Let's Talk, Singapore

In today's TheBreakfast Brief, the rule for investors is usually buy low and sell high. But now investors seem to be continuously selling their stocks, as Thursday was only the fourth day in 20 years in which stocks and bonds each posted 2%-plus declines. As predicted, the England Bank is raising rates to the highest in 13 years, making people worried that the already high cost of living is going to worsen. Coffee prices' increase and durian prices' decrease is a result of the Ukraine Crisis and China's zero Covid policy respectively.

 

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From moving from Malaysia to Singapore alone at a young age, to selling jewelry at Shaw Theater McDonalds, Amanda Koo, Founder, eClarity has seen her company evolve into one of the region's most promising online and instore diamond jewelers. She shares how she altered her business model and employed different strategies to cater to different demographics and adjust to different timelines.

From humble beginnings, she shares how she has grown her online jewelry rental business, the first in Singapore.

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From moving from Malaysia to Singapore alone at a young age, to selling jewelry at Shaw Theater McDonalds, Amanda Koo, Founder, eClarity has seen her company evolve into one of the region's most promising online and instore diamond jewelers. She shares how she altered her business model and employed different strategies to cater to different demographics and adjust to different timelines.

From humble beginnings, she shares how she has grown her online jewelry rental business, the first in Singapore.

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The aging demographic of Singapore calls for a change in the residential aged care landscape as well. With news of Singapore’s first assisted living public housing development, co-living could be a possible solution.

Joshua Goh, Founder & CEO, Red Crowns Senior Living shares how his company's model allows interaction and closeness with other like-minded people as well as for caregivers to be on hand, while still allowing for privacy.

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The aging demographic of Singapore calls for a change in the residential aged care landscape as well. With news of Singapore’s first assisted living public housing development, co-living could be a possible solution.

Joshua Goh, Founder & CEO, Red Crowns Senior Living shares how his company's model allows interaction and closeness with other like-minded people as well as for caregivers to be on hand, while still allowing for privacy.

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With the Federal Reserve recently announced its biggest rate hike since 2000, and inflation at the highest rate in four decades, how will the Singapore currency and businesses be affected? This is all whilst the Ukraine Crisis is happening, which could have unpredictable effects on the economy.

Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst, MUFG shares his thoughts on this.

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With the Federal Reserve recently announced its biggest rate hike since 2000, and inflation at the highest rate in four decades, how will the Singapore currency and businesses be affected? This is all whilst the Ukraine Crisis is happening, which could have unpredictable effects on the economy.

Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst, MUFG shares his thoughts on this.

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

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

In this episode, she chats with ST's India correspondent Debarshi Dasgupta. 

In December 2021, passengers boarded the Shri Ramayana Express, a special train that covers pilgrimage destinations associated with Hindu god Lord Ram over 17 nights. They were on what was billed as the "world's first train" to get a vegetarian certification. Everything served to them during the journey was vegetarian, so the pilgrims had nothing to fret about when it came to food.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:20 World’s first vegetarian-certified food served on train in India; about the vegetarian food safety regulator Sattvik Council of India, a private initiative of entrepreneur Abhishek Biswas

04:21 Sattvik council - the meaning behind Sattvik and its diet

06:52 Demand for certified vegetarian food in India and also, around the world

14:26 Common misconception that majority of Indian population are vegetarians

16:11 When choice of being a vegetarian becomes a political issue

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

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Extra charges when travelling overseas, namely when it comes to currency exchange, is a common frustration among us. However, multi-currency cards seem like a convenient and efficient option for travelers.

Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product (Cards & Wise Platform), Wise discusses with us how his company saves these overseas travelers from unnecessarily spending money.

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Extra charges when travelling overseas, namely when it comes to currency exchange, is a common frustration among us. However, multi-currency cards seem like a convenient and efficient option for travelers.

Surendra Chaplot, Global Head of Product (Cards & Wise Platform), Wise discusses with us how his company saves these overseas travelers from unnecessarily spending money.

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