Forbes

2 | FORBES ASIA JULY 2016

CONTENTS — JULY 2016 VOLUME 12 NUMBER 8

11 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES

Brexit: the ugly aftermath.

49 | GADGETMAN // BEN SIN

Freetel’s call to action.

56 | INNOVATION RULES // RICH KARLGAARD

U.S. economy’s tragic mismatch.

HEROES OF PHILANTHROPY

82 | TEACH THE CHILDREN

Vineet and Anupama Nayar invest $100 million in India’s ineffective rural schools.

BY ANURADHA RAGHUNATHAN

87 | ALTRUISTS IN ACTION

Our ninth annual honor roll of Asia’s philanthropists.

BY JOHN KOPPISCH

COMPANIES, PEOPLE

16 | THE TESLA EFFECT

Lithium catches fire—in more ways than one.

BY TIM TREADGOLD

19 | TRUMP 1.

Philippine President Duterte takes office with a legacy of profanity and threats.

BY RALPH JENNINGS

20 | RISKY BUSINESS

Bangkok’s soon-to-be opened, tallest skyscraper is a $600 million gamble.

BY JANE A. PETERSON

26 | FOURTH WIFE—ON HER FOURTH BILLION

Angela Leong’s property saga doesn’t begin or end with her attachment to Stanley Ho.

BY SHU-CHING JEAN CHEN

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“I WANT TO BE

AT THE CENTER

OF INNOVATION.”

—VINEET NAYAR,

PHILANTHROPIST

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