Based in Singapore, I am a senior editor at Forbes Asia, overseeing the coverage of breaking news across Southeast Asia and leading a team of journalists covering billionaires, entrepreneurs, wealth and deals. Prior to joining Forbes, I worked for several media organizations in the past two decades, including Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. In recent years, I have also ventured into PR with stints as Associate Director at Singtel and as Chief Storyteller at boutique media consultancy FDM Media. For news tips, you can reach me at jburgos@forbesasia.com.
Indonesian Tycoon Mochtar Riady’s OUE REIT Seeks Buyers For Prime Singapore Office Tower
Tycoon Mochtar Riady's OUE REIT is seeking to divest One Raffles Place, one of the tallest skycrapers in Singapore, amid strong investor appetite for commercial properties in the city-state.
Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Sells More Than Half Of Prime Residential Project In Singapore CBD
City Developments sold 140 of the 246-unit Newport Residences on the edge of Singapore's central business district over the weekend, adding to signs of robust property demand in the city-state.
Tycoon Raj Kumar Selling Prime F&B Space In Singapore’s Orchard Road For $195 Million
The proposed sale of Cuppage Terrace by tycoon Raj Kumar's Royal Holdings is well-timed as the Orchard Road shopping belt is undergoing a major facelift with several older properties in the area undergoing redevelopment.
UOL, CapitaLand Offer Top Bid Of $1.2 Billion For Mixed-Use Singapore Site
A 50/50 joint venture between UOL and CapitaLand Development will develop an 830-unit residential condominium on the 46,900-square-meter site in Hougang in northeastern Singapore.
Peak XV Taps India’s IPO Boom With Meesho, Wakefit Trading Debuts In December
Amid India’s IPO boom, more than 10 of Peak XV’s portfolio companies have listed in the past two years, the latest of which are fintech company Pine Labs and Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent of online stock brokerage Groww.