Let's Talk, Singapore

According to a report by AppDynamics, since the start of 2020, consumers have experienced a sudden and total reliance on digital services, altering how they engage with brands, consume goods and services, and make purchasing decisions. Gregg Ostrowski, Regional CTO, AppDynamics, discusses how our reliance on these digital services could potentially make us more ‘demanding’ as a user. 

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Sugar Toast is a household name which offers 100% handmade loaves which is available in 15 flavours. It has over 130 outlets in China, and have now expanded in Malaysia and Singapore. Joseph Low, Business Development Director, Sugar Toast, shares with us their journey in getting Sugar Toast's franchise and future plans for the business. 

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Speaking Of Asia Ep 4: Why India and China cannot get along

54:34 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor distils his experience from four decades of covering the Asian continent.

In this fourth episode, he discusses the subject of China and India, and their fraught relationship, with Professor Kanti Bajpai, who has the Wilmar Chair on Asian Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. Prof Bajpai has recently written a book called India Versus China: Why they are not friends.

They discuss the following points:

1. How worrying are the clashes between India and China? (2:47)

2. China & India 4 Ps: Perceptions, Perimeters, Partnerships and Power (5:53)

3. Physical factors that limit the impact of China's military superiority (13:05)

4. Increasing number of border confrontations from 2006 onwards, and why troubles in Tibet are so sensitive (17:12)

5. Do close cultural contacts between the two countries over the centuries matter? (26:40)

6. How India moving closer to the United States, is impacting on its relationship with China (38:35)

7. Reactions to Prof Bajpai's book, especially in India (45:10)

8. Asian neighbours - including Singapore - do not have polarised views towards China but what political and economic considerations need to be balanced? (48:30)

Produced by: Ravi Velloor ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital, discusses his view on Chinese stocks and whether growing taper talk is justified with the latest US consumer price reading suggesting moderation of momentum.

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The heightened Covid-19 restrictions have taken a toll on Singapore's labour market, resulting to many turning to the gig economy or becoming freelancers to secure some income. However, around 50% of these self-employed individuals are underbanked and underprotected. Amerson Lin, Co-Founder & CEO, Gigacover, shares the challenges faced by these individuals and how Gigacover's financial services can help them for financial stability. 

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Real estate agency PropNex just announced a net profit of $16.5 million for the second quarter which ended last June 30, and the reason behind this growth is due to the increase of transactions followed by the improvements of the Covid-19 situation and economy. Ismail Gafoor, CEO, PropNex, shares more about their growth over the past year and their plans for expansion moving forward.

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The air transport industry was one of the first hit by the pandemic, and air travel remains critical to economic recovery worldwide. The industry now sits at a crossroads, with an urgent need to transform operations at scale and boost passenger confidence, with the added pressure of reduced revenues. Sumesh Patel, SITA President Asia-Pacific shares why technology is the answer to borders reopening and what the aviation sector can do to quicken their digitalization adoption journey.

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Regional Round-up Ep 10: Understanding political turmoil in Malaysia and Thailand

10:14 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 Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's premiership hanging in the balance (1:44)
2. Possible outcomes when confidence vote conducted in Malaysia's parliament in September (3:37)
3. What can PM Muhyiddin do to gain that confidence vote? (5:24)
4. Frustration with political situation even in Thailand (6:52)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Barnabas Gan, Economist, UOB discusses what was behind the surprise beat in 2Q GDP which rebounded 14.7% year-on-year, and what the biggest downside risk is in the coming months.

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Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the latest of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s premiership, what to expect when a confidence vote is conducted in parliament in September, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's announcement to revoke his order to ban the dissemination of information, and more. 

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