Money makers: Kuok Meng Ru takes Rolling Stone east

Kuok Meng Ru, the son of a Singaporean billionaire, is taking Rolling Stone magazine to Asia. But he has his work cut out trying to sell it.

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Blues fan Kuok Meng Ru

Kuok Meng Ru's love of blues music began when his olderbrother introduced him to Eric Clapton. Now aged 28, theyoung Kuok, son of Singaporean palm oil billionaire KuokKhoon Hong, founded BandLab Technologies a socialnetwork that lets musicians collaborate online with the aimof creating his own music empire independent of his family'swealth. American Gus Wenner, the 26-year-old heir apparentat Wenner Media, the business that owns rock magazineRolling Stone, had a similar vision. When they met through amutual friend, they hit it off.

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