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Founded in Singapore in 1872 by Balage Porolis de Silva, The 1872 Clipper Tea Co is in its fifth generation of leadership and prides itself on offering fresh and high quality tea products. But like any other sector, the tea industry has not been spared by the unwavering pandemic as well. Rehan Amarasuriya, Executive Director, The 1872 Clipper Tea Co, shares more about the brand's business model, challenges they had to overcome due to Covid-19, and their plans for the future. 

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Sani Hamid, Director, Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how the recent shift in thinking in managing COVID-19 affects how investors approach vaccinated and unvaccinated economies.

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As the architect behind Apple’s strategy to outsource production to China, Tim Cook has become known as a master in deflecting political pressure in a polarized environment. The company's stock had also grown to more than 1,000% under his rein within the last decade, following the demise of its founder Steve Jobs. Adam Wong, Editor-in-Chief, The Fifth Person shares what could be Tim Cook's new product category before stepping down as Apple CEO and who among Apple’s executives are in the running to take over. 

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Against the backdrop of the pandemic, Far East Hospitality, a homegrown mid-tier hotel player has been growing rapidly. In the first half of 2021 alone, the homegrown company has opened 3 new hotels in 3 different countries, with one more in the pipeline this September – Oasia Resort Sentosa. Arthur Kiong, Chief Executive Officer, Far East Hospitality shares how Far East Hospitality continued to grow despite the pandemic and how they are preparing themselves with the potential of many other travel lanes to be open in the near future. 

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Despite having a limit of 240 characters per tweet, Twitter still remains as a powerful platform for businesses to connect and engage with their customers. Martyn U’ren, Head of Research APAC & Global Export, Twitter, shares more about the local trends taking place in the Twitter world, such as reactions to Covid-19 measures and the government’s national vaccination plan. He also shares about the future of social media platforms and the role they play in a post Covid-19 world.

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Regional Round-up Ep 13: Malaysia and Indonesia recalibrate Covid-19 measures

11:34 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker about the following points:

1. Malaysia's citizens urged to cooperate with vaccination programme (2:09)
2. Sarawak & Sabah to set out its own Covid-19 counter-measures (3:40)
3. Looming duties on Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri includes fixing the country's fiscal deficit (4:59)
4. Concerns with prolonged lockdown situation of schools in Indonesia (9:34)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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The steel production industry is one of the most energy-intensive and carbon-emitting on the planet. One such steel provider bringing sustainability into the industry is NatSteel. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Eugene Ng, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, NatSteel who shares more on the environmental impact of the steel sector, and how it's going green.

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11:34 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker about the following points:

Malaysia's citizens urged to cooperate with vaccination programme (2:09)

Sarawak & Sabah to set out its own Covid-19 counter-measures (3:40)

Looming duties on Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri includes fixing the country's fiscal deficit (4:59)

Concerns with prolonged lockdown situation of schools in Indonesia (9:34)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps:

Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7

Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8

Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h 

Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX

Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Feedback to: [email protected]

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Warren Patterson, Head of Commodities Strategy, ING discusses how the surprise miss in China PMIs and US Consumer Confidence data will affect the oil cartels plans to resume output hikes.

 

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Elliott Danker from The Breakfast Huddle spoke with Chou Chong, Director, Leanne Capital about markets that will be focused on in September amidst the unwavering Covid-19 disruptions, tapering concerns in the US, and regulation worries in China. He also shared about Bitcoin’s rebound and Singapore’s economic outlook as borders begin to reopen.

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