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In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss investor sentiments after the late May rally and preceding the upcoming CPI report. US continues to explore the idea of lifting some tariffs on China to combat the current high inflation, and Elon Musk says total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, backtracking from an email from 2 days ago saying that job cuts of 10% were needed.

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In an industry that was mainly dominated by freelancers, swimming instructors, many a time they were not professionally reviewed.

Ray Kua, CEO and Co-Founder, SwimRay tells us how he and his partner, introduced a "school to you approach", overcoming issues such as a lack of income to build a successful business that has an even brighter future ahead.

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Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital gives us his predictions on the outcome of the upcoming OPEC+ meeting and his outlook for oil prices in weeks to come. 

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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.

They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

In this episode, she chats with ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee. 

Much has changed in Betong during the pandemic. It is a district wedged on the southern tip of Thailand, after a 1hr 45min flight from Bangkok.

In the absence of visitors, street artists have transformed ageing shophouses with stunning murals. Dim sum dishes still rule there. But with tourism revenue evaporating following the pandemic, the district's businesses hope its new airport will bring back visitors.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:11 Are tourists returning to Thailand after easing of Covid restrictions?

04:28 Why Singaporean tourists can consider visiting peaceful Betong?

06:38 Dim sum, good street food - pre-and post-pandemic

11:40 How local street art emerged during the pandemic 

14:26 Betong’s International Airport finally opens after delays

Read Hui Yee’s article here: https://str.sg/w2Hc

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim 

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim 

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Norwegian Cruise Line is an American cruise line founded in 1966, headquartered in Miami. As restrictions ease, the pent up desire for people to travel again has increased the demand for cruises.

Braydon Holland, Senior Director, Asia, Norwegian Cruise Line shares how his business kept up with this demand and catered to the changing attitudes and behaviours of Asian cruise-goers post-pandemic.

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Cisco recently released a new study titled 'Employees are ready for hybrid work, are you?' It revealed that hybrid work has improved employee well-being, work-life balance, and performance in Singapore. 

Anupam Trehan, Senior Director, People & Communities, Cisco, APJC tells us more about this study, and the future of hybrid work. She emphasizes the importance of leading with trust and empathy in making hybrid work successful.

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