Let's Talk, Singapore

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Donald Trump’s new media venture plans to launch its social media app Truth Social and Pegasus Asia's lodge for a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. 

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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 Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:02 Asia's first global museum of visual culture

03:28 The reason behind the name of M+

05:22 Hong Kong's reaction to the new museum and possible global reaction to M+

08:26 Ai Wei Wei's controversial piece "Study of Perspective - Tianenmen Square" faced national security issues

09:52 The hurdles faced in constructing the museum and future possibilities for artistic freedom

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

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Dan Koh

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Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance gives his view on the tech sell off overnight on Wall Street, and some of the highlights from CES Las Vegas, including a TV to display and transact your NFTs.

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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 and Shehzad Haque on the following points:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

01:02 Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam investigates as government officials tested positive involved in gathering causing the fifth wave of Covid-19

03:03 New restrictions in Hong Kong being enforced after a year of relaxed measures

05:26 Increase of vaccinations being carried out - showing progress being made

06:38 Cruises to nowhere suspended as 9 passengers were close contacts of Omicron variant outbreak

08:12 Hong Kong IPOs are not requested to seek approval from data security

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

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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The travel and tourism industry has been battered over and over again with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. While it has been a hard period for those in the industry, Traveloka still found the time to cement a series of CSR efforts in Singapore. Reza Amirul Juniarshah, Head of Corporate Communications, Traveloka shares the rationale behind actively participating in CSR activities during the pandemic and how Traveloka pivoted its offerings throughout the pandemic in order to continue providing services that are relevant to customers. 

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According to a study by Robert Walters Salary Survey 2022, salaries in areas such as technology will rise significantly due to the talent shortage. The tech and transformation industry will see 85 per cent of Singapore firms giving pay rises - the highest among seven sectors covered by the survey this year. Wong Wen Shun, Co-Managing Director, Thoughtworks Southeast Asia shares the factors leading to the demand of new tech talent and some of the common mistakes businesses have been increasingly making when looking for new tech talent. 

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