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Millionaires and billionaires

Millionaires and billionaires

What's it really like to be a wealthy millionaire or billionaire? Keep up to date with the crazy, rich lives of the world's richest people.

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16 October, 2024

Singaporean billionaire Saiful Alam Masud. Photo: S. Alam Group

Singaporean tycoon Alam investigated over financial crimes in Bangladesh

The billionaire’s lawyers called money-laundering allegations a targeted smear campaign against him and his family.

25 Dec 2024 - 3:10PM

Icons and Influencers

Meet the first lady of Kentucky, domestic violence campaigner Britainy Beshear

24 Dec 2024 - 5:00AMvideocam

Trump says talk that he has ceded presidency to Musk is a ‘hoax’

23 Dec 2024 - 9:35AMvideocam

7 richest sports team owners: net worths, ranked

The Carolina Panthers’ David Tepper started on Goldman Sachs’ junk bond desk; the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dan Gilbert founded Quicken Loans; and the Dallas Mavericks’ Miriam Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands

23 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

Discover the seven richest sports team owners today; pictured (from left) Quicken Loans’ Dan Gilbert, Kering’s Francois Pinault and Point72 Asset Management’s Steve Cohen. Photos: @NBA_NewYork/X; Sygma via Getty Images; @NBA_NewYork/X

Architecture and design

Inside 740 Park Avenue, where NYC’s richest make their homes

The storied art deco building opened its doors in the 1930s and has played home to many a famous resident. Now a hotspot for finance magnates, a unit in this building costs almost US$50 million

23 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Mireddys González, Daddy Yankee’s soon-to-be ex-wife?

Puerto Rican reggaeton sensation Daddy Yankee had called his high school sweetheart wife, with whom he shares 2 children, his ‘boss’ and ‘the right one’ – now he’s filed a legal injunction against her.

21 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

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Meet Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for Nasa head and a friend to Elon Musk

Isaacman has led and funded two SpaceX missions to date – now, US president-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to head Nasa as the agency moves towards more commercial operations.

20 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

Meet Trump’s pick to head Nasa, Jared Isaacman, who founded his first unicorn start-up at 16, was the first civilian to perform a spacewalk and is tight with Elon Musk. Photo: @rookisaacman/X

President Musk? World’s wealthiest man makes his presence felt in Washington

Elon Musk’s intervention in a US spending plan highlights his influence over the Republican Party and Donald Trump.

20 Dec 2024 - 1:31PM

Who is the richest US Supreme Court justice? Net worths, ranked

Appointed by the likes of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and George W. Bush, they make decisions affecting millions of people – and are paid handsomely to do so.

20 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Fund of ByteDance’s billionaire founder gets Hong Kong asset management licence

The investment fund started by the founder of the Chinese owner of TikTok now has regulatory approval to provide services to professional investors.

18 Dec 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming attends the opening ceremony of the 5th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: AP

UK approves Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group is taking over the parent company of the centuries-old Royal Mail in a deal worth US$4.5 billion.

16 Dec 2024 - 8:52PM

The UK government is clearing a Royal Mail takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

Who is Kimberly Marasco, the writer and poet suing Tay Tay for US$7 million?

The author has finally served Swift, after claiming the pop princess plagiarised her poems in several songs across the albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.

16 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Ronnie Wood’s wife Sally Humphreys, who is 31 years his junior

The couple married in 2012 with Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart as best men; their twin girls Gracie and Alice were born in 2016, and Humphreys has supported Wood through 2 bouts of lung cancer.

16 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Banking & finance

Chinese money fuels hiring spree among private banks in Hong Kong

Wealth managers like UBS, Bank of Singapore and Julius Baer are expanding teams to cater to surging mainland Chinese money.

16 Dec 2024 - 12:37PM

Private wealth managers are on a hiring spree in Hong Kong to cater to wealthy mainland Chinese clients. Photo: Sam Tsang

Fame and celebrity

Meet OnlyFans’ Lily Phillips, who plans to bed 1,000 men in a day

Controversial OnlyFans user Lily Phillips has unveiled her next challenge: after sleeping with 101 men in one day, she now says she plans to multiply that number by 10.

16 Dec 2024 - 5:00AMvideocam

OnlyFans user Lily Phillips is one of the most controversial creators on the platform. Photo: @lilyphillip_s/Instagram

Celebrity children

Meet DJ Cuppy, the multitalented daughter of a Nigerian billionaire

Femi Otedola’s daughter is a rising music star, but she’s also made history as the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the UN, and hopes to be Nigeria’s first female president.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Galaxy Entertainment names founder Lui Che-woo’s son as chairman

Francis Lui, 69, has been the deputy chairman of the company since 1997.

13 Dec 2024 - 7:46PM

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Sam Simon, Simpsons creator and ex-husband of RHOBH’s Jennifer Tilly?

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newbie Jennifer Tilly has said she still makes money from The Simpsons thanks to her late ex-husband Sam Simon, who co-created the iconic show back in 1989.

13 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

The late producer and philanthropist Sam Simon with his first wife Jennifer Tilly pictured at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards in LA. Photo: WireImage

Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX Starbase into a new Texas city

Boca Chica site is the primary location where SpaceX builds and launches its huge Starship rocket system.

13 Dec 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

Rape, drugging allegations cap downfall of US luxury real estate stars

Prosecutors claim a long pattern of rape for three brothers charged in real estate sex-trafficking scheme.

13 Dec 2024 - 11:53AM

Hong Kong property

Mystery buyer spends HK$150 million for 26 flats in shopping binge

All the flats were acquired in Kai Tak district in projects including Double Coast 1 and Twin Victoria, according to agents.

13 Dec 2024 - 8:45AM

General view of Kai Tak. The 320-hectare development is billed as Hong Kong’s second central business district. Photo: Dickson Lee

Surging wealth of India’s billionaires raises concerns about rising inequality

The wealth of billionaires in India has risen to US$905 billion, according to a report by UBS, outpacing the country’s economic growth.

13 Dec 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

A person holding Indian rupees of different denominations. The wealth of Indian billionaires surged to US$905 billion in 2024, a UBS report shows. Photo: Shutterstock

Fame and celebrity

Who is Sam Burns, the Maga-loving golfer with a hunting controversy?

Burns has 5 PGA Tour wins under his belt, but his Instagram post of himself wearing a Maga hat while posing with a dead deer sparked mixed reactions – off the course, he’s a husband and new dad.

13 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Elon Musk’s net worth tops US$400 billion in historic first

The most recent catalyst was an insider share sale of his privately held SpaceX, which boosted Musk’s net worth by some US$50 billion.

12 Dec 2024 - 6:04PMvideocam

Formula One (F1)

Meet F1 Mercedes driver George Russell, who’s feuding with Max Verstappen

George Russell has been racing since he was a child in British karting circuits, pairing his meteoric rise to F1 stardom with his candid approach to speaking with the press.

12 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Mercedes’ driver George Russell arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on December 8. Photo: AFP

Recap | Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and Salman Rushdie were foreshadowed in ancient China

Explore connections between Chinese history, current events, and modern celebrities with longtime contributor Wee Kek Koon.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

Taylor Swift performs at Singapore’s National Stadium in March. The singer played six concerts in the Lion City as part of The Eras Tour. Photo: Getty Images

Icons and Influencers

Who are Luigi Mangione’s wealthy parents, Louis and Kathleen Mangione?

Luigi’s father Louis is the owner of Lorien Health Services and his mum Kathleen runs a travel company; meanwhile, one of his sisters is a doctor and his cousin Nino a state legislator.

11 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sara Netanyahu, the controversial, luxe-living wife of Israel’s PM

Sara Netanyahu – a former air hostess who’s been accused of living large on the taxpayer’s dime – has been found guilty of misappropriating state funds and abusing her employees.

11 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

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