I am a contributing editor at Forbes Asia based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Having more than a decade of experience in journalism, I find interest in tracking the wealth of the Asian richest. Before joining Forbes Asia, I worked for several media companies including Forbes Indonesia,
ViTrox Cofounder Returns To The Ranks Of Malaysia’s Richest As AI Boom Fuels Demand For Chip Inspection Equipment
An 84% jump in shares of ViTrox returned cofounder and CEO Chu Jenn Weng to the list after a year’s absence.
Malaysia’s Lee Brothers Reap Windfall On REIT Listing Plan
Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng added $3.3 billion to their net worth and rose three spots to No. 3 among the country’s richest.
Inside The Indonesian Starbucks Challenger That’s Betting On Affordable Premium Coffee
Backed by investors such as Jay-Z and Serena Williams, unicorn coffee chain Kopi Kenangan is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion in Asia-Pacific under cofounder Edward Tirtanata that will more than triple its stores to 4,000 by 2030.
Indian Pharma Billionaires Pile Into Generic Weight-Loss Drugs, Sparking Regulatory Scrutiny
Last week’s expiry of the patent for semaglutide—the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozmepic that are used to treat both diabetes and obesity—unleashed a flurry of launches of low-cost generic versions by some of India’s biggest pharma companies.
Savvy Bets Return Media Mogul To Ranks Of Indonesia’s Richest
An investment portfolio stacked with winners returned media mogul Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja to the ranks of Indonesia’s richest after a two-year gap with a net worth of $1.8 billion, shared with his family.
