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In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to  Professor Andrew Delios, Vice Dean, MSc Programmes, Department of Strategy & Policy at NUS Business School about the upcoming t9/11 anniversary as well as the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

XREX is a Taiwan-based startup that uses blockchain technology to address cross-border financing problems, and is expanding in Singapore. Christopher Chye, XREX's Managing Director for Singapore, spoke to us about how blockchain can be used to address these cross-border issues, how stablecoins figure in these solutions and if regulatory risks are a potential issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Professor Dale Fisher, a senior consultant at the National University Hospital's Division of Infectious Diseases, about the roll-out of new measures to slow down the transmission of Covid-19 in Singapore.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest project to be put up for collective sale, International Plaza, has been launched for tender at a reserve price of $2.7 billion. Could this shake up the CBD? In Powering Your Property, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Desmond Sim, CEO, Edmund Tie to find out.  Holders of the units at the International Plaza building on Anson Road have engaged property consultancy Edmund T...

The Singapore Exchange opened the door to SPAC listings, becoming the first major bourse in the Asia-Pacific to do so. Tham Tuck Seng, PwC's Capital Markets Team Leader, joined us on Prime Time to discuss what this will mean for local markets, if the first mover advantage will last, and what advice he may have for retail investors looking to learn more about Special Purpose Acquisition Companies....

In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Joanna Ossinger, Markets Editor, Bloomberg about the changes to Binance offerings in Singapore, after regulators said last week that the company may be in breach of the Payment Services Act.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases specialist from the Rophi Clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena about the developments from the Covid-19 cases linked to bus interchange clusters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SGExtra, hosts Timothy Go and Rachel Kelly spoke to Karamjit Kaur, News Editor, The Straits Times about Singapore’s fight against Covid-19, with the roll-out of vaccine booster shots expected to start this month.  Singapore will offer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, as well as people aged 60 and above, and residents of aged c...

The US Dollar may be softening post-Jackson Hole, but attention now shifts to the ECB's meeting next week, with a reduction of asset purchases possibly on the agenda. Philip Futures' Mooris Tjioe dropped by on Forex Fridays to talk about who else may tighten in the last 4 months of the year, and if it matters for the SGD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 29), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about how Singapore intends to tackle some of the most difficult issues - both economic and social.  In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Finance Minister Lawrence Wong provides insights into these plans to bridge the gaps on wages and jobs.   Se...

The enforcement of the table-clearing rule has begun at hawker centres this week, after a three-month advisory period to help diners adjust. From September, enforcement will be taken against those who do not comply with advice to clean up after themselves in public dining places. In SGExtra, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Anjali Raguraman, Journalist, The Straits Times to find out more...

In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore about the new Covid-19 Mu variant as well as the Covid-19 cases at bus terminals in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese regulators moved to summon ride-sharing firms over 'illegal behavior' -- the latest in a series of regulatory crackdowns that have cast more uncertainty over markets. There are signs though of the recent selloff easing. Peter Chun, founder of Silverbear Capital, joined us on Prime Time to assess the regulatory risks in China, as well as possible reforms to the VIE corporate model and issue...

In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Vidisha Mehta, Head of Talents and Rewards in Singapore, Willis Towers Watson to find out why companies in Asia Pacific plan to give employees larger raises next year.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Associate Professor Alex Cook, who is the vice-dean of research at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health on Singapore’s Covid-19 developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meals-on-Wheels is a meal delivery programme to meet the daily needs of the home-bound elderly. The elderly, who usually live alone, depend on volunteers from TOUCH Home Care's Meals-on-Wheels to deliver their meals every day. On SGExtra, Rachel Kelly spoke to Prime Time's very own Timothy Go, who was out delivering the meals with the volunteers.  Timothy Go also spoke to Joyce Ang, Assistant...

As the sustainability gold rush continues, how do investors know whether the funds they are pumping their money into for profits with purpose are actually ESG focused and how can they avoid greenwashing? In Eco Money, hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Associate Professor Lawrence Loh Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School about what investors need to loo...

We are officially in the last third of the year, and the outlook for ASEAN markets remain hazy given COVID-19 uncertainties. Meanwhile, Singapore's Straits Times Index trudges below 3100 despite many positive factors from a high vaccination rate to brighter GDP expectations. James Cheo, Southeast Asia CIO for Private Banking and Wealth Management at HSBC, spoke to us on Across the ASEAN to kick of...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Journalists Ng Wei Kai and Ang Qing about the online petition calling on NUS to reverse its decision to merge Yale-NUS College with its University Scholars Programme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Prime Time's 'While You Were Working', hosts Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Kurt Wee, President, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) about the SME community's response to this year’s National Day Rally.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Professor Greg Barton, Chair In Global Islamic Politics, Deakin University about the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.  After nearly 20 years, the last US forces have pulled out of Afghanistan. America’s longest war took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans, and cost some S$2.7 trill...

The Straits Times Index closed out August with a monthly loss, and fell below 3100. Could this lead to more downside risks for stocks? And what of potential upsides from high vaccination rates and the gradual reopening of the country? Terence Wong, CEO of Azure Capital, joined us on Prime Time once more to recap the month that was, and share his thoughts on all these, and more. See omnystudio.com/...

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor Olivia Quay spoke to Foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar on what the US' withdrawal spells for the Afghan people under Taliban rule again.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the future workplace no longer being a single location, companies are now re-evaluating their property needs, with many downsizing or delaying new leases. In Powering Your Property, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Damien Sheehan, Country Head, Australia at IWG (the International Workplace Group) on whether flexible workspaces could be the answer to rethinking commercial real estate strat...

In the Spotlight, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Rich Preston, Presenter at the BBC about the current situation in Afghanistan ahead of the United State's evacuation deadline, as well as developments in the US city of New Orleans as Hurricane Ida batters Louisiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.