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.

Mak was previously appointed as CEO of Standard Chartered Malaysia – the first Malaysian to helm this role.

CIMB appoints veteran banker Mak Joon Nien as new Singapore CEO

This comes after Victor Lee abruptly resigned in September 2025

JustCo's memberships are “typically contracted on fixed-term or recurring subscription arrangements”.

Workspace provider JustCo files preliminary prospectus for mainboard IPO

The group plans to open 28 centres in 2026, bringing its total to 78; it also intends to enter new markets

Vin's Holdings previously confirmed that the irregular payments took place entirely under the tenure of its former group financial controller.

Vin’s Holdings secures settlement, partial repayment of S$44,300 from ex-employee

This is related to irregular transactions by a former key executive that was disclosed in April

This brings Sats' ownership of Nanjing Weizhou Airline Food Corporation to 90%, following its initial purchase of a 50% stake in 2019.

Sats acquires additional 40% stake in China aviation meal producer for 312.6 million yuan

The move will let the group capitalise on Chinese airlines’ increasing adoption of frozen food

The group attributes the rise in group revenue to heightened demand across technology domains that support AI-related infrastructure.

Venture posts 0.7% increase in Q1 earnings to S$56.3m amid strong AI infrastructure demand

Revenue for the quarter rises 1.9% to S$628.5 million, up 1.9% year from the previous year

The proposed transaction is to be funded by a combination of internal sources of funds or external borrowing, or possibly both, says Keppel Infrastructure Trust.

Keppel Infrastructure Trust to acquire another 39% stake in Jurong Island power plant for S$128.1 million

KIT’s trustee manager says the proposed acquisition will generate stable and predictable cash flows

Under the deal, a customer retail loan book of S$0.3 billion will also be transferred to OCBC Indonesia.

OCBC to acquire HSBC Indonesia’s wealth, retail business, adding S$6.6 billion in AUM

This move follows OCBC’s 2024 purchase of Bank Commonwealth Indonesia and deepens its push into the country’s wealth segment

To capture the SME market in Asia-Pacific, Oracle is heavily leveraging its AI Customer Excellence Center in Singapore.

Oracle anchors Apac AI growth through Singapore but layoff concerns loom

SMEs operating in Asia is a main growth driver as many of them route their operations through Singapore

Richard Spence,  Cognition's VP and general manager of Asia-Pacific, says the firm chose the Republic as its HQ because of its support for the AI agenda countrywide.

Cognition fast-tracks Asia-Pacific expansion with new Singapore headquarters

This follows the tech company’s entry into the region through Japan earlier in April

Amit Sinha, global head of telecommunications, media and technology at DBS, says the lender is working to introduce US-style capital-recycling frameworks in Asia.

DBS drives S$20 billion in Apac data centre deals as AI boom tests bank funding limits

If alternative financing channels and debt-recycling models fail to materialise, Asia’s data centre buildout could slow