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Green is the new orange and we are back at Dorscon green! From February 13, commuters will no longer have to wear masks when taking public transport as community regulations are progressively lifted. But are Singaporeans ready to go back to 'normal'?  Dr Asok Kurup, Infectious Disease Expert, Mount Elizabeth Hospital shares his views.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stakes couldn't be higher for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Just months before the biggest test of his political career, a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing over 15,000 people. In May, Turkey will vote in elections that polls conducted before the disaster showed would turn into a tight race for Erdogan, who has led the country since 2003. On Euro Watch...

Today we talk about why rich men buy sports teams and if they even know what they are doing with these teams.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore shares slipped when trading began today, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street amid fears that the US Federal Reserve would keep interest rates high longer than needed. The Straits Times Index headed down 0.4 per cent to 3,373.51 points in early trade after 56.9 million securities changed hands. Some notable names seeing developments today include the Singapore Exchange, which reported a 30...

If you've seen Singapore Airlines’ new 90-second global brand campaign video - so have 34 million other people. That's the power of branding. As the world opens for travel again, it signals a great time for airlines, hotels and the travel industry to rebrand. But how can these companies deliver on the promise of the brand at a time of cost cutting? In The Spotlight, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and...

Chef Loretta Liu has worked with several Michelin chefs in the past. And not just that, the late Queen Elizabeth II has also eaten her macarons before!  Loretta Liu, Chef shares her experiences of more than two decades in the kitchen and the letter she received from the late Queen about her macarons.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you imagine that we’re well into February already? With Valentine’s Day just round the corner, we want to take a look at companies that are in the business of love - dating agencies and applications.  Our guest for today is the Chief Cupid at Lunch Actually Group, which is one of Asia’s leading lunch dating companies. The company said it has arranged over 150,000 dates and matched thousands of...

Singapore shares slid in early trade today following gains in US and Europe markets.   The Straits Times Index fell 0.1 per cent to 3,376.24 points in early trade after 47.7 million securities changed hands.  Some notable names seeing developments today included telco operator StarHub, which posted a 98.4 per cent decline in net profit to S$1.3 million for the second half of the year ended Dec 31,...

On that note, did you know that Singapore was the first country to approve the sale of cell-based meat in 2020, with the product coming from Good Meat? In fact, the world’s first commercial cultured meat production facility also started here in Singapore in 2021 when a local contract development and manufacturing organisation, Esco Aster, was given approval to produce the novel food.  The company...

Today we talk about the responsibility on pro athletes to be a social media force for good and how aware are they on such responsibility?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does the 'kampung spirit' look like in this day and age? While there are no zinc roofs or wide open doors, the neighbourly ways still exist today underneath Singapore’s gleaming facade of a modern metropolis.  On Culture Club, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Timothy Go speak with Dr William Wan, General Secretary, Singapore Kindness Movement to find out how we're keeping the modern kampung spi...

According to Veeam Software’s fourth annual Data Protection Trends Report, it has also been found that companies are challenged with more complex hybrid IT environments and are raising budgets to fend off cyberattacks. But is it enough to just raise budgets?  Shiva Pillay, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan, Veeam Software shares his views.    See omnystudio.com/li...

From Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appointing his own daughter as the country’s financial and economic adviser to Thailand tightening the country's marijuana regulations since its decriminalisation last year. Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University gives us an analysis on those headlines and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we talk about whether stiffer penalties should be given to football clubs for breaching financial fair play rules, plus are football managers expected to delivery faster results in this day and age, is this even fair?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore shares were pulled into negative territory today after US and Europe stocks both ended lower overnight. The Straits Times Index fell 0.01 per cent in early trade to 3,385.58 points after 25 million securities changed hands. Engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore made the headlines today. The group is making a voluntary unconditional general cash offer to take its real estate...

ChatGPT is a newly released application from OpenAI, is giving users amazing answers to questions, and many of them are amazingly wrong. But is this app spell AI for good or bad? Gregory Francis, CEO, Access Partnership shares his views.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve been searching the skies for air travel recently, you have probably been struck by the sky-high flight prices you’re seeing. But, travellers in the region can expect soaring airfares to dip in 2023 as airlines gear up to meet the strong demand for air travel, according to industry players. So, will flight prices go up or down in 2023 according to experts? And how much will you be paying...

Supply chain snarls and high inflation have weighed on economies around the world for much of the past year, especially with China sticking to its strict zero-COVID strategy.  But how have things changed as China reopens for business in 2023 and the country puts the Lunar New Year holiday behind it? What are the key trends within the logistics and supply chain industry and how are players grapplin...

From China’s reaction to the US shooting down a Chinese balloon that has supposedly veered off course to China’s growing mutual political trust with Russia.  Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore shares barely moved in early trade today following mixed activity in US and Europe markets.   Some notable names seeing developments today included shipbuilding company Sembcorp Marine. It had reported an improvement in net debt to equity ratio from 0.53 times as at end September 2022 to 0.26 times as at end-2022. But what does this mean for Sembmarine, which is working towards a merger...

Have you ever thought about taking time off just to catch up on work? Or perhaps, you have done so more than you think. This is 'leavism', and it’s workplace culture that you need to leave behind in 2023.  But why does 'leavism' happen? How bad is it for the workplace? And how can we break the habit? On Culture Club, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Timothy Go dive into this phenomenon with Dr Aaron...

We’ll give you an inside look into a Swiss private bank founded in not 1996, but 1796!    With 358 billion Swiss Francs worth of total client assets, we’ll find out how Lombard Odier positions itself amid changing demands from private clients such as high net worth individuals.  Apparently private clients are getting increasingly worried about market volatility and the negative impact on portfolio...

data.ai’s latest 'State of Mobile' report has identified macro-trends for leading brands and publishers and what success looks like for mature apps across gaming, fintech, retail, social, video streaming. So what are these macro-trends and how will these trends mold the marketing scene moving forward? David Kim, Managing Director for APAC, data.ai shares more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Chinese surveillance balloons over the US weren't something many of us had in our 2023 bingo cards, but the US military has shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon after it drifted off the East Coast near the Carolinas. US officials say the balloon was being used for surveillance, while China insists it was a civilian research vessel. What does this mean for US-China relations? And with US Presi...

Based on global forecasts the coffee industry is growing at around 7.6 percent every year. And believe it or not many youngsters are now beginning to be coffee farmers in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. So is there a future for the younger generation in the coffee industry?  Stefanus Goana, Chief Coffee Whisperer, Compound Coffee Co. shares his views on how Compound Coffee Co, Singapore's first...