Let's Talk, Singapore

According to Manulife’s annual Manulife Asia Care Survey 2022,  almost half of people living in Asia have accepted that Covid-19 is here to stay for another year or more. But how about Singaporeans, are we ready to live with Covid-19? 

Darren Thompson, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Product Officer, Manulife Singapore shares with us the findings from the survey and if Singaporeans are ready to live in a world with Covid-19. 

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With Chinese New Year being just around the corner, prices of some popular fish, such as Chinese pomfret and red grouper, have spiked ahead, with some sellers at wet markets doubling their prices.

William Chen, Michael Fam Endowed Chair Professor and Director of Food Science and Technology Programme, Nanyang Technological University Singapore discusses with us on why there is a price hike during the CNY period and how such situations can be avoided. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Apple earnings numbers and how long-term Formula One deal could enhance Singapore race experience, legacy, 

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Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh speaks with Richard Horsey, Senior Advisor on Myanmar at the International Crisis Group, and Jan Jan, a student and co-founder of GM4MD (Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy).

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:50  Any optimism for a return to some stability and progress in Myanmar, politically?

03:56 Talks of an election in August 2023 - a move forward towards stability or violence?

05:52 GM4MD, a youth diaspora organisation formed in response to the military coup

08:36 Is it tenable for the military to hold onto power for another decade?

10:14 How the Burmese people and the ethnic minorities view Aung San Suu Kyi now 

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Fa'izah Sani, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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Joey Chew, Senior Asia FX Strategist, HSBC, discusses how markets will be reacting to the FOMC's more hawkish than expected tone in the face of inflationary pressures, and its impact on the USD and SGD.

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