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Forest City’s pitch is not to displace Singapore, but to offer a lower-cost complementary base across the Causeway.

Malaysia’s Forest City family office push gains traction, but ecosystem gaps remain

It has drawn notable early movers, including billionaire Chua Ma Yu’s CMY Capital and Yow Kee Family Office

E-commerce job cuts signal S-E Asia’s shift from scaling to deeper user engagement

Recent cuts at e-commerce platforms such as Shopee is signalling shifting business priorities.

The sector is maturing in the region, with players pivoting from scale to profitable growth

The quest for global capital: Vietnam eyes MSCI upgrade as Indonesia fights downgrade risk

Indonesia and Vietnam have fared very differently this year, with the Jakarta Composite Index slumping nearly 30% and the VN-Index rallying around 5%.

Latest review shows Asean markets are judged on how easily global capital can get in and out

China’s ‘future industries’ push triggers flood of venture capital, bubble concerns

In China, venture capital and private equity investments in the first five months of this year totalled 620 billion yuan, jumping nearly 60% from a year earlier.

Chinese venture capitalists scramble to invest in hard-tech start-ups

In hiring for AI-fluent users, companies will do well to better define and test applicants on their capacity for human oversight.

THINKING ALOUD

Employers want AI-fluent employees. Hiring them is the challenge

Sounding like an expert user is easier than ever; hirers must seek more rigorous ways of testing proficiency

Benjamin Cher

Large US banks can weather hypothetical downturn, several raise dividends: Fed

Michelle Bowman, Fed vice-chair for supervision, says the results underscore the strength of the banking system.

The Fed’s ‘stress test’ shows banks stay above minimum requirements despite a 1.6-percentage-point capital drop

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‘Asean’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

The Straits Times’ Philippines correspondent Mara Cepeda (left) in an interview with Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro in Manila on Jun 22.

Manila’s goal is to conclude the long-delayed South China Sea Code of Conduct in 2026

Britain’s second thoughts about Brexit are only growing stronger

Brexit, as the process of leaving the EU came to be known, is itself now the status quo, but Britain has quietly turned against it.

Most voters now think leaving the EU was a mistake, yet no major politician is willing to reverse course. Why?

Not in education, employment or training: Why more Hong Kong youths are opting out of work

Hong Kong youth no longer see a stable job and a lifetime of work as the only life goal – instead, they place greater emphasis on freedom and quality of life.

Some young people are becoming disengaged and content to drift along aimlessly, living with their parents

Opinion

It’s too soon to breathe easy on China’s economy

Daniel Moss

Unitree’s IPO will test the ‘embodied AI’ valuation shortcut

Jun Yan

Who captures the value in Singapore’s S$37 billion frontier tech bet?

Jeremy Tan

Singapore

Uruguay were stunned by Cape Verde's defending heroics at the World Cup. But investors should consider going on the offensive.

HOCK LOCK SIEW

Don’t ‘park the bus’ with S-Reits. Now is the time for a goal rush

The worst is likely over for these ever-dependable trusts, but there could be better opportunities

OUE Reit selling Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for S$500 million; unitholders to get special payout

The airport hotel’s divestment builds on the Reit’s existing capital-recycling efforts.

Tokyo Century-OUE JV is buyer in deal that will lift pro forma DPU by 5.8%, fund S$20 million in special payouts

Higher-for-longer US rates could boost Singapore banks’ earnings beyond 2026: analysts

Higher rates generally support profitability by lifting interest income earned on loans and other assets, analysts say.

A hawkish Fed could be good news for DBS, OCBC and UOB, even as benefits may not be equal across the sector

Singapore releases Economic Strategy Review Final Report with more detailed proposals

CEO of Sing Lun Industrial Mark Lee succeeds Teo Siong Seng as SBF chairman

The Leadership Playbook

‘Baptism of fire’: Andre Khor on leading Singapore refiner Aster through an energy crisis

Aster deputy CEO Andre Khor, citing the age of the “polycrisis”, says: “It’s very important to be agile, to be focused on execution… We don’t know all the answers but we keep going forward.”

Growing up the son of a steel labourer taught him the value of hard work and dignity, which he applies to the business today

From Singapore to the world, Dell Technologies taps talent here to scale up

Dell brings more than just the traditional IT hardware for customers, says Andy Sim, vice-president and managing director of Dell Technologies Singapore.

The tech giant has been orchestrating a massive transformation to become an end-to-end solution enabler for smart cities

‘Our moat is our people’: GXBank CEO backs passion-driven teams to serve Malaysia’s underserved

GXBank CEO Kaushik Chowdhury believes the Malaysian digital bank could achieve profitability by June 2027.

About half of the bank’s customers are low-income Malaysians earning under RM4,000 a month

Thapanee Techajareonvikul, CEO and president of Berli Jucker, sees Vietnam as an important growth enginee for BJC, which has traditionally been heavily invested in Thailand.

BEHIND THE NAME

Scaling Berli Jucker’s retail empire – daughter of Thai beer billionaire seeks growth outside home country

CEO thinks diversifying its revenue is important for both BJC and TCC Group, which BJC is a part of

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International

PM Sanae Takaichi is seeking to channel investment into sectors that can strengthen economic security.

Malaysia’s Forest City family office push gains traction, but ecosystem gaps remain

E-commerce job cuts signal S-E Asia’s shift from scaling to deeper user engagement

The quest for global capital: Vietnam eyes MSCI upgrade as Indonesia fights downgrade risk

China’s ‘future industries’ push triggers flood of venture capital, bubble concerns

Employers want AI-fluent employees. Hiring them is the challenge

Benjamin Cher

Large US banks can weather hypothetical downturn, several raise dividends: Fed

BT Plus

‘Asean’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

Britain’s second thoughts about Brexit are only growing stronger

Not in education, employment or training: Why more Hong Kong youths are opting out of work

Opinion

It’s too soon to breathe easy on China’s economy

Daniel Moss

Unitree’s IPO will test the ‘embodied AI’ valuation shortcut

Jun Yan

Who captures the value in Singapore’s S$37 billion frontier tech bet?

Jeremy Tan

Singapore

Don’t ‘park the bus’ with S-Reits. Now is the time for a goal rush

OUE Reit selling Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for S$500 million; unitholders to get special payout

Higher-for-longer US rates could boost Singapore banks’ earnings beyond 2026: analysts

Singapore releases Economic Strategy Review Final Report with more detailed proposals

CEO of Sing Lun Industrial Mark Lee succeeds Teo Siong Seng as SBF chairman

The Leadership Playbook

‘Baptism of fire’: Andre Khor on leading Singapore refiner Aster through an energy crisis

From Singapore to the world, Dell Technologies taps talent here to scale up

‘Our moat is our people’: GXBank CEO backs passion-driven teams to serve Malaysia’s underserved

Scaling Berli Jucker’s retail empire – daughter of Thai beer billionaire seeks growth outside home country

Asean

Malaysia’s Forest City family office push gains traction, but ecosystem gaps remain

Thailand, Philippines primed as next supply chain ‘rising stars’

Targeted credit relief: Vietnam steers funding to Vingroup, Sun Group, Masterise megaprojects

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International

Japan’s Takaichi unveils 370 trillion yen long-term spending plan

Trump, Republican senator engage in shouting match over Iran war

China’s central bank to add tool to better manage short-term liquidity

China pushes rating firms to review AAA glut in bond market

Alibaba sues US for being linked to Chinese military