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In the biggest leak of offshore data, The Pandora Papers have unveiled how the global elite hide their wealth in a secretive system. 12 million financial files were obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, from companies hired by wealthy clients to create offshore structures and trusts in tax havens.  But what does this mean and what happens next? In The Spotligh...

Last Friday, Australian cryptocurrency exchange the Independent Reserve garnered one of 2 licenses from the SGX to offer digital currency services in Singapore. Raks Sondhi, Managing Director for Independent Reserve in Singapore, joined us on Prime Time to talk about what went into the process of garnering these licenses, how the firm addressed concerns regarding possible money laundering and hack...

On SGExtra's Powering Your Property, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to James Puddle, Founder and CEO One Global Property Services about what’s happening in the regional property markets and what to look out for when buying a property abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, public hospitals here are using spaces set up with tents or other temporary structures to deal with the continuing flood of Covid-19 patients. Meanwhile, several private clinics here have been seeing a demand for Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines as booster shots. Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Dr. Alvin Neo, who is the head of clinical proj...

No matter what age you are, sometimes we all need a helping hand when it comes to spending and saving our money. That’s why in this brand new series, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to financial experts, who take it 'Back to Basics'. In Episode 1, Timothy Ho, Managing Editor & Co-Founder, Dollars and Sense shares the basics of how to start investing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Investors are taking notice of a shortage in natural gas that's hitting both China and Europe, pitting both regions against each other in a race to secure supplies before the winter months. ING's Head of Commodities Strategy Warren Patterson joined us on Prime Time to explain how we got here and what risks it poses for the global economy. He also touched on a similar shortage in coal and what he's...

In SGExtra, hosts Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times on the latest developments out of Parliament today.  A petition to seek further consultation and scrutiny on a proposed law against foreign interference will not delay the debate on the law, after Parliament voted to discuss both the petition and the law at the same time. See...

In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Faris Mokhtar, Journalist, Bloomberg on billion dollar property deals in Singapore and why property prices here have continued to rise.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heading into the 4th quarter, investors are becoming concerned about a Chinese economic slowdown, with power shortages the latest worry. But will this matter for a Chinese Yuan that's been fairly steady throughout all the uncertainty? Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, joined us on Forex Fridays to talk about how this may play out for currencies heading into the last 3 months of the year, al...

In The Spotlight, host Timothy Go speaks to Coreen Kwan, Head of Retail Banking, RHB about RHB Singapore’s new Orchard Premier Centre and how the bank is reshaping new digital offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday that a new office has been set up to speed up the Government's efforts in the area of green bonds. Mr Wong announced this during his opening address at the Singapore Sustainable Investing and Financing Conference. On SGExtra, host Timothy Go spoke to Prisca Ang, Journalist at The Straits Times to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

More risks and jitters built up for markets by the end of September, leading to some wondering if investors should brace themselves for a "Wall of Worry" in the 4th quarter. Shyam Devani, founder of SAV Markets, joined us on Prime Time to take stock of possible risks from rising interest rates, a potential power shortage across major global economies, and what he's tracking in the equities, fixed...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Professor Ooi Eng Eong, from the infectious diseases programme at Duke-NUS Medical School on why he believes that the closure of premises with clusters is "not necessary". He also tells The Big Story that Singapore needs to let go of its past success with Covid-19 in order to move forward to living with an endem...

Japan’s ruling LDP party chose the former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida as their new leader, virtually ensuring that he will become the country’s next prime minister. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Stefan Angrick, Senior Economist at Moody’s Analytics  who shares what this change in leadership means for Japan and its economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Would you go on a tour with ex-gang members in Singapore to find out more about their past and story? Well, one local company has started up a ‘Triad Tour’ to help shine a spotlight on ex-offender reform. In SGExtra, host Rachel Kelly spoke to the tours founder, Melvyn Mak, Co-Founder of Actxplorer, to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor Olivia Quay spoke to Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases consultant at NUH to assess Singapore's current Covid-19 situation as well as the current restrictions in place to bring down the infection numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Management consultancy Bain & Company, Microsoft and Singapore's Temasek said in a report that South-east Asia has taken the first key steps to shifting to a greener and cleaner economy but it needs S$2.7 trillion of investment this decade to cut emissions and remain competitive globally. In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly speak to Gerry Mattios, Expert Partner and co-dir...

The PSEi in Manila defied the broader selloff across the Asia-Pacific and closed out Wednesday with gains. And while sentiment may be improving, there are still lingering COVID-19 uncertainties clouding the Philippines' efforts to reopen, and low vaccination rates still weighing on sentiment. Jonathan Ravelas, Chief Market Strategist for BDO, joined us on Across the ASEAN to share his thoughts on...

When you think of the construction industry, AI doesn’t naturally spring to mind, but concrete intelligence startup Caidio is using the technology to improve the quality of concrete, which is one of the largest carbon emitters. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Aku Wilenius, CEO of AI and IoT startup, Caidio who shares how technology is helping the construction indust...

The Straits Times Index finally fell below that 3100 level, with risks coming from rising COVID-19 infections, uncertainties about China's economic slowdown, and the possibility of monetary policy tightening in the future. Azure Capital's CEO Terence Wong though doesn't think we should be too pessimistic over the recent turbulence. He spoke to us on Prime Time to discuss why he's keeping his chin...

With no clear winner after Germans took to the polls to choose their new chancellor to replace Angela Merkel, coalition talks are now expected to last months. Prime Time's Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly speak to Emily Mansfield, Principal Economist, Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit  who shares her analysis on who Germany's next Chancellor might be, and their path to power. See omnystudio.com/...

On Powering Your Property, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy at ERA Real Estate about the latest in property sector news and updates. Market watchers were mostly surprised with the outcome of last week's tender closing for a white site along Marina View, which drew just one bid at tender. Meanwhile, contractors in Singapore could face yet a...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Associate Professor Walter Theseira, from the Singapore University of Social Sciences, about the dips in Singapore’s population numbers and their repercussions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On SGExtra, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go catch up with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times for the latest on the Covid-19 situation in Singapore. With local Covid-19 cases climbing, the authorities have tightened restrictions to prevent daily infections from rising at the current rate. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Singapore reported a record 1,939 new Covid-19 cases, marking the six...

In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go catch up with Audrey Tinline, Senior Journalist, BBC on the headlines she’s tracking in the week ahead, including Covid-19 booster shots, the COP26 summit and the battle between US tech giant Google and the European Union. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.