Singapore Layoffs A Shocking 2025 Crisis?
Singapore has entered 2025 with a wave of high-profile layoffs. From ExxonMobil to Jetstar Asia, Mediacorp, and Ninja Van, job cuts have dominated headlines and...
Optus: Investment Disaster for Singtel?
Optus began as Australia’s main challenger to Telstra before being acquired by Singtel in 2001 for more than A$17 billion. At the time, the deal...
Singapore Court Blow: CAG Loses Tax Relief Battle
Singapore’s Appellate Division of the High Court has dismissed Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) appeal on capital allowance claims. The ruling, delivered on 25 September 2025,...
TikTok finally sold! Who’s no 1 Champion?
TikTok has finally been sold after years of political wrangling, security concerns, and speculation about its future. For the app’s more than one billion global...
Transforming SGX Into Global Powerhouse
The Singapore Exchange, or SGX, operates on a very different model from the United States. In Singapore, investors own their shares directly through the Central...
Is the Gojek vs Grab Battle in Indonesia Driving Scandal, Turmoil and Losses?
Gojek is under intense scrutiny after its co-founder, Nadiem Makarim, was arrested in a corruption probe tied to government procurement contracts. The case has badly...
Urgent CBTS Review Needed for Safer SG–JB Taxis
The issue. Singapore has kept its ban on cross-border ride-hailing between Singapore and Johor Bahru. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) says the reciprocal cross border...
ASEAN Business Complexity Index 2025
ASEAN business complexity in 2025: Indonesia struggles, Malaysia slips, Singapore trails Vietnam and Thailand What the index measures and how to read it TMF Group’s...
FGV & 1MDB: Malaysia’s Incredible Boardroom Governance Failures
FGV: from blockbuster listing to exit FGV began its public life in 2012 with global fanfare. The palm oil group raised about US$3.3 billion in...
Singapore CapitaLand, Astaka Johor Property Partnership Heaven?
Johor property takes center stage as CapitaLand Investment partners Astaka Holdings on a RM1.2 billion mixed-use development in Johor Bahru, with CapitaLand advising on retail...
