
Sumiko Tan
Executive Editor at The Straits Times
Executive Editor, The Straits Times @straits_times. I write a Lunch with Sumiko series. Read it here https://t.co/kBfhptCGlL
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Sumiko Tan
Todd Boehly is the co-founder and CEO of Eldridge Industries, an $80 billion holdings company that has stakes in the likes of famous sports & entertainment names like the Golden Globes, A24, Chelsea F.C. and the LA Dodgers. Todd Boehly has a hard, penetrating stare and doesn’t smile much. It’s not that the American billionaire is unfriendly. In fact, when I replay the audio recording of the interview, I’m struck by how warm, pleasant and candid he sounds.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Sumiko Tan
Volunteering offers a natural way to build and maintain social ties. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCOIf the Covid-19 pandemic taught me anything about myself, it’s that cooking’s not my thing. When lockdown hit in 2020, I threw myself into full novice cook mode. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Sumiko Tan
FOR SUBSCRIBERSLunch With SumikoKen Chan is the former head of GIC Japan. His private equity firm, Patience Capital Group, has been buying up land in two ski mountains in central Japan. His goal? To develop them into world-class skiing and all-season holiday destinations. PUBLISHED May 18, 2025, 05:00 AMChinese Singaporean Ken Chan is, by his own admission, “as Japanese as I can get”.
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1 month ago |
straitstimes.com | Sumiko Tan
Despite the legal provisions for older employees keen to stay in the workforce, they can still be stymied by roadblocks. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCOThree months before Mr Francis Ng turned 63 in 2024, he received a letter from his employer titled “Health concerns”. In it, he was told he was being put on early retirement, and had one month’s notice to leave the company. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Sumiko Tan
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At 19, he came up with the idea of #Ethereum. Had a very interesting lunch with @VitalikButerin, and got his views on Singapore’s approach to blockchain and crypto. His take on the FTX saga too. https://t.co/ai9cNfQctq

Had an enjoyable lunch with Mr Ricky Kok, the man who bought the Yishun coffeeshop for $40m earlier this year. What an inspiring rags-to-riches story. https://t.co/4hp1YS1S6W

Over lunch at his office in Singapore, Don Don Donki founder Takao Yasuda tells me why he relocated to Singapore, how his younger son did NS, and how being a maverick has paid of. https://t.co/EALbZZRm9g