Let's Talk, Singapore

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points:

01:01 Hong Kong's toughest Covid-19 rules have come into force

03:05 Public response to restrictions

05:10 Vaccination rate in Hong Kong

06:27 Supply chain issues in Hong Kong

07:17 Tighter rules for airline staff

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital joins us on the show to discuss what's driving the resurgence of Chinese US-listed shares, impact of the US consumer inflation numbers on markets, and the outlook of oil prices amid US-Iran talks and Ukraine-Russia tensions. 

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After two years of lull in tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the popular Indonesian holiday islands of Bintan and Batam have reopened their shores to leisure travellers from Singapore. Starting from 24 January 2022, international travellers can travel between Indonesia (the Riau Islands) and Singapore through a travel bubble scheme called Batam Bintan-Singapore (BB-S). Christie Joy, Sales & Marketing Executive, Sindo Ferry shares what Sindo has been doing to soften the impact of Covid-19 and the significance of the travel bubble between Singapore and Bintan/Batam on its business. 

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Known as the “angpao exodus”, employees tend to wait until receiving their large annual bonus pay-out, which happens typically around the Lunar New Year, before they resign and this may lead to increased rate of resignation across companies. Leong Chee Tung, Co-Founder, EngageRocket shares how the trend of ‘angpao’ exodus will impact colleagues who stay on in the company and what employers can do to avoid it. 

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The Covid-19 pandemic and the slew of arbitrary restrictions imposed had undoubtedly impact many business sectors in Singapore, and the F&B industry is no exception. Unfortunately for No Signboard, a Catalist-listed seafood restaurant operator famed for its White Pepper Crab, they recently made headlines for failing to pay their rent of more than $176,000. Willie Keng, CFA, Founder, Dividend Titan gives an analysis of their biggest fundamental flaw and why they are in such a bad position when compared to other restaurants like Jumbo. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Samsung's launch of its new Galaxy S22 smartphones and Tab S8 tablets to take on Apple, Disney's reporting of its earnings for the fiscal first quarter that beat analyst estimates, and more. 

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