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In our Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times discuss the expansion of the EU sanctions on Myanmar's military junta to include several key officials and four entities tied to the regime, Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's scathing attack on Najib Razak in a letter to Johor voters, Indonesia's plan to reduce their reliance on foreign vaccines, and more. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US's sweeping sanctions on the major Russian bank VEB and its military bank, Germany halting the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe, how Russia’s Ukraine incursion could complicate the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions, and more. 

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Timothy Ho, Managing Editor & Co-Founder, Dollars and Sense discusses what will be the sectors and stocks to keep an eye on, that will likely be impacted by the latest policies announced in Singapore's Budget 2022.

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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 Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:29 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for negotiations to avoid major conflict over Ukraine

02:26 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison demands a full investigation into a Chinese naval vessel that has pointed a laser at an Australian defence plane

04:04 Possibility of China hosting the Fifa World Cup

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Edited by: Dan Koh

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Speaking at Budget 2022,  Finance Minister Lawrence Wong also adds that Singapore has a “window of opportunity” over the next few years to establish leading positions in key market segments. The first priority, he said, is to “strengthen” Singapore’s digital capabilities. Nicholas Lee, SGTech Councillor, and First Vice Chair of SGTech’s Digital Transformation Chapter & CEO, EZ-Link shares the kind of gaps the tech industry is facing now and how the additional S$200 million that the government is setting aside can help close that gap. 

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At his Budget 2022 announcement, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said that Singapore will upgrade its broadband infrastructure, with the view of increasing broadband access speeds by about 10 times over the next few years. Han Chon, Managing Director, ASEAN, Nutanix shares why there is a huge importance to move even faster when it comes to upgrading our future technologies and how Singaporean businesses can invest strategically in innovation, agility and business transformation for the long-run

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