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Home owners here will face higher mortgage repayment since interest rates have been continuously raised by banks. Lenders are following the US Federal Reserve making three rate hikes this year to address the upsurge of inflation. In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go spoke with Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy, ERA Real Estate to find out where mortgage rates in Singap...

Day after day, more analysts are pessimistic about the U.S economy which shows no sign of upturn. Concurrently, European countries are facing the same recession confirmed by the region's Central Bank. However, Minister Alvin Tan holds no expectation that Singapore will be in the same scenario as the world is. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Laurent Bertrand...

While key macroeconomic issues such as soaring inflation and interest rate hikes around the world continue to weigh on investors this year, some investors are taking advantage of the ongoing market volatilities to strengthen their portfolios. For one thing, billionaire Warren Buffet has taken the advantage of the ongoing opportunity to add several major positions. Is this an effective way for othe...

Covid-19 has placed a huge impact on the death toll figure and even the birth rate in Singapore. Along with the rising number of deaths, there is a slight increase in the number of babies being born. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Theresa Tan, Senior Social Affairs Correspondent, The Straits Times to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

HDB flats resale prices keep climbing up for the past 2 years. In particular, it inched up to million dollars last month. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Wong Siew Ying, Head of Research and Content, Propnex Realty to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After two years of border controls, finally, Southeast Asia can bring back the dynamic travelling vibe of the old days. Major economies of the region are experiencing groups of tourists coming. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Yap Chin Siang, Deputy Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Investors continue to assess the possibility of a recession after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June meeting signalled that the central bank is likely to remain hawkish in its next policy move. Elsewhere, accounts of the European Central Bank's monetary policy discussion are also set to influence market sentiments this week. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian finds...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first local case of monkeypox infection in Singapore. The patient is a 45-year-old male Malaysian national who resides in Singapore. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Professor Dale Fisher back, a senior consultant in infectious diseases at the National University Hospital about this development. Prof Fis...

The creation of the Digital and Intelligence Service was announced early this year with the aim of protecting the country from digital threats. Intelligence, cyber and psychological defence will be the main function of DIS. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Thales Group Chairman CEO Patrice Caine in Paris to find out more.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Most homeowners tend to renovate their house with different designs and concepts. However, not all owners are successful in doing so, which ends up with unpleasant experiences. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jon Ho, co-founder of Homeez to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Private equity firms have enjoyed their most active year in history with over US$1.2 trillion in deals announced last year. But while market activity has slowed amid macroeconomic uncertainties, analysts say that the private equity scene remains robust. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Luke Pais, Asia-Pacific Private Equity Leader at EY to find out the oppor...

Train service has resumed on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), after a signal fault disrupted commutes along the entire line in both directions. SMRT had first reported the signal fault and said trains on the line were moving slower. The service along the entire TEL - Singapore's newest rail line - stopped shortly after that in both directions. In The Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia journ...

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast.  The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish. The number of marriages and divorces shot up after the first Covid-19 pandemic year of 2020 disrupted both nuptials and break-ups. A total of 28,329 couples wed l...

Singapore’s architecture industry is facing an increasing shortage of newcomers. Long working hours with insignificant pay is one of the main issues that discourage fresh graduates from staying in the profession in the long run.  Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Budi Susanto, General Manager (Southeast Asia), LeapThought and Tan Jing Min, Product Consultant and Subject Matter...

Out of the 67 recipients of this year’s Bib Gourmand award, nine of them are new to the list. In The Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Food correspondent Eunice Quek to discuss what it means for restaurants and hawker stalls to be included in the list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The majority of leaders in Singapore feel a loss in their management abilities at the companies. Plus, the hybrid working mode even adds on difficulties for the managers since it is more complicated to know and meet the expectations of the team members.  In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Joanna Lim, Business Group Lead, Modern Work & Security, Microsoft S...

Investors are expecting a data-heavy week in the US, including factory orders data and the final S&P Global U.S services Purchasing Managers Index. The data will build on personal consumption figures out last week to paint a clearer picture of how the economy reacted to earlier interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke wi...

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast.  The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish. Singapore is near, if not already at, the peak of the current wave of Covid-19 infections, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (July 5). He told Parliamen...

With a rising temperatures, there is an need for offices to be facilitated with cooling systems to serve returning staff. Yet, how do we cool offices without heating up the planet? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Deb Noller, CEO and Co-Founder of Switch Automation to find out more.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast.  The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish. The Government will continue to monitor inflation closely and is prepared to do more if the economic situation worsens significantly, Deputy Prime Minister Lawren...

A G20 meeting is going to be held in Bali this week with the attendance of Russian FM Sergei Lavrov regardless of opposition from the US due to its war in Ukraine. Furthermore, such a battle is also expected to influence Japan elections taking place on this coming Sunday. Lastly, the world covid-19 situation will also be updated.  In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke...

Investors are keenly watching the latest developments in China. Earlier, Beijing was rolling back to its Covid-19 control to better support its ailing economy. Quarantine period for overseas travellers, for one, had shrunk to 7 days from the 14 to 21 days previously. Digital travel passes will also no longer indicate whether a person has visited high-risk cities - further boosting domestic travels...

Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rain flooded several suburbs in Australia’s largest city. Officials are warning of more wild weather to come. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Australia correspondent Jonathan Pearlman to find out more.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Airports in Europe are facing a crisis of staff shortage which forces some hubs to urge airlines to stop selling tickets. This issue adds on the chaos in travelling including luggages lost, travel disappointment in the post-pandemic tourism. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Lavinia Rajaram, APAC Head of Communications, Expedia Group to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/liste...

Investors are keeping their eyes on a raft of economic data from the US as they enter into the second half of the year. In the meantime, new developments are also coming out from the European Central Bank's forum in Sintra, Portugal. But how do we make sense of the information, and what implications do they have on the US and Europe? In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian sp...