The new Online Safety Commission (OSC) to help victims of online harms secure swift content takedowns and restrict offender accounts has opened its doors on Monday (29 Jun). It’s meant to help victims deal with online harms such as doxxing, online harassment, stalking and the sharing of harmful content via a more direct legal avenue to seek help. With the OSC in effect, will it drive people to behave better online or will it make people complacent, leaving the policing to the authorities? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Andrea Chan, Group Head of TOUCH Counselling & Psychological Services, and Dymples Leong, Associate Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to find out. 

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On today's (2 July) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Lorraine Tan, Director of Equity Research for Asia at Morningstar.

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The World Bank plans to phase out lending to China by 2031, marking the end of Beijing's status as a borrower after decades of support. The move reflects China's rise to the world's second-largest economy and follows years of pressure from the US to redirect development financing to nations with greater needs. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Johan Sulaeman, Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, to examine what the shift tells us about China's changing role in the global financial system.

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Recently, you’d heard of two kids breaking into an MRT train’s back cabin, wreaking chaos once they got in – the illegal act filmed and put online for all to see. So… Pre-teens prying open train cabin door; why did nobody stop them? Would you have? Daniel Martin discusses further with Dr Carol Balhetchet, Clinical Psychologist, Certified Hypnotherapist and Director of Dr Carol & Associates.

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Over 30,000 advisory notices have been issued over the past three years to tackle indiscriminate bicycle parking. So are you parking your bicycle indiscriminately because you don’t know or don’t care? Daniel Martin discusses further with Associate Professor Zhou Yi, Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology.

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Guest: Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out what’s currently on display at the Singapore Art Museum or SAM’s Learning Gallery, a dedicated family-friendly space designed to help visitors of all ages explore contemporary art. Learning Gallery’s Pauline Cheong and Gabrielle Lee will discuss installations like ‘Black Forest’ by renowned Singaporean sculptor Han Sai and 'Here's who I am, I am what you see' by multi-disciplinary artist Ezzam Rahman who used his own dead skin to create artworks which resemble delicate flowers.

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In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to the third generation of a family business that runs football merchandise retailer Weston Corporation. Brothers Mandeep and Ami Chopra will talk about how the family business started in the late 1940s, how they helped out at their family’s stores as teens and then in the 2000s: grew the business into premier stores for football kits, boots, and collectibles. Mandeep will also recall how he started the popular sneaker boutique ‘Limited Edt’ in 2003, which now has several branches in Singapore.

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Malware infections are soaring, AI is changing the cyber threat landscape, and ransomware isn’t going away - just some results from the latest Singapore Cyber Landscape report. Daniel Martin breaks down the results with Matthias YEO, CEO, CyberXCenter - and what they mean for you.

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Screen time is shaping how young people focus, feel and connect in an always-on world. Cheryl Goh speaks with Dr Arthur Chin, Author of The Scrolling Generation, to explore what parents should watch for, which digital habits may be more harmful, and how families can build healthier relationships with technology without cutting it out completely. 

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