Let's Talk, Singapore

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast.  The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker. In this week's episode, the team discusses Biden’s administration looking to secure more Covid-19 funds for the country, and sending more aid to Ukraine. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) &...

Singapore will be the first major economy in Asia to remove all restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers entering. What will that do for Singapore's economic growth outlook? Moreover what effect has the Russo-Ukrainian conflict had on the global supply chains. Serge Besanger, Chief Investment Officer, International Business Capital  talks to us more about these topics. See omnystudio.com/l...

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief we discuss how Covid-19 measures are slowly being lifted and as with every step closer to normalcy, talk about travel, vaccination and safety increase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Biden’s administration looking to secure more Covid-19 funds for the country, to the country sending more aid to Ukraine, we speak to Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times to give us an analysis of those headlines and more, Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Po...

Communication, and data management are vital in a company to mitigate the devastating effects of crises. Organizations can get roped into larger, geopolitical and social issues, such as how Chelsea Football Club is stuck in a state of uncertainty as its owner faces heavy sanctions. Andrew Nicholls, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CARMA Asia speaks to us about how brands and businesses can hand...

The main revenue stream for streaming services comes from paid subscribers like you and me. With the recent news surrounding Netflix's plan to introduce advertisements to their platform, what does this change indicate about the future of streaming as a whole? Marianne Lee, Chief of Content Acquisition and Development, Viu  talks to us more about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA discusses the implications of a few consecutive 50 basis point hikes for investors, as well as how Chinese markets will continue to get rattled as Beijing shows no signs of letting up on its COVID-zero strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cooling measures recently introduced in the public housing sector has is making many concerned about the affordability of HDBs. Paul Wee, Vice President, Fintech, PropertyGuru Singapore  discusses with us not only the effects of this change, but how to cope with it as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us put how we look before how we smell. Prachi Saini Garg, Director & Founder, Scentopia helps us take a look at the perfume industry and what steps they are taking to interactively bring to light the importance of fragrance to our lives. She also tells us about her interactive methods to promote her own brand of perfume. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A ‘loophole’ in our insurance system was brought into the spotlight when a cancer patient ended up with a $33,000 bill after her insurer refused to pay for drugs used in her treatment. Can we avoid such instances from happening? Eddy Cheong, Head of Solutions, Providend shares his views.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this morning's  The Breakfast Brief,  we discuss the pressures China is facing due to its Covid-Zero strategy including, Chinese tech stocks falling for a third consecutive day, weighed by shares linked to electric vehicle production as lockdowns on the mainland disrupt logistics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.  Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the US' National Zoo celebrating its 50th "pandaversary" and China's most significant mode of animal diplomacy. Hig...

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital discusses if Netflix can make a turnaround with an ad-based version and whether Tesla can continue to offset its challenges with higher prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As borders are reopening, international education services provider IDP Singapore has observed a mounting interest from Singapore students. Emma Chen, Marketing Manager, IDP Education , talks to us about her company's role   in helping Singapore's youth pursue their academic endeavors and how the climate surrounding overseas study has changed given the current Covid-19 pandemic. See omnystudi...

Singapore has always had a healthy semiconductor industry. But despite the demand, the industry is somewhat finding it hard to fill up the gaps in their workforce. So what is it like working in the semiconductor field in Singapore? How can the industry entice people to work in their field? Tan Lee Sar, Managing Director, HR Business Partner Regional Lead, Applied Materials shares more.  See o...

In this week's Stocks to Watch, we're joined by Shekhar Jaiswal, Senior Equity Head & Team Head (Singapore), RHB Investment Bank to discuss how transport operator Comfortdelgro can pass on higher costs to run its business and how ST Engineering's well diversified business has helped the company in the current volatile market environment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

In this morning's  The Breakfast Brief,  we discuss the factors leading to shares of Netflix closing down more than 35 percent overnight and Tesla's first-quarter profit and sales topping estimates, sending shares up post-market 6 percent.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. Dr. Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker. In this week's episode, we discuss the latest news of troubled Sri Lanka making a requ...

Recycling, which was once promoted as the silver bullet to fighting pollution and climate change has unfortunately got itself a bad rep. Here in Singapore, according to statistics released by The National Environment Agency (NEA), our domestic recycling rate remained at 13 percent in 2021, unchanged from 2020's figures, a 10-year low. So what are we missing here, how did recycling earn itself a ba...

Singapore was once described by the New York Times as a place ‘so clean that bubble gum is a controlled substance'. The definition of ‘cleanliness’ for most of us must have changed over the last two years due to Covid-19. GERMii will be partnering with SoftBank Robotics to introduce and engineer innovative products and technologies in the field of cleaning and sterilisation.&nbsp...

In this week's episode, we discuss the latest news of troubled Sri Lanka making a request to IMF for Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) support to mitigate supply chain issues. Taiwan records a spike in Covid-19 cases recently and the Indonesian government's latest survey reveals that almost all Indonesians have developed antibodies against Covid-19. Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute...

Jack Kouzi, Director, VFS Group discusses Netflix as their shares crater 25 percent after company reports it lost subscribers for the first time in more than 10 years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker. In this week's episode, they discuss the latest data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, how the country’s economy beat expectations, the growing defiance in Shanghai due to the lockdown, and China'...

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank , discusses why bond investors should start to reposition themselves away from longer term bonds towards other shorter duration bonds, or even pare down exposure amid rising interest rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcelestial is a company that has been known for disrupting telecom with its wireless laser solution but it is now going beyond this by entering the manufacturing sector with NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone). And their ultimate goal, to build a space laser network to deliver a step-change in internet connectivity globally. So what are their plans to achieve this goal? Rohit Jha, CEO &a...