Let's Talk, Singapore

Regional Round-up Ep 16: How will the Aukus nuclear trilateral deal affect South-east Asia? 12:22 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Worries over potential nuclearisation in South-east Asia due t...

Manpreet Gill, Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank discusses how investors will digest jitters around China Evergrande potential contagion ahead of the Fed's policy decision, as well as what's in store for EUR around the wide open German elections this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With international standards of clinical and corporate governance led by a professional management team and infrastructure to support its continuing expansion, Oracare Group is eager to continue to fly the Singapore flag high in the region. Andy Cropp, CFO, Oracare Group shares more about the contributing factors that allow Oracare Group to expand internationally amidst the pandemic and their...

The construction sector accounted for 2.7 percent of Singapore’s nominal gross domestic product in 2020. But with ongoing project delays and construction companies facing major issues, many in the sector find themselves struggling to survive. Ng Yek Meng, President, Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (SCAL) shares more about the challenges being faced and whether there is a pressing need...

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times  gives an analysis of the implication of Australia’s recent acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in a trilateral deal with the United States and the United Kingdom on Southeast Asian countries, how it affects multilateral relationships, Malaysia's new portal for vaccinated travelers to apply for home quarantine, and more.  Se...

China Perspective Ep 14: Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets of China's income inequality crackdown? 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott...

With most disinfectant technology being imported outside of Singapore, ASN Technologies provided the required technology and know-how to its Singapore Joint Venture company MaTerra Solutions to manufacture the ‘antimicrobial coatings’. Nitin Sarup Chowdhary, Founder, ASN Technologies  shares how they are using molecular technology to develop innovative solutions for applications r...

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs  gives an analysis of the potential impact of China Evergrande on the wider economy, China’s top regulators defending their market-roiling crackdown on various industries in a meeting with Wall Street executives, the curb of carbon emissions in China, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Mitul Kotecha, Chief Emerging Markets Asia and Europe Strategist, TD Securities previews the FOMC's meeting for potential tapering signals and how jitters around China's property sector will affect emerging markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be the first major bourse in Asia to offer SPAC listings; moreover, the continuous rise of these SPACs could soon take the place of a traditional IPO roadshow and fundraising season. Michael Lints, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures provides an outlook of the situation and what it could mean for the local startup scene.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

CNBC's Will Koulouris discusses the tapering signals expected from the FOMC meeting ahead, and why prices of commodities, especially iron ore, are facing a slump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Report Ep 15: How the US' drone strike in Kabul became a fatal mistake 12:23 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: High tensions as 200 protestors gathered to support of pro-Trump riot...

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times  gives an analysis of the sudden arrival of Haitian migrants in Texas, what the US authorities are doing to accelerate plans to expel these migrants, the US military's drone strike in Afghan capital Kabul last month that killed about 10 civilians, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore-based artist Tunku Khalsom, who has been painting all her life, started selling her art through her company Tunku Khalsom Art two years ago. And as she worked on larger-scale pieces, she began receiving commissions from collectors from all over the world who discovered her work through Instagram. Tunku Khalsom, Founder, Tunku Khalsom Art  shares how she managed to use Instagram as a...

As more brands and businesses switch to social media to keep up with change, there is now an imperative for PR professionals to measure returns on their campaigns differently. Andrew Nicholls, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CARMA Asia shares how they can take advantage of media intelligence to do so and what to expect for the future of the PR scene.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

At the age of 19, Mandy Chan founded her company. And within just three days on Kickstarter, she managed to fully fund the company’s first product, the Quiver Bag. Now, after overcoming waves of obstacles, her company is worth millions. Mandy Chan, Founder, The Bold Company  shares more about her experience in building the company and her plans for the months to come. See omnystudio.com...

Market research reports have shown that offline retail will be the dominant channel of retail sales in the foreseeable future. But as mall operators struggle to track daily sales or provide retail rebates and tenant support in response to Covid-19 events and lockdowns, business decisions only prove harder to navigate on a daily basis. Jun Ting, Chief Executive Officer, Aimazing,  shares about...

Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management, discusses where the value plays are amid the jitters around China with the regulatory clampdown and Evergrande contagion fears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your next plate of chicken could be more expensive as chicken prices are set to increase, driven by the higher cost of raw materials, such as corn and soybean — the main ingredients in poultry feed. The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish chat with Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Bank  about how will this increase impact F&B establishments that rely on chick...

Power Play Ep 5: Politics now hampering US-China climate cooperation 10:03 mins 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 following: US' special presiden...

Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how China is cracking down on the "seven deadly sins" and reports about Temasek and GIC planning to invest more in the local stock markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of a pilot travel scheme to allow travelers vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter Singapore without quarantine, many saw the first flight under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to Frankfurt, Germany took off recently. Aaron Wong, Founder, The MileLion  shares more about his experiences as one of the first few people to fly out of the country and potential problems with the SG-Germany V...

Due to the changing landscape around attracting and retaining talent, many businesses find themselves desperately trying to recruit from the outside to fill a growing skills gap. Yet at times, the solution could be to turn to the resources that exist within one's own workforce. Sandeep Sharma, President of Asia, Workday shares how business leaders can approach the ‘war for talent’ stra...

Real estate group City Developments is divesting its majority stake in Chongqing Sincere Yuanchuang Industry, in the wake of the Chinese developer’s cash troubles. CDL acquired a majority stake in Sincere last April, but the pandemic and China’s “three red lines” policy increased liquidity constraints at the unit. Vijay Natarajan, Analyst, RHB Group  shares the po...

Regional Round-up Ep 15: Najib Razak's advisory role in Malaysian Parliament 11:46 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Malaysia's 14th Parliament signs memorandum of understanding for transformati...