Let's Talk, Singapore

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  • How dormitory worker accommodations have progressively shifted over the years
    A number of dormitory worker accommodations have been on a lockdown to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Ho Lip Chin, Chief Investor Officer, Centurion Corporation gives us the insights of what dormitory worker accommodation is really like in Singapore and their containment measures to help limit the transmission of the virus. 
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    14 min
  • Freelancers rally as creative industry suffers hit from COVID-19
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the gig economy sector has been hit hard. But a group of people across various industries heeded a call to action, volunteering their own diverse skill sets and time to launch ilostmygig.sg. Keith Tan, Founder & CEO, Slate Entertainment shares how freelancers in Singapore have been affected and how ilostmygig.sg can help them. 
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    15 min
  • China Perspective: 28 April 2020
    Straits Times China Bureau Chief, Tan Dawn Wei talks about China dropping a requirement that a number of key virus care products get domestic regulatory approval before export, schools reopening in Beijing and Shanghai and if Wuhan is COVID-19 free now. 
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    7 min
  • COVID-19: Lessons learnt after a 76 day lockdown in Wuhan
    By the beginning of January, when reports of COVID-19 started surfacing in a few cities, ThoughtWorks Wuhan formed an emergency team to proactively monitor the escalating situation as it unfolded. Hu Kai, Managing Director, China, ThoughtWorks shares his experience being at the epicenter of the outbreak and the challenges Thoughtworks faced with all the ongoing swift changes.
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    13 min
  • Endowus expands CPF Investment Scheme offerings with exclusive global index fund
    Endowus recently made an announcement that their CPF members will now have a new option to invest their CPF into a fund that is managed by one of the world’s largest passive fund managers. Mr Samuel Rhee, chief investment officer, Endowus shares how the investment landscape has changed during this COVID-19 pandemic and some considerations one should take before investing with their CPF during this time of uncertainty.
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    12 min
  • Week Ahead with CNBC: 27 Apr 2020
    Nancy Hungerford, anchor at CNBC, shares how markets are setting up as oil prices stabilized heading into the weekend, what the BoJ and FOMC are likely to announce, and a preview of US tech earnings in the week ahead.
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    6 min
  • Washington Report: 27 April 2020
    US President Donald Trump seems to have ended his daily coronavirus briefings, after backlash over his suggestion injecting disinfectant could cure COVID-19. This when individuals states are reopening their economies. Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives his analysis on the situation.
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    11 min
  • F&B Friday: Unlisted Collection leads #savefnbsg movement
    The #savefnbsg ground up movement is a coalition of over 500 restaurants ranging from independent restaurant operations to groups. They banded together to support each other in this COVID-19 crisis as Singapore’s F&B industry hits rock bottom like never before. Loh Lik Peng, Founder & Director, Unlisted Collection shares more about the #savefnbsg and what they aim to achieve next.
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    15 min
  • MICE sector hurting due to COVID-19 pandemic
    The COVID-19 pandemic brings about social distancing and unprecedented travel restrictions and Singapore's event organisers have been rushing to keep up with fast-changing rules. One of the biggest high-profile casualties of the downturn is the NATAS 2020 travel fair that was called off. Andrew Phua, Executive Director, Exhibitions & Conferences, Singapore Tourism Board shares how Singapore Tourism Board is helping the MICE sector and how different things will be for the MICE sector be once this pandemic is over.
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    16 min

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