South East Asia & Oceania
The Quest to End Rupert Murdoch's Australian Media Empire
Malcolm Turnbull, the former prime minister of Australia, is leading the charge to curb Rupert Murdoch’s monopoly of influence.
A Moment of Reckoning for ASEAN Tech:The Changing Economic Landscape Signaling the End of an Era
In their March report, the Indonesian super-app provider, GoTo, said that its 2022 net loss widened by 56% to 40.4 trillion rupiah ($2.6 billion) as the company continues to struggle to turn a profit.
Singapore’s Growing Role as a Production Hub in the Chip Industry Supply Chain
Big Western chipmakers are increasingly turning towards Singapore as a production hub, both to meet growing demands and to diversify their supply chain risks.
The Central Bank’s Balancing Act in Australia: Managing Inflation without Crashing the Housing Market
In early December, The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted interest rates for the eighth consecutive month, taking its benchmark to 3.1%.
FTX Collapse Brings about Reputational Damage to Singapore’s Temasek
Singapore’s state-owned investment company Temasek has decided to write down the value of its investment in FTX to zero.
The Losing US Strategy in Southeast Asia and How to Fix It
Amidst the ongoing political tug of war between the US and China, Biden has to establish what ASEAN centrality means.
The Battle to Monopolize Southeast Asia’s Embedded Finance Ecosystem
Japanese megabank Sumitomo Mitsui and U.S. tech giant Microsoft are teaming up to provide financial services to digital platforms in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia’s Problem With Capital Relocation a Warning to the Rest of the World
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is sinking and it is sinking fast. Parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged by 2050, with 95% of North Jakarta estimated to sink. In addition to this, Jakarta has been continuously plagued by traffic congestion, air pollution and land subsidence – all of which contribute to increasingly damaging floods in the region.