Singapore

Singapore’s chip fraud scandal has global repercussions

bno - Surabaya Office March 19, 2025

Singapore has found itself at the centre of a high-profile fraud case involving the alleged illegal export of AI-capable servers, potentially containing Nvidia chips.

Will Donald Trump throw Taiwan under the bus?

bno - Taipei Bureau March 13, 2025

Taiwan and its 23.5mn residents might just need to prepare for being grasped by the scruff of the neck by a man in a long red tie as the People’s Liberation Army bus rounds the corner.

Indonesia's Danantara fund: bold vision or governance risk?

bno - Jakarta bureau March 7, 2025

Danantara was created to optimise government investment and support Indonesia’s transformation into a global economic power with an initial capital of approximately $20bn.

New search for MH370 begins a decade after mysterious disappearance

bno - Surabaya bureau February 26, 2025

A renewed effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is underway, more than ten years after the aircraft vanished in one of aviation’s most baffling mysteries.

Singapore’s lender OCBC warns of slower loan growth in 2025 after missing profit estimates

bno - Surabaya bureau February 26, 2025

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Singapore’s second-largest lender, has forecast a slowdown in loan growth for 2025 following a weaker-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter earnings.

Kamala Harris to visit Singapore, Bahrain and Germany on final vice-presidential overseas trip

bno - Taipei Bureau January 8, 2025

US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to conclude her term with a global trip spanning Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany

Singapore’s PacificLight Power embarks on $735mn hydrogen power plant project

bno - Surabaya bureau January 8, 2025

Singapore’s energy leader, PacificLight Power, is advancing clean energy initiatives with a $735mn hydrogen power plant on Jurong Island, slated for completion in 2029.

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