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Storage facilities help alleviate some of the pressure that people face when it comes to managing their living space. During the Covid-19 pandemic, where people had to work from home, they came face to face with the clutter in their houses and were more inclined to use these storage facilities. The lack of space in small but expensive apartments in Singapore is another motivating factor. Even for businesses these spaces are used to keep inventory.

Luigi La Tona, CEO (Singapore), StorHub Self Storage talks to us about the current uses and future of self storage in Singapore.

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Customer experience is something that a business cannot compromise, whether it is brick and mortar or ecommerce. Therefore, when trying to advance the company, in areas such as digitalisation, small and controlled changes over a long period of time is the best way to go. Experimentation facilitates this change by allowing businesses to test the waters of their new ideas.

Alex Atzberger, CEO, Optimizely tells us about taking a scientific approach to managing customer experience and the mistakes companies make in tweaking aspects of their business.

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is being pressured to call for early elections. This is alongside Malaysia's king calling for all political issues to be resolved immediately. Indonesia has introduced new measures to boost the country's tourism sector. The situation in Myanmar continues to take turns for the worse. Singapore and Brunei have renewed their commitment to further partnerships in the agri-food sector.

To give us insight into these headlines we speak to Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times

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Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management gives his views on the possibility of China concluding its crackdown on its tech industry and how investors should position around the strengthening US dollar. 

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker.

They discuss why is China so focused on lobbying for more support from the Pacific Islands and how US President Joe Biden has asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China.

In addition, Australia has accused a Chinese fighter jet of carrying out dangerous manoeuvres, threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea. What are China's reactions to these issues?

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin 

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