Kevin is a reporter from the news team at Business Insider's Singapore bureau. He reports primarily on global politics and socio-political issues.
Kevin has worked as a journalist for Bloomberg News, The Economist, and Channel NewsAsia. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Fortune, The Japan Times, and The Edge Singapore. He was awarded the Leading Change Journalism Bursary by the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust in 2017.
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The State Department's procurement forecast for 2025 included a $400 million contract for "Armored Tesla (Production Units)."
Transportation
2025-02-12T07:55:32Z
Ford's CEO says Trump's tariffs are causing chaos and could be devastating to the auto industry
"So far, what we are seeing is a lot of cost and a lot of chaos," Jim Farley said of Trump's tariffs.
Politics
2025-02-12T04:36:02Z
Federal agencies can only hire one new employee for every 4 that leave under Trump's latest executive order
Trump's executive order said agency heads will have to work with Elon Musk's DOGE to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
Politics
2025-02-10T04:29:16Z
Trump says he's instructed the Treasury to stop making new pennies
"Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
AI
2025-02-10T04:15:17Z
Sam Altman says the cost of using AI will drop by 10 times every year
"Moore's law changed the world at 2x every 18 months; this is unbelievably stronger," Altman wrote in a blog post on Sunday.
Politics
2025-02-07T23:50:09Z
Judge blocks Trump, Musk's shutdown of USAID
Judge Carl Nichols blocked Donald Trump and Elon Musk's attempted USAID shutdown days after the American Foreign Service Association filed a lawsuit.
Politics
2025-02-07T04:08:58Z
The head of the FEC is defying Trump's attempt to fire her
"There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it," Ellen Weintraub said of Trump's attempt to remove her from the FEC.
Politics
2025-02-06T04:44:45Z
Jamie Dimon says he didn't run for president because he knew winning the White House would mean barely seeing his family for 4 years
"It is subjecting your family to some very tough stuff," Dimon told David Novak on the "How Leaders Lead" podcast.
Politics
2025-02-06T03:17:51Z
The CFO of the Office of Personnel Management, the chief HR agency for the federal government, resigns
Erica Roach, the chief financial officer of the US Office of Personnel Management, resigned this week amid swift changes to the federal workforce.
Economy
2025-02-05T11:00:55Z
USPS temporarily stops accepting inbound packages from China and Hong Kong
The US Postal Service decision, which takes effect immediately, is a potential blow to Chinese online retailers such as Shein and Temu.
Politics
2025-02-05T09:08:42Z
China's rapid tariff response shows Beijing is ready for Trump
China's targeted and calibrated response to Trump's tariffs shows Beijing isn't backing down, economists told Business Insider.
Politics
2025-02-04T09:15:35Z
Trump said the new sovereign wealth fund he signed an executive order to create could be used to buy TikTok
He has also floated numerous ways to save the app, like having Elon Musk or Oracle's Larry Ellison buy it.
Politics
2025-02-04T07:56:58Z
Federal employee unions are suing the Treasury and alleging Elon Musk's DOGE gained illegal and 'unprecedented' access to data
The lawsuit accused Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, of giving Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive information.
Science
2025-02-03T06:44:35Z
Bill Gates said he did his best to save things like funding for HIV research during a 3-hour meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Gates said he "had a really good, very long dinner" with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Christmas.
Politics
2025-02-03T06:05:31Z
Billionaires, industry leaders, and execs urge Trump to rethink 'devastating' tariffs on Canada and Mexico
The Trump administration said Saturday it had imposed a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on China.
Careers
2025-02-03T00:08:01Z
I spent years working toward my dream job at JPMorgan in Hong Kong. But just over 3 years into the job, I left — here's why.
Herman Ko, 27, says he left JPMorgan because of the long hours as well as a mismatch with his career aspirations.
AI
2025-01-28T05:02:27Z
Jensen Huang lost close to 20% of his net worth on Monday after DeepSeek roiled the AI industry
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's net worth fell from $121 billion to around $100 billion on Monday, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Politics
2025-01-27T09:36:24Z
Bill Gates says he thinks it's 'insane' that Elon Musk is allowed to 'destabilize' politics in other countries
"If someone is super smart, and he is, they should think how they can help out," Gates said of Musk.
AI
2025-01-24T06:04:24Z
Trump wants the US to create an AI action plan in 180 days, and former PayPal mafia member David Sacks is among those leading the push
Trump named venture capitalist David Sacks as his AI and cryptocurrency czar in December.
Politics
2025-01-23T10:31:55Z
3 days into his 2nd term, Trump is making headway on another big deal — this time with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was the first foreign country that Trump visited during his first term.