<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> <channel> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</link> <atom:link href="https://feeds.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link> <language>en-us</language> <title>Jonathan Burgos</title> <image> <url>https://blogs-images.forbes.com/files/2018/11/jonburgos_avatar_1541731417-400x400.jpg</url> <title>Jonathan Burgos</title> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</link> </image> <description>Jonathan Burgos' stories. </description> <copyright>Copyright 2024 Forbes Media LLC</copyright> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/22/billionaire-ex-pm-thaksin-calls-for-lower-taxes-and-electricity-tariffs-to-boost-thailands-competitiveness/</link> <title>Billionaire Ex-PM Thaksin Calls For Lower Taxes And Electricity Tariffs To Boost Thailand’s Competitiveness</title> <description>Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would like the government to reduce Thailand’s personal income tax rate to help stimulate the economy that has lagged the growth of its ASEAN neighbors. </description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6740480d778b221c7b68aee6</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:21:08 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-22T04:21:23-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would like the government to reduce Thailand’s personal income tax rate to help stimulate the economy that has lagged the growth of its ASEAN neighbors. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/674048eed4ab92f2a0128fca/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/674048eed4ab92f2a0128fca/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Forbes Asia</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/20/lvmh-billionaire-bernard-arnault-receives-malcolm-s-forbes-lifetime-achievement-award/</link> <title>LVMH Billionaire Bernard Arnault Receives Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award</title> <description>Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH Group, received the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Forbes Global CEO Conference 2024 on Wednesday in Bangkok. </description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_673d48295ff1fa01b0946304</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 03:16:15 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-21T03:02:42-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH Group, received the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Forbes Global CEO Conference 2024 on Wednesday in Bangkok. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/673dd6b98d391dffc7991694/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/673dd6b98d391dffc7991694/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of Forbes Asia</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/12/vietnamese-billionaire-to-inject-2-billion-into-loss-making-vinfast/</link> <title>Vietnamese Billionaire To Inject $2 Billion Into Loss-Making VinFast</title> <description>Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong—Vietnam’s richest person—is investing $2 billion into VinFast Auto amid widening losses at the struggling electric vehicle maker.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_673339b835f6b35e73ae9bef</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:28:10 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-14T02:37:38-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong—Vietnam’s richest person—is investing $2 billion into VinFast Auto amid widening losses at the struggling electric vehicle maker.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/67333a8ecda9837d8917f405/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/67333a8ecda9837d8917f405/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of VinFast</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/11/billionaire-kwek-leng-bengs-cdl-sells-20-of--singapore-luxury-condo-amid-tepid-demand/</link> <title>Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Sells 20% Of Singapore Luxury Condo Amid Tepid Demand</title> <description>Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng's City Developments sold 20% of a luxury residential project in Singapore's financial district amid tepid demand from high-end buyers. </description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6731e16ed6452e1c3657fbdc</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:28:33 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-11T06:28:46-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng's City Developments sold 20% of a luxury residential project in Singapore's financial district amid tepid demand from high-end buyers. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6731e20aa3835adcfb8e44e9/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6731e20aa3835adcfb8e44e9/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of City Developments</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/08/tycoon-ong-beng-sengs-hpl-buys-concorde-hotel-singapore-for-620-million/</link> <title>Tycoon Ong Beng Seng’s HPL Buys Concorde Hotel Singapore In Deal Valued At $620 Million</title> <description>Hotel Properties is buying the Concorde Hotel in Singapore’s main shopping strip for $620 million as the developer controlled by tycoon Ong Beng Seng and wife Christina steps up investments in the city-state.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_672de1840a3d783240295bca</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:43:41 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-11T03:39:31-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Hotel Properties is buying the Concorde Hotel in Singapore’s main shopping strip for $620 million as the developer controlled by tycoon Ong Beng Seng and wife Christina steps up investments in the city-state.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/672e2e1f7f6d2fce9342cfaf/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/672e2e1f7f6d2fce9342cfaf/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/08/billionaire-wee-familys-uob-jumps-to-record-as-singapore-bank-mulls-share-buyback/</link> <title>Billionaire Wee Family’s UOB Jumps To Record As Singapore Bank Mulls Share Buyback</title> <description>Shares of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank surged to a record high after its billionaire CEO Wee Ee Cheong as the lender considers returning excess capital to shareholders on the back of robust earnings.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_672dc8a611455632743acb26</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:33:58 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-11T03:39:30-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Shares of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank surged to a record high after its billionaire CEO Wee Ee Cheong as the lender considers returning excess capital to shareholders on the back of robust earnings.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/672dcac0205a1ffeb375462a/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/672dcac0205a1ffeb375462a/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Munster Cheong for Forbes Asia</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/11/02/billionaire-kwek-leng-bengs-cdl-revives-china-bet-with-shanghai-property-purchase/</link> <title>Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Revives China Bet With Shanghai Property Purchase</title> <description>City Developments—controlled by billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and his family—has partnered with Chinese state-linked Lianfa Group to purchase a prime mixed-use site in downtown Shanghai for $1.3 billion.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_67259e44e449d50187214bdd</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:15:23 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-04T02:47:32-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>City Developments—controlled by billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and his family—has partnered with Chinese state-linked Lianfa Group to purchase a prime mixed-use site in downtown Shanghai for $1.3 billion.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6725a0dd0a38620beceeeebd/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6725a0dd0a38620beceeeebd/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of City Developments</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/10/28/billionaire-wee-familys-uol-partner-to-buy-singapore-property-for-613-million/</link> <title>Billionaire Wee Family’s UOL, Partner To Buy Singapore Property For $613 Million</title> <description>UOL Group and its unit Singapore Land—both controlled by the family of late banking and real estate billionaire Wee Cho Yaw—have partnered with CapitaLand to buy a residential condominium in the northern central precinct of Bishan for $613 million as housing demand picks up.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_671f0323937c570d925d177e</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:25:16 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-10-29T12:40:11-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>UOL Group and its unit Singapore Land—both controlled by the family of late banking and real estate billionaire Wee Cho Yaw—have partnered with CapitaLand to buy a residential condominium in the northern central precinct of Bishan for $613 million as housing demand picks up.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/671f0497cb7fcf7f40a5f768/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/671f0497cb7fcf7f40a5f768/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of Edmund Tie</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium 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<atom:updated>2024-10-25T04:01:00-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Las Vegas Sands—controlled by the family of the late casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson—plans to invest $8 billion to expand its integrated casino resort in Singapore amid a tourism boom in the city-state.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6719df85e5112b86ddaa6edb/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6719df85e5112b86ddaa6edb/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium 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<atom:updated>2024-10-25T04:00:44-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Billionaire Gautam Adani's Ambuja Cements agreed to buy a 47% stake in Orient Cement in a deal valued at $963 million, stepping up acquisitions amid intensifying rivalry with tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6717a6c2dfd8cc8946c3e107/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6717a6c2dfd8cc8946c3e107/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>getty</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> 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<atom:updated>2024-10-22T04:07:29-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng's City Developments sold 84% of a residential project in northern Singapore, adding to signs of resilient demand in the city-state.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6715bf4f1645d7c31bd6346f/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1509%2C708%2Cx342%2Cy213" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6715bf4f1645d7c31bd6346f/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1509%2C708%2Cx342%2Cy213"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of City Developments</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> 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10 Oct 2024 23:54:35 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-10-16T03:49:06-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Public Bank Bhd—Malaysia’s second-largest lender by market value—said Thursday it is buying a 44.15% stake in LPI Capital from the family of its late founder Teh Hong Piow for $400 million. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/67089c9b9e510f5e6f9fe990/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/67089c9b9e510f5e6f9fe990/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>getty</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/10/08/billionaire-banker-grows-singapore-lender-across-southeast-asia-and-spruces-up-its-image/</link> <title>Billionaire Banker Grows Singapore Lender Across Southeast Asia And Spruces Up Its Image</title> <description>UOB, one of city-state’s oldest lenders, hits sweet spot with youth across the region after buying Citibank’s consumer banking operations and partnering with global superstar Taylor Swift.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6704b39a9ba32c78f847bd89</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:30:00 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-10-25T03:06:22-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>UOB, one of city-state’s oldest lenders, hits sweet spot with youth across the region after buying Citibank’s consumer banking operations and partnering with global superstar Taylor Swift.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6704dea4791bca7281c9015e/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1512%2C1008%2Cx235%2Cy275" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6704dea4791bca7281c9015e/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1512%2C1008%2Cx235%2Cy275"></media:thumbnail> </media:content> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6704eee72c1a85cfda876127/Wee-Ee-Cheong/0x0.jpg?width=1920&amp;precrop=1488%2C1677%2Cx55%2Cy36" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6704eee72c1a85cfda876127/Wee-Ee-Cheong/0x0.jpg?width=1920&amp;precrop=1488%2C1677%2Cx55%2Cy36"></media:thumbnail> <media:title>Hero Image</media:title> <media:credit>Munster 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<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/10/04/singapore-charges-property-tycoon-ong-beng-seng-with-offences-linked-to-gifts-to-convicted-ex-minister/</link> <title>Singapore Charges Property Tycoon Ong Beng Seng With Offences Linked To Gifts To Convicted Ex-Minister</title> <description>A Singapore court on Friday charged property tycoon Ong Beng Seng with two offenses related to a case against former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted earlier of breaking the law by receiving gifts including Formula-1 tickets and a trip to Doha. </description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_66ffad8311ded6187af49ba1</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:36:26 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-10-07T04:32:32-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>A Singapore court on Friday charged property tycoon Ong Beng Seng with two offenses related to a case against former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted earlier of breaking the law by receiving gifts including Formula-1 tickets and a trip to Doha. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66ffadb5e4e5cc133ae67c86/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66ffadb5e4e5cc133ae67c86/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/09/23/billionaire-koh-wee-meng-to-open-three-new-singapore-hotels-by-2027/</link> <title>Billionaire Koh Wee Meng To Open Three New Singapore Hotels By 2027</title> <description>Fragrance Group and Global Premium Hotels—both controlled by billionaire Koh Wee Meng—are tapping into the travel boom with three new hotels opening in Singapore by 2027.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_66f11b4658b8ba52f9763450</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:22 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-09-24T03:35:18-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Fragrance Group and Global Premium Hotels—both controlled by billionaire Koh Wee Meng—are tapping into the travel boom with three new hotels opening in Singapore by 2027.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66f145b80fad47b60448f7c2/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66f145b80fad47b60448f7c2/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of Global Premium Hotels</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/09/04/kkr-backed-singapore-billionaire-on-hot-streak-from-selling-premium-coffee-tea/</link> <title>Singapore Billionaire On Hot Streak From Selling Premium Coffee, Tea</title> <description>Singapore tycoon Ron Sim made his first fortune in massage chairs and once owned U.S. retailer Brookstone. Now he is betting on coffee and tea shops.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_66d7dc3c2f6a3a6a4ae0323b</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:30:54 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-09-12T20:35:27-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Singapore tycoon Ron Sim made his first fortune in massage chairs and once owned U.S. retailer Brookstone. Now he is betting on coffee and tea shops.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66d7dd3f83690aa1e19ac0ce/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1500%2C928%2Cx0%2Cy595" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66d7dd3f83690aa1e19ac0ce/0x0.jpg?width=960&amp;precrop=1500%2C928%2Cx0%2Cy595"></media:thumbnail> </media:content> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66d7dd3f83690aa1e19ac0ce/Ron-Sim/0x0.jpg?width=1920&amp;precrop=1500%2C1686%2Cx0%2Cy449" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66d7dd3f83690aa1e19ac0ce/Ron-Sim/0x0.jpg?width=1920&amp;precrop=1500%2C1686%2Cx0%2Cy449"></media:thumbnail> <media:title>Hero Image</media:title> <media:credit>Munster Cheong for Forbes Asia </media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category 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Developments at a media briefing in August.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66cfdca230937f2fd4fa9905/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66cfdca230937f2fd4fa9905/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Hong Leong Group</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Billionaires</category> <category domain="channel-link">/worlds-billionaires</category> <category domain="channel-section">Business</category> <category domain="channel-link">/business</category> <category domain="channel-section">Forbes Magazine</category> <category domain="channel-link">/forbes-magazine</category> <category 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Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_66cfe54d8d27037eaa720aac</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:50:38 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-09-05T04:02:45-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Less than three years after its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, business process outsourcing firm TDCX was taken private in a deal valuing the Singapore-headquartered firm at just over $1 billion.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66cfe5823500d6b3c403aaae/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/66cfe5823500d6b3c403aaae/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>TDCX</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category 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domain="template-type">premium</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/07/14/vietnamese-billionaires-vinfast-delays-us-ev-factory-amid-headwinds/</link> <title>Vietnamese Billionaire’s VinFast Delays U.S. EV Factory Amid Headwinds</title> <description>Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's VinFast Auto is delaying the construction of its electric vehicle factory in the U.S. by three years amid growing economic headwinds. </description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6693d2d11adde30736e59a93</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:48:32 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-09T04:12:59-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's VinFast Auto is delaying the construction of its electric vehicle factory in the U.S. by three years amid growing economic headwinds. </content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6383164b70e7369ba63cf512/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6383164b70e7369ba63cf512/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>Courtesy of VinFast</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/06/03/googles-singapore-investments-jump-over-fivefold-to-5-billion-with-data-center-expansion/</link> <title>Google’s Singapore Investments Jump Over Fivefold To $5 Billion With Data Center Expansion</title> <description>Google has completed the expansion of its data center in Singapore, adding to signs the race to build cloud infrastructure in Southeast Asia is heating up.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_665dcbf056e9b84bc4d5e161</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:46:14 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-08-27T13:41:04-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Google has completed the expansion of its data center in Singapore, adding to signs the race to build cloud infrastructure in Southeast Asia is heating up.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/665dccf768466737b0769837/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/665dccf768466737b0769837/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>getty</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/05/16/st-telemedia-unit-vng-to-build-420-million-data-center-in-vietnam/</link> <title>ST Telemedia Unit, VNG To Build $420 Million Data Center In Vietnam</title> <description>Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers and Vietnamese tech unicorn VNG have teamed up to build a $420 million data center in Ho Chi Minh City to tap into the country's booming digital economy.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6645adbc2981a974c5e6b1a6</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 03:39:52 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-08-27T13:35:03-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centers and Vietnamese tech unicorn VNG have teamed up to build a $420 million data center in Ho Chi Minh City to tap into the country's booming digital economy.</content:encoded> <media:content url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6645aed8b1059aa9ddd4e5c8/0x0.jpg?width=960" medium="image"> <media:thumbnail url="https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6645aed8b1059aa9ddd4e5c8/0x0.jpg?width=960"></media:thumbnail> <media:credit>UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <category domain="primary-channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="primary-channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="channel-section">Asia</category> <category domain="channel-link">/asia</category> <category domain="badge-name">Premium Content</category> <category domain="badge-slug">premiumcontent</category> <category domain="badge-name">Editors' Pick</category> <category domain="badge-slug">editors-pick</category> <category domain="display-channel">Forbes Asia</category> <category domain="template-type">standard</category> </item> <item> <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/05/07/amazon-to-double-singapore-investment-to-17-billion-with-cloud-project/</link> <title>Amazon To Double Singapore Investment To $17 Billion With Cloud Project</title> <description>Amazon is doubling its investment commitment in Singapore to $17 billion as it plans to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in the city-state.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_6639b2c922164e59efa0685e</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 01:20:51 -0400</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-08-27T13:40:35-04:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>Amazon is doubling its investment commitment in Singapore to $17 billion as it plans to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in the city-state.</content:encoded> <media:content 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<link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2024/01/22/billionaire-pham-nhat-vuongs-vingroup-to-invest-21-billion-in-indonesia-ev-factory-taxi-venture/</link> <title>Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong’s Vingroup To Invest $2.1 Billion In Indonesia EV Factory, Taxi Venture</title> <description>VinFast is investing $2.1 billion over the next few years to build an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Indonesia and roll out a taxi service in Southeast Asia’s most populous country.</description> <dc:creator>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</dc:creator> <atom:author> <atom:name>Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff</atom:name> <atom:uri>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/</atom:uri> </atom:author> <guid isPermaLink="false">content_65aa4ac48da49420f4b7a7b7</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 01:15:41 -0500</pubDate> <atom:updated>2024-11-08T04:15:20-05:00</atom:updated> <content:encoded>VinFast is investing $2.1 billion over the next few years to build an electric vehicle manufacturing 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