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After a massive volcanic eruption on the island of Tonga, the country's Olympic flagbearer has started a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to support those in most need. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Pita Taufatofua who shares more about the situation in Tonga, and how the funds will be used. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New measures were announced by the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 to help Singapore prepare to deal with the new Omicron wave. The Big Story's Harianto Diman speaks to Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health , who weighs in on the latest developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last two weeks of December last year, nearly 470 OCBC customers fell victim to phishing scams that saw a total of S$8.5 million stolen from their bank accounts. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Dominic Low, Journalist, The Straits Times who shares more about the recent spate of phishing scams here and how consumers can better protect themselves going forward.  See om...

Phillip Securities has been servicing retail investors in Singapore for over 40 years -  But with the proliferation of mobile trading apps, increasing competition, and a younger generation of traders looking for new investment options, how is Phillip Securities revamping its offerings to stay relevant? Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks with Luke Lim, Managing Director, Phillip Securities who s...

On Forex Friday, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst at MUFG  who shares his outlook on how Budget 2022 might move the Singapore dollar, and FX trends around the region, such as China’s central bank setting its strongest reference rate for the yuan in three years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new book has been released which chronicles the first two years of Singapore's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. On The Straits Times Big Story, Harianto Diman speaks to Straits Times executive editor Sumiko Tan and health correspondent Timothy Goh who share what makes this book different from other Covid-19 accounts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From schools to pet stores, covid-19 is impacting a variety of Hong Kong’s industries. To find the latest from the territory, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Claire Huang, Hong Kong Correspondent at The Straits Times who shares her insight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tech Talk, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke with Diane Chang, Executive Director, Consumer Banking Group at DBS Bank on digital gifting ahead of the Lunar New Year festive period and how banking consumers can safeguard themselves when it comes to online phishing scams.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp, Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition and Pegasus Asia are all slated to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange in the next few weeks, with VTAC set to trade tomorrow. The upcoming SPAC listings mark a much-needed revival for the SGX, which has long struggled to compete with the U.S. and Hong Kong for heavyweight tech IPOs. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak spoke...

At the start of 2022, there are continued questions about palm oil production due to persistent labour shortages. On Across the ASEAN, Finance Presenter JP Ong speaks to Dr Sathia Varqa, Founder at Palm Oil Analytics  who shares his outlook for the year ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Eco Money, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Michelle Loi, Vice President, Sustainable Finance, WWF Singapore on   how to break down barriers that are slowing the implementation of impactful climate actions by Asian Financial Institution. They also discuss overcoming internal and external challenges, such as mindset, organizational structure and those in the operating environment, standin...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, video editor Olivia Quay spoke to senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan about the latest bidding exercise which saw COE prices ending higher across all categories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new documentary series headed by - arguably one of the most famous environmentalists - 95-year-old Sir David Attenborough called ‘The Green Planet’, aims to showcase earth from the perspective of plants by using pioneering new technology and the very latest science. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Mike Gunton, Executive Producer, The Green Planet, BBC to sha...

It’s a year since President Biden stepped into The White House. But, with major setbacks on his vaccine mandates and voting reform efforts, is time running out for him to impress voters ahead of November’s midterm elections? Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Curtis Chin, Senior Fellow, Milken Institute who shares his analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Two Singapore special-purpose acquisition companies have opened their books for initial public offerings and are set to list here later this month. IPOs by Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp and Pegasus Asia mark the first SPAC listings in Asia since the frenzy for such blank-check firms began in the US in 2020. Benjamin Goh, Head of Research and Investor Education, SIAS tells Prime Times' Rachel...

The recent Hawkish tone from The US Federal Reserve with the prospect of multiple rate hikes is jolting markets. To give a European perspective on this, Prime Time's Finance Presenter, JP Ong speaks to Peter Lundgreen, Founding CEO, Lundgreen's Capital  who shares what these policy paths might mean for markets in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said OCBC Bank will be conducting a thorough probe to identify the deficiencies in its processes and implement the necessary measures to address them in the wake of a spate of SMS phishing scams. This comes after nearly 470 customers lost at least $8.5 million to fraudulent fund transfers in December 2021.  In The Straits Times' The Big Story, technology, m...

In November 2021, Tokens.com a publicly traded company that invests in revenue-generating crypto assets linked to Decentralized Finance , Non-Fungible Tokens and metaverse real estate announced made the largest recorded land acquisition in Decentraland. Andrew Kiguel, CEO, Tokens.com shares with Prime Time's Rachel Kelly the key property trends he's watching out for when it comes to metaverse prop...

Data out from China showed that the economy grew 4% in Q4 of 2021 from a year ago - higher than the 3.3% expected, but still slower than the previous three months. In response to this slowdown China’s central bank cut two policy interest rates for the first time since April 2020. Tommy Wu, Lead Economist at Oxford Economics shares his analysis, and outlook expectations for China in 2022.&nbs...

This week marks the one year anniversary since US President Joe Biden took office, there’s an interesting court case in Germany, and France is gearing up for a Presidential election later this year. In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak get the details on this and more of the headlines to watch in the week ahead from Robert Hugh-Jones, Editor, BBC. See omnystudio.com/l...

An online survey of 1,000 people commissioned by The Straits Times and conducted by market research firm Milieu Insight found that 28% of respondents are of the view that life will never return to exactly the way it was before the pandemic. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Video editor Olivia Quay and Assistant Professor Hannah Clapham from the National University of Singapore Saw Swee H...

Singapore universities may add places for students whose plans to study overseas are hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, if disruptions continue. Meanwhile, tuition fees for Singaporean polytechnic and ITE Nitec students will increase slightly for the 2022 incoming batch. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more about about t...

Pegasus was the second Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) to register its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Units are expected to commence trading on the 21 January 2022. To find out more about the journey to list and the upcoming SPAC listing, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke with Mr Neil Parekh, CEO, Pegasus Asia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fed's hawkish path for the year may shake things up for the US Dollar and the broader FX complex. Or will it? JP Ong spoke to TD Securities' Chief Emerging Asia and Europe Strategist on Forex Fridays about what this does to the broader Forex space, who might have to follow suit, and the SGD's path forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JP Ong spoke to SIlverbear Capital's founder Peter Chun about whether the worst is over for stocks in China and Hong Kong amidst worries about a slowdown, COVID-19 and if Cathay Pacific will weather the current storm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.