Lina is the bureau chief of Insider's Singapore bureau. She oversees business, life, and news coverage from the company's Asia-based teams, and heads up the company's hiring and editorial strategy for the region.
She moved to Singapore in January 2021 to launch the bureau as managing editor. Before that, she was the senior editor of executive lifestyle for Business Insider in New York City, where she led a team of journalists who covered real estate, travel and tourism, and the lifestyles of the world's richest people. Find her on Twitter at @Lbatarags.
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As of Tuesday evening, Apple has followed Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America when they search for "Gulf of Mexico."
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2025-01-04T10:41:52Z
Authorities identified Matthew Livelsberger of Colorado Springs as the driver of the Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.
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2025-01-02T08:07:16Z
Las Vegas police said a person inside the Cybertruck died and that the vehicle contained gasoline canisters and "large mortar fireworks."
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2024-03-11T10:20:00Z
There's a new reality for American companies trying to do business in China, and it's only going to get tougher.
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2024-03-06T11:43:19Z
Apple has entered a new hardware market with the launch of the Vision Pro, but challenges surrounding the iPhone mean it might need an upgrade.
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2024-02-12T06:10:54Z
Dorsey — the cofounder and former CEO of Twitter, now known as X — was seen at the Super Bowl sitting with Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
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2023-06-20T05:11:55Z
The leadership shake-up comes months after Alibaba, which is the third-most valuable company in China, announced it would split into six groups.
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2023-06-14T08:50:18Z
It looks as if Jeff Bezos may be wearing his signature aviators. Sadly, the iconic $260, octopus-print swim trunks from 2019 didn't make the cut.
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2023-06-12T07:07:17Z
Many of Reddits most popular subreddits are currently not available as some users go on a 48-hour blackout period to protest a new pricing policy.
John Reyes and his wife were cleaning out his father-in-law's home when they found old bank bags full of pennies in the crawlspace, KTLA reported.
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2023-06-10T08:12:11Z
It's not an isolated incident: Sushi terrorism, in which people lick and touch utensils, food, and bottles in sushi restaurants, is on the rise.
If this week's social media trends in China and the US are any indication, it looks like the two countries' generations share some of the same woes.
On a Monday call, the overarching view from executives was that "this is very rushed," and "nobody has a clue what happens next," an insider said.
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2022-12-29T04:37:10Z
When Santos ran for Congress in 2020, he listed a salary of $55,000. His most recent financial disclosure shows a salary of $750,000.
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2022-12-28T09:43:07Z
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said it was a "very tough" day. Here's what the people affected by Southwest's mass cancellations had to say.
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2022-11-28T10:56:43Z
Over the weekend, students gathered on campuses in protest. People shouted in the streets of Beijing, yelling: "No to COVID tests, yes to freedom."
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2022-11-16T12:22:50Z
An international investigation is underway regarding the origin of the missile that struck Poland, a member of NATO, and killed two people.
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2022-11-14T10:44:00Z
The University of Virginia police said the suspect in the deadly shootings — a fellow student — was taken into custody Monday morning.
Follow live updates as Nicole moves toward Georgia, with storm surge warnings still in effect along Florida's coastline.
"It's a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world" Nadal wrote on Twitter hours after Federer announced his retirement.