Tom Wright

BREAKING: Singapore dismantles the financial empire of Benjamin Mauerberger, arresting two Singaporeans and seizing $124 million in assets. Mauerberger is a South African who used billions in scam proceeds to take over Thailand's government and is now on the run🧵

🧵 Prabowo Subianto is chipping away at the political and economic settlements that have been the foundation of Indonesia's hard-won stability since the Asian financial crisis. In @TheEconomist's Briefing this week, @EthanYWu and I take in the first 18 months of his presidency.

@goodbyekitty12 Very worrying

@TomWrightAsia We're back to authoritarian new order era with government officials and their bootlickers interpret whatever president says as law

The Economist calls Prabowo a “thuggish general.” Indonesia needs rule of law now.

Revolving door

Breaking News: The Justice Dept. is planning to drop charges against India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, after a lawyer for the billionaire made an unusual investment offer. nyti.ms/42DVKvU

@propeaztech Bad take. It’s about a mafia state.

@TomWrightAsia It's the reality check among technology players. Tech is mostly about win big and dominate, black and white. Tech can't do the same in Politics otherwise will be targeted by small powerful minorities. You have to compromise in politics, a lot of grey areas. He's too B/W.

NYT calls Nadiem’s case a “political prosecution” and points out an “authoritarian tilt” in Indonesia. nytimes.com/2026/05/13/wor…

He’s delusional. Read the caption. Big tech won’t commit capital to Indonesia as long as the founder of its biggest unicorn remains in jail on trumped-up charges.

Extortion by police. Corrupt prosecutors. Indonesia needs to reform, and quickly.

@jedimarkus77 Probably billions.

@TomWrightAsia Does Jho Low still have $6M lying around?

Will Trump pardon Jho Low?

UPCOMING HEARING | Crime, Corruption, and Power: The Rise of the CCP-Linked Scam Networks Targeting Americans and Threatening U.S. Security Witnesses: @HarvardAsia's @jdanielsims @GI_TOC's @Jason_Tower79 @OpShamrock's Erin West Watch live on Tuesday, May 19 at 10AM here: youtube.com/watch?v=Cgc1yP…

Pre-emption

Shame on the judge!

@G93536583Galaxy Thank you sir!

@TomWrightAsia I appreciated what you has been doing for the world Tom. Thank you so much and please don't give up. I am 52 years old and living in Thailand now. I appreciated your work. Thanks a lot my dear friend.

Jho Low seeking a pardon from Trump. He’s living in Shanghai, a protected Chinese asset.

@SiaMaxsia Yes

@TomWrightAsia Good God the nerves he has. Do you think it's a real news, Tom?

It’s all insider trading