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Bernard Lim speaks to Willson Deng, CEO, Arcstone, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards recognise small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainability despite going through tough circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A survey by software firm Oracle found that nearly 7 in 10 residents in Singapore said this year has been the most stressful one at work - with more than half struggling more with their mental health at work this year than last year. Prime Time's Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly speak to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times  who shares how organisations can beef up mental health supp...

Breaking News from Money FM - As part of calibrated easing in Singapore's stabilisation phase, the Multi-Ministry Task Force announced that VDS-enabled activities, Vaccinated Travel Lanes and recreation activities for migrant workers will be extended. According to the Ministry of Health, Singaporeans should expect the number of community cases to increase as more restrictions are being relaxed. Se...

In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Stephen Stapczynski , Energy Reporter at Bloomberg about the impact of COP26 on energy prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Monday, China's Industrial Production and Retail Sales data for October showed better than expected growth. Still, there are ongoing concerns about the world's second largest economy slowing down thanks to ongoing property sector risks and the energy shortage. JP Ong spoke to Oxford Economics' Lead Economist Tommy Wu about the key takeaways from China's macro scorecard, and possible risks to...

Coming up in The Straits Times’ The Big Story, a free e-book - I Can Recover At Home! - to help parents explain the home recovery process to their young children, who are Covid-19 positive, is now available for download. Multimedia journalist Hairianto Diman spoke to the creator of the e-book Dr Darryl Lim, a consultant paediatrician from Kinder Clinic at Mount Alvernia Medical Centre to fin...

Timothy Go spoke with Josephine Ong, Managing Director Asia Pacific South, Dassault Systèmes and Jean Wee Dir, National Heritage Board, Preservation of Sites and Monuments about efforts in place to preserve Singapore's heritage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The week that was gave us more reminders of rising inflation in the US and China, with the USD gaining alongside treasury yields. Mooris Tjioe, Investment Analyst at Phillip Futures, joined us on Forex Fridays to discuss the dollar's recent rise, which G10 currencies may be more vulnerable to rising inflation, and if central bankers are behind the curb on addressing price pressures. See omnystudio...

In The Spotlight, Timothy Go spoke to Edmund Louis Nathan, Founder and Group CEO of Singapore E-Business about a new eGiro service launched at Singapore Fintech festival this week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13,000 students in Singapore are set to benefit from an expansion of a pilot initiative by the Ministry of Education to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds stay in school. Prime Time's Timothy Go speaks to Amelia Teng, Education correspondent, Straits Times who shares more details on the scheme and how students benefit from it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a Facebook post, the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore said Singapore was "now considered a high risk country for travel to Europe". In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Journalist Toh Ting Wei about Singapore residents no longer being able to enjoy two-way quarantine-free travel with Denmark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel for Hong Kong and China’s border to reopen? On Inside Hong Kong, host Timothy Go spoke to Claire Huang, Hong Kong Correspondent, Straits Times to find out about the latest from the territory.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starhub and Singtel both released earnings before the Thursday open, with both telcos posting an encouraging set of results. DBS' resident telco analyst Sachin Mittal joined us on Prime Time to discuss the two telcos, what stood out for him in their reports and how they're doing with regards to the transition to 5G. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tech Talk, Prime Time's Timothy Go speaks to 10-year-old twins Zara and Zenubia after they became the two youngest people to earn the Microsoft Power Platform certification after they learned to build apps on Microsoft Power Platform. They share more on the apps they have created so far, and their goals for the future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Eco Money, host Timothy Go and Matthew Oxenford, Analyst, Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit discuss some of the gaps that remain such as financial support for poorer nations and get the latest on the COP26 summit in Glasgow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weeks after Malaysia unveiled a record budget to help jumpstart the country's economic recovery, Maybank Kim Eng thinks that some sectors may be better positioned to gain. Anand Pathmakanthan, the Head of Regional Equity Research at Maybank KE, joined us on Across the ASEAN to talk about why palm oil stocks, tech shares and auto firms may benefit from Malaysia's latest budget, and if this may come...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Education correspondent Amelia Teng about a pilot program to help under-privileged students stay in school which is going nationwide.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United Nations Development Programme is calling on world leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies in their ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ campaign. This comes as the United Nations COP26 Climate summit is taking place in Glasgow, so what outcome is UNDP hoping to see there? On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to  Niloy Banerjee, Resident Representative for UNDP...

A recent survey commissioned by Amazon has found that e-commerce sellers in Singapore currently earn an estimated S$1.4 billion from overseas sales, with almost half of this earned by Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. So how do these small players further expand beyond national borders to accelerate these export figures, especially at a time when supply chain chaos is hitting global growth? P...

With the US reopening its borders to fully vaccinated travelers and Singapore reopening new travel lanes, new hope has breathed into the global reopening as more countries learn to live with COVID-19. Inflationary pressures though, continue to show up in household expenses and the profit margins of some firms. Song Seng Wun, Economist at CIMB Private Banking, joined us on Prime Time to talk about...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, following the announcement of upcoming Vaccinated Travel Lanes between Singapore and Malaysia, there are some concerns that the flights may be too costly for Malaysian workers here. But, what about the situation in Malaysia? Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Malaysia correspondent Ram Anand about the groups of people in Malaysia looking to take...

Prices of resale non-landed private homes have also climbed for the 15th consecutive month in October - but is the only way up for private and public property prices? In Powering Your Property, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Christine Sun, Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics at Orange Tee & Tie to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vaccinated travellers will be able to take flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur without quarantine from Nov 29. Prime Time's Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at the Straits Times about the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Though SPH received a competing offer from the Cuscaden Peak consortium to rival Keppel's offer, investors wrote to the Securities Investors Association of Singapore, with worries that the bids actually undervalue the company. In fact, Sembcorp Marine also dealt with a mandatory bid from Temasek that was well below its Net Asset Value as well. David Gerald, the CEO of SIAS, joined us on Prime Time...

In The Spotlight, host Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Audrey Tinline, Senior Journalist, BBC about COP26 and other stories they are tracking this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.