a "great place to hire from".

AI startup Mistral to nearly treble Singapore headcount as it eyes growth in South-east Asia

With the city-state as a base, it aims to grow its presence in Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere in region

Singapore businesses continue to eye the United States' large talent pool, robust venture capital ecosystem and mature consumer base.
BRUNCH

‘10% is nothing’: Singapore firms with US dealings soldier on, scale up despite Trump tariffs

Home-grown companies say the American market is as attractive as ever, even with import duties hurting margins

Catalist-listed NoonTalk is helmed by former DJ Dasmond Koh, who is its chief executive and executive director.

Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media narrows Q3 loss by 41.9% to S$0.4 million

Revenue for the quarter is down 3.3% year on year at S$683,895