Guest: Joel Phua, Research Analyst, FSM Global

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Singapore's first dedicated residence for foreign bus drivers is now open. But bus drivers aside, is this a sustainable solution for jobs Singaporeans won't take up or does it reflect a bigger workforce challenge? Daniel Martin finds out from Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng, Department of Economics, NUS.

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In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Carrie Tan & Andreas Raharso, co-authors of “Micro Moments: How Your Mind Sabotages You Everyday”. Social entrepreneur and former Member of Parliament Carrie Tan and Andreas Raharso, an innovation leadership strategist, will explain how micro moments like emotions and biases shape a leader’s perception of the world and influence his/her decision-making. They’ll illustrate how to best turn these micro moments into ‘fuel’ to make better decisions and foster stronger relationships.

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Youth mental health struggles are surfacing earlier, but many still go unnoticed or unsupported. Cheryl Goh speaks with Asher Low, Founder, Limitless, a mental health organisation for youths in Singapore, to unpack what meaningful help looks like, whether new programmes are making a difference, and how Singapore can better reach young people before they reach crisis point.

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A Singapore spirits house is bringing together ingredients and distilling traditions from across Asia in its collection of vodka, gin, whisky and rum. Cheryl Goh goes behind the bottles with Michel Lu, Founder of The Orientalist Spirits to find out more on how the blends are created, what today’s drinkers are looking for, and how the brand is carrying an Asian point of view into bars around the world.

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AI is reshaping Singapore’s finance sector, bringing optimism alongside concerns over jobs, fair hiring and future career pathways. Cheryl Goh speaks with Chiew Chun Wee, Regional Policy & Insights Lead for Asia Pacific at ACCA to find out how financial institutions are responding, and why purpose, workplace culture and employee wellbeing matter more than ever.

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Singapore is pushing to build a more circular economy but can we really recycle our way out of the waste problem? Or do we need to rethink our throwaway culture altogether? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at why repairing, reusing and sharing everyday items may have a bigger environmental impact than simply recycling and how community initiatives are helping Singaporeans keep perfectly usable items out of our landfills. For more, they speak with Jonathan Kwok, Community Innovator Executive, SL2.

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Nearly half of Singapore adults are financially supporting family members. Young adults under 35 are giving away roughly 40 per cent of their monthly income to loved ones and delaying their own health care in the process. A new Manulife survey puts numbers to a tension many Singaporeans are already living. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speaks with Christopher Gee, Deputy Director of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, to unpack what it really means, what's driving it, and what – if anything – can be done about it.

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On today's (30 June) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Brendan Ahern, Chief Investment Officer at KraneShares.

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South Korean chipmakers are expected to pledge more than 650 billion US dollars of investment into the country's AI infrastructure over the next decade. Samsung and SK Hynix are among the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI wave, as they dominate the production of high-end memory chips.But can they afford it? Will the infrastructure keep up? And what happens if the AI boom cools? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mark Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Research Asia, Julius Baer, to find out. 

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