The Week

SINGAPORE (Mar 25): To vote is to exist — reads a banner at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, as Thais head for the polls on March 24. The general election in Thailand is the country’s first since a 2014 military coup that ousted former prime minis

SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have barred Noble Group from transferring its listing status to New Noble as part of its restructuring process. This comes after a “careful revie

SINGAPORE (Nov 26): Grab and Go-Jek, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing platforms that were disrupting traditional banking services by offering electronic payments and other financial services, have since formed alliances with banks as part of their aggress

SINGAPORE (Nov 19): Troubled commodities trader Noble Group is moving ahead with a controversial restructuring plan that will see its investors’ shareholding significantly diluted and its creditors owning most of the company. Meanwhile, a former employe

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): After months of anticipation, Indonesian ride-hailing platform GO-JEK has launched a pre-registration portal for people interested in becoming its driver-partners. Over the coming weeks, interested drivers who provide their contact deta

SINGAPORE (Oct 8): Singapore has been investing heavily into cybersecurity amid its Smart Nation drive. But as details of the events leading to the cyberattack on Singapore Health Services’ patient database system in June emerge, so too do signs of a wo