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How Singaporean billionaire businesswoman Chew Gek Khim built fortune with 137-year-old firm

How Singaporean billionaire businesswoman Chew Gek Khim built fortune with 137-year-old firm

Chew Gek Khim, one of Singapore’s richest women with a net worth of US$1.39 billion, transformed the 137-year-old Straits Trading Company from a tin smelter to a modern conglomerate-investment firm.
How rich is Madam Pang, Thai football association president?

How rich is Madam Pang, Thai football association president?

Glimpse into the life of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the world’s richest monarch

Glimpse into the life of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the world’s richest monarch

5 Southeast Asian billionaires with steepest net worth plunge in 2024

5 Southeast Asian billionaires with steepest net worth plunge in 2024

The five Southeast Asian billionaires who posted biggest net worth decline this year are from Singapore and Indonesia with a combined loss of almost $7 billion.
December 31, 2024 | 10:20 pm PT
Casino heiress Pansy Ho: from Hong Kong showbiz socialite to billionaire businesswoman

Casino heiress Pansy Ho: from Hong Kong showbiz socialite to billionaire businesswoman

Pansy Ho, heiress to the fortune of casino mogul Stanley Ho, is one of the wealthiest and most successful businesswomen in Hong Kong with a net worth of US$3.5 billion.
December 29, 2024 | 03:13 pm PT
Top 5 billionaire gainers enjoy $540B added wealth in 2024

Top 5 billionaire gainers enjoy $540B added wealth in 2024

The top five billionaires with biggest net worth gain this year are all American tech tycoons who saw their wealth adding a combined $540 billion since the beginning of January.
December 28, 2024 | 03:27 pm PT
Singapore billionaire investigated for alleged money laundering, other financial crimes

Singapore billionaire investigated for alleged money laundering, other financial crimes

A Singaporean billionaire is being investigated by Bangladesh authorities for alleged financial crimes, including money laundering.
December 25, 2024 | 10:02 pm PT
Indonesia's 50 richest are all billionaires for the first time

Indonesia's 50 richest are all billionaires for the first time

The list of 50 richest individuals in Indonesia is made up of all billionaires for the first time this year, with combined wealth rising 4% to $263 billion.
December 18, 2024 | 06:59 pm PT
How Indonesia's Hartono brothers turned a family business into a $47B global empire

How Indonesia's Hartono brothers turned a family business into a $47B global empire

Tycoon brothers Michael and Robert Hartono expanded their family business from tobacco into banking and online retail, building a $47 billion fortune and securing their place among the world’s wealthiest families.
December 17, 2024 | 03:37 pm PT
India’s richest men drop out of $100B wealth club

India’s richest men drop out of $100B wealth club

The two richest men in India, oil tycoon Mukesh Ambani and industrial infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani, have both seen their wealth plunging to below $100 billion this year amid business challenges.
December 16, 2024 | 12:54 am PT
Two Southeast Asian families among world’s richest in 2024: report

Two Southeast Asian families among world’s richest in 2024: report

Two families from Southeast Asia, one from Indonesia and the other from Thailand, are the only representatives from the region to feature on Bloomberg's list of the 25 wealthiest families in the world this year.
December 15, 2024 | 10:54 pm PT
Elon Musk becomes first person with $400B net worth

Elon Musk becomes first person with $400B net worth

Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle producer Tesla Motors, has become the world’s first person to reach $400 billion in net worth Thursday morning.
December 11, 2024 | 08:49 pm PT
 
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