Let's Talk, Singapore

According to an Internet economy research report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co, investments in South-east Asia’s Internet economy hit an all-time high this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But will this funding scene continue to rise and last for long? Fock Wai Hoong, Managing Director, Investment (Telecommunications, Media & Technology & South East Asia), Temasek International shares the key highlights from the report and what to possibly expect from the Internet economy in this region. 

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Kum Soekching, Head of Southeast Asia Research, Private Banking Research, Credit Suisse, discusses her outlook for the various REIT subsectors as the economy recovers. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Fed Chair Jerome Powell for another four-year term, Biden's plan to release reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and more. 

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From the highlights of the ASEAN - China Special Summit to China’s market regulator finding a few of their own tech giants, and the country downgrading its diplomatic ties with Lithuania, Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of it all. 

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Washington Report Ep 24: US discusses how to deal with China's rising military power in Indo-Pacific

10:23 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States.

Mr Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates - standing in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave - chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

He  gives an analysis of the incoming US ambassador to Singapore, heighten tensions resulting from China’s increasingly assertive military actions, Former US secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin, and more.   

0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

1:05 Significance of the US Senate's confirmation of President Joe Biden's pick for its ambassador to Singapore - technology entrepreneur Jonathan Kaplan

2:23 Call for US and its allies to operate with greater urgency in the Indo-Pacific with tensions resulting from China’s increasingly assertive military actions

3:45 Consequences of the tensions surrounding Taiwan

5:10 Former US secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlights the need to not forget about concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin's power plans

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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