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In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor Olivia Quay spoke to Dr Liew Woei Kang, consultant paediatrician at the Paediatric Allergy Immunology Rheumatology Centre on whether parents need to be worried that their child will contract the multi-system inflammatory syndrome after four children in Singapore - infected with Covid-19 - have also come down with MIS-C. See omnystud...

On Forex Fridays, JP Ong spoke with Mizuho's Head of Economics and Strategy, Vishnu Varathan, about the Federal Reserve's widely expected announcement to begin tapering its massive bond buying program. He discusses tapering versus hiking rates, the different stances of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England in their recent decisions, and the Singapore Dollar's outlook against rising...

In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Tan Siew Lee, Head of Wealth Management Singapore, OCBC Bank to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic has shaped Singaporean’s spending habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ON SGExtra, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Kok Yu Feng, Journalist at the Straits Times about bus and train fares in Singapore which are set to increase for the first time in two years, amid rising operating costs and a drop in ridership.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global leaders and heads of companies from over 200 countries are coming together at the COP26 talks in Glasgow, but how can decarbonisation roadmaps actually be followed? Smart technologies company Wärtsilä says governments and power companies need to put flexible systems in place now. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Nicolas Leong, Energy Business Director, Nor...

UOB and OCBC released quarterly earnings that impressed for the most part, but how good is the asset quality for these lenders, as well as credit cost trends facing the 2 banks? Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, joined us on Across the ASEAN to recap the report cards for UOB and OCBC, and also talk about potential exposure for Singapore's lenders to housing property risks in Chi...

The past 7 years have been the warmest on record - and sea levels have risen to a new high. That’s according to the latest report by the World Meteorological Organisation. The report breaking as leaders from around the globe gathered in Scotland at the start of climate talks set to define the future of climate action and finalise the details of implementation for the Paris Agreement. Jenn Hu...

In The Spotlight, Timothy Go spoke to Professor Andrew Delios, Vice Dean, MSc Programmes, Department of Strategy & Policy, NUS Business School on the takeaways from G20, and what it means for COP26. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lay out plans to begin tapering its massive bond buying program, as central banks across the world also start withdrawing support extended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Could this lead to higher volatility in the markets? Nikolaj Schmidt, T Rowe Price's Chief International Economist, joined us on Prime Time to preview the Fed's decision, and why the Treasu...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Diman spoke to Journalist Timothy Goh about the roles of those running the headquarters of the Home Recovery Task Group at HarbourFront Centre.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go speaks to Ku Swee Yong, Chief Investment Officer at Kasa Singapore  who shares more details about the recently announced Prime Location Public Housing model and the impact it will have on the future of Singapore’s real estate landscape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Though China's Caixin PMI figures showed slight expansion, it differed from the official PMI gauge that saw manufacturing on the mainland contract for the second straight month. Shane Oliver, Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy, joined us from Sydney to take a health check of China's manufacturing sector, what it will mean for Australia's commodity exports, as well as key decisions fro...

On Prime Time, Timothy Go speaks to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times who shared some of the biggest stories from parliament including; How  Singapore intends to tackle the ICU bed crunch, updates on the situation at the Westlite Jalan Tukang dorm and details about Workers' Party MP Raeesah Khan lying in Parliament about details of a sexual assault case. See omnystudio.com/li...

Coming up in the Best of Prime Time, Timothy Go and JP Ong spoke to Joanna Ossinger, Markets Editor, Bloomberg about the latest on cryptocurrency trends, from Squid Game, to Ether and Shiba Inu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan has admitted to lying in Parliament about details of a sexual assault case that she alleged was mishandled by the police. Leader of the House Indranee Rajah has raised an official complaint against her for breaching Parliamentary privilege, and asked for the matter to be referred to the Committee of Privileges. Mu...

Next week, the Federal Reserve makes its next policy decision, with many expecting the FOMC to lay out plans to taper its massive bond buying program. Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist for UOB, joined us on Forex Fridays to talk about how the Fed's next actions may shape the USD and the broader FX space, and also look at policy decisions from the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank in the l...

Gold lost some of its sparkle in the third quarter -  demand  fell 7%  on year. The World Gold Council says this drop was almost exclusively driven by ETFs – which swung from very large inflows in Q3 2020 to modest outflows this year. Jewellery, technology and bar and coin were significantly higher than in 2020. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go find out more from Andre...

In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Singapore confirmed its first case of the Covid-19 Delta Plus variant yesterday, in an imported case detected on Tuesday. Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Dr. Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases physician from the Rophi Clinic to find out why this subvariant is expected to be similar - in transmissibility and severity of illness - to the Delta vari...

 Future Housing Board flats in certain locations will be subject to tighter buying and selling conditions under a new prime location public housing model. The model is aimed at keeping future HDB flats in prime, central locations affordable and inclusive. On SGExtra, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Michelle Ng, Journalist, The Straits Times about the new scheme. See omnystudio.com/...

From slipping below 3100 in worrisome fashion at the end of September -- the Straits Times Index rallied this month to test 3200 as reopening hopes and individual corporate actions trumped inflation concerns and rising COVID-19 infections in the country. Terence Wong, CEO of Azure Capital, joined us on Prime Time to recap the month that was for Singapore's markets, if inflation is something to rea...

As the rest of the world is slowly opening its borders, Hong Kong’s quarantine rules are getting even stricter.  In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Straits Times Correspondent, Claire Huang for the latest from the territory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Monday, all government agencies will accept digital ICs when individuals use or apply for public services in person. For example, it can be used to collect passports and patient registration. Assistant Video Editor Olivia Quay spoke to Mr Tan Chee Hau, the director of the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office's planning and prioritisation directorate to address security concerns about di...

In Tech Talk, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Pat Patel, the General Manager of Elevandi and Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore for a preview of this year's Singapore Fintech Festival and what you need to know about Web 3.0 and what it means for the finance sector.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Credit Suisse released its latest study called ASEAN Unicorns: Scaling New Heights, where they took stock of the landscape for new emerging companies across Southeast Asia with valuations of a billion dollars or more. Varun Ahuja, Credit Suisse's Internet, IT and Telco Analyst, was one of the authors of the study, and joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss their findings, why things may start to...

On Eco Money, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Morgan Terigi, CEO and Co-founder, Incomlend on reducing SMEs’ indebtedness and mitigating the risk of bankruptcy with ESG financing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.