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Singapore stock markets are facing uncertainties ranging from the widely anticipated rate hike from the US Fed, to concerns over China's renewed COVID-19 lockdowns. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Lock Mun Yee, Research Analyst of CGS-CIMB Securities to find out how the Singapore stock market will be affected by such uncertainties, as well as the oppo...

Over the past ten years, Singapore has shown great progress in creating safe working environments with a significant decrease in labour fatality figures. However, this year has the highest number of workplace fatalities, which sparks concern in the public. Most accidents are believed to be avoidable. To better improve safety at the working site, AI is being implemented as the current feasible solu...

US Federal Reserve officials are set to hold a two-day meeting to discuss its monetary policy decision, which increases the fear among investors. There will possibly be a 75 basis point interest rate hike to cool red-hot inflation in the US. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB on what to expect in the coming week.&nbsp...

Industrial real estate has been a top performer among commercial real estate  investments over the past decade. In fact, industrial REITs outperformed all other REIT sectors by over double in 2021. Can industrial REITs outperform in 2022? On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dennis Yeo, Head, Investor Services and Logistics & Industrial, APAC, Cushman &...

Malaysia has partially lifted its ban on chicken exports, allowing poultry producers and importers in Singapore to bring in live kampung chickens from across the Causeway. According to importer Kee Song Food, the Malaysian authorities allowed the company to resume importing live kampung chickens on Tuesday (June 14). It will also start bringing in black chicken from Malaysia from Saturday (June 18...

In the Spotlight this week: What's the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s continuing battle with Covid-19 and a debate in the EU about what really qualifies as “Green Investments”. Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish catch up with Rob Hugh-Jones, Editor, BBC for the global headlines he’s tracking in the week ahead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

As Singapore's population ages, the Ministry of Health aims to almost double the number of eldercare centres to 220 by 2025 and increase their scope of services. MOH also plans to double the number of nursing home beds to more than 31,000 in the next 10 years. On SGExtra, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more.&nbs...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with China correspondent Elizabeth Law about the latest Covid-19 outbreak at a 24-hour bar in Beijing, which triggered a mass testing exercise in the city. She also shares more about her experience testing positive in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government will take over the ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub on Dec 9, after terminating its partnership with the private consortium that has been running it since 2014. This will allow it to make the Sports Hub more accessible to the broader community for sports, lifestyle, entertainment and social activities, and also develop Kallang into a vibrant and integrated sports...

Over the past few months, tech giants, clothing brands and investors have put hundreds of millions of dollars in the metaverse. This skyrocketed virtual real estate prices is only the beginning of the metaverse era. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Shaun Leong, Partner, Withers KhattarWong and Chuan Wee Meng, CEO, Singapore International Mediation Cent...

Around the world, central banks are tightening their monetary policies to address rising prices driven by supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine. Investors in the US are also looking to key inflation data this week for clues on the US Federal Reserve’s rate path. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Dr Cai Daolu, Visiting Senior Fellow of th...

Government agency Sport Singapore will hold the ownership and management of the Singapore Sports Hub from December 9 to make it more accessible to the broader community. It has reached an agreement with current SportsHub Pte Ltd operator to terminate their public-private partnership. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Rohit Brijnath, Assistant Sports Editor, T...

Searching for eco-friendly items is increasing and a large number of buyers say they are ready to spend more on a sustainable product. At a macro-economic level, nature-positive transitions for the food, infrastructure and extractives sectors could generate trillions of dollars in annual business return in 2030. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Gerry M...

Many countries are expected to fall into recession as the economy slips into an era of stagflation. Global economic expansion is forecasted to decline this year, amid supply disturbances, prospects of weakening growth, amongst others. However, there are noticeable differences, such as the U.S. dollar power and strong balance sheets at major financial institutions, which present room for improvemen...

Asia's top security summit returns to Singapore this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is also scheduled to deliver on Saturday a special virtual address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Political corr...

After two years of halting due to the pandemic, Apple finally brought back its World Wide Developers conference with the on-site attendance of the audience. Via the event, the company also introduced the new-coming MacBooks with more advanced updates in its features.  On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Cheryl Tan, Tech360.tv to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

It is forecasted that the majority of global fish consumption will be taken over by Asian countries by 2030. Such a scenario illustrates the dominance of seafood in Asian diet. However, negativity of fishing and depletion of fish stocks are the current concern.  In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Manuel Bossi, Group CEO of Growthwell Foods to find o...

Data released last week revealed rising takings in this period of border easing and restrictions lifting. Retail sales see a significant jump in April but uncertainties about the continuity of this trend remain amid soaring prices and general inflation. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Ethan Hsu, the Head of Retail at Knight Frank Singapore.  See...

StarHub has announced subscription pricing will start from $19.99 monthly. This comes four months after it became the official English Premier League broadcaster in Singapore. In comparison, for the recently concluded season, Singtel subscribers were paying $64.90 a month to catch the EPL on TV and $49.90 a month to watch it on video streaming service Cast. StarHub will run an early bird promotion...

With the Great Resignation, employees have shown their strong preference to keep working remotely and flexibly. However, due to the high global inflation, many companies are laying off their workers, which is believed to take a turn. Subsequently, this trend leaves great concern among employees over family commitments and the working mode leading to possible resignations or further negotiations.&n...

World stock markets are closely following the US for clues due to the aggressive rise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve from June onwards. Furthermore, the consumer price index data set released this coming Friday is expected to tell whether the inflation has reached its peak and may give further insights on the increasing rates in the near future. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance...

The Singapore Property Sale Price Index witnessed an increase compared to that of Q3 to Q4 last year. The property cooling measures started in December 2021 seems to take effect in the private market this quarter. However, both the HDB and private rental markets are on the rise.  On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr. Tan Tee Khoon, Country Manager, Prope...

Planning a holiday soon? Be prepared to pay more, especially for airplane tickets. After Singapore reopened its borders to all fully vaccinated travellers on April 1, the cost of flying from Singapore was on average 27% higher in April than in 2019. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Subhas Menon, director-general of the Association of Asia...

While the Great Resignation implies people are leaving the workforce, a large swath of workers are simply reconfiguring what their careers look like. The current disruption is seeing more employees move around the job market. Workers have agency: they’re fine-tuning a better work-life balance and making deliberate choices as to where their careers are heading next. How do you navigate the ne...

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister from June 13, in a move that cements his standing as the successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The announcement comes two months after Mr Wong was endorsed by his peers as the leader of the People's Action Party's  fourth-generation team. Will the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle have significant developments? On SGExtr...