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Cheong Poh Kwan

Assistant Business Editor

Poh Kwan is assistant business editor at The Straits Times, where her team covers jobs, workplace culture, manpower issues and personal finance. She began her career in 2008 as a video journalist covering Singapore news, before transitioning to foreign news. She used to be a policy analyst and journalism lecturer, teaching data storytelling while studying data science. She finds joy in the company of books, music, podcasts, nature and good people.

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Singapore remains a private equity hub, but data centre growth is shifting elsewhere: Bain

Singapore accounted for the largest share if, followed by Malaysia at US$5.3 billion.
Singapore accounted for the largest share if, followed by Malaysia at US$5.3 billion.

How well do you know the Singapore stock market?

When silence isn’t golden: Succession challenge looms for Asia’s wealthy families

Panelists (from left) Mr Chew Mun Yew, Head of UOB Private Bank; Associate Professor Yupana Wiwattanakantang, NUS Business School; and Mr Ernest Saudjana, senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, at the launch of White Paper “The Asia Generational Wealth Report 2025: Succession in a new era”.
Panelists (from left) Mr Chew Mun Yew, Head of UOB Private Bank; Associate Professor Yupana Wiwattanakantang, NUS Business School; and Mr Ernest Saudjana, senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, at the launch of White Paper “The Asia Generational Wealth Report 2025: Succession in a new era”.

AI isn’t the rival, the person who masters it is: Ant Group CTO

Ant Group's chief technology officer He Zhengyu spoke to The Straits Times after delivering a keynote address at the Singapore National Employers Federation Employers’ Summit on Nov 4, 2025.
Ant Group's chief technology officer He Zhengyu spoke to The Straits Times after delivering a keynote address at the Singapore National Employers Federation Employers’ Summit on Nov 4, 2025.

Skipping a generation: Lessons from the late Nippon Paint tycoon’s inheritance play

The late Mr Goh Cheng Liang was among Singapore's richest, according to Forbes' ranking.
The late Mr Goh Cheng Liang was among Singapore's richest, according to Forbes' ranking.

The Megaspeed mystery: Who’s the Singaporean behind firm at centre of Nvidia chips probe?

Megaspeed is under widening probe over possible breaches of export laws involving advanced Nvidia AI chips.
Megaspeed is under widening probe over possible breaches of export laws involving advanced Nvidia AI chips.

Megaspeed, Singapore firm at centre of US chip probe, goes dark

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MegaSpeed.Ai at Ocean Financial Centre, pictured on Oct 10, 2025. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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MegaSpeed.Ai at Ocean Financial Centre, pictured on Oct 10, 2025. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Singapore’s competition watchdog issues new guide to curb misleading marketing claims

The release of the guide follows a series of cases where businesses, including nail care salon chain Nail Palace, were found to have made false or misleading claims.
The release of the guide follows a series of cases where businesses, including nail care salon chain Nail Palace, were found to have made false or misleading claims.

askST Jobs: How to stand out but not show off when sharing about career highs on social media

The key is to avoid common missteps, such as making every post “all about me” and posting too often without a clear message.
The key is to avoid common missteps, such as making every post “all about me” and posting too often without a clear message.

Singapore Mint launches investment-grade Lion Bullion bars as gold prices climb to new high

The Lion Bullion gold bars are available in sizes ranging from 1g to 1kg.
The Lion Bullion gold bars are available in sizes ranging from 1g to 1kg.

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