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The gaming market here is expected to be worth US$138 million by 2024, and the Singapore Tourism Board has even taken notice of this growth as it implements a tour of gaming hotspots in Singapore.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Jonathan Ye, the founder of Lockdown Escape - one of Singapore's premier destinations for escape room games and one of the few companies in the world that designs its own VR games and board games, to find out more.

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Amid increased stakeholder pressure on environmental, social and governance factors, tax transparency is now a major consideration for businesses striving to comply with regulations. How should Asia Pacific's ESG agenda follow suit? Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish finds out from Michel Feijen, Managing Director, Sales, APAC of MetricStream.

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One of the most legendary careers in sports is coming to an end as tennis icon Roger Federer announced he will retire after the Layver Cup in London.

In a statement released on social media, 41-year-old Federer cites age and recurring injuries as the reasons for his decision.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story Multimedia Correspondent Cheow Sue-Ann and Assistant Sports Editor, Rohit Brijnath weigh in on the retirement announcement. 

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It’s been called a game changer for the entire crypto sector.

Crypto's most important commercial highway, Ethereum, just got repaved. The blockchain network has completed the crypto world's biggest and most ambitious software upgrade to date. 

So what’s next? What are experts watching out for and what can investors expect from the Ethereum 2.0 shake-up? Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Brian Fu, Co-Founder and Co-Project Lead of zkLend for more insights.

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In today’s increasingly digitalized world, organisations are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and mitigate threats.

However, cybercriminals are also taking advantage of the same technologies to launch their attacks.

How can organisations stay one step ahead of malicious threat actors? Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish finds out from David Chan, Managing Director, Singapore, Adnovum.

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A 22-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in what prosecutors said was a "senseless" killing.

Surajsrikan Diwakar Mani Tripathi admitted he stabbed and slashed Tay Rui Hao, an assistant manager at a sports apparel store, near a bus stop in Punggol Field on May 10, 2020.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent Cheow Sue-Ann speaks with Senior Law Correspondent Selina Lum for more developments.

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Up in the Low Earth Orbit, anywhere between 160 and 1,000km above ground, is where about 4,500 satellites operate for geo-imaging and telecommunications purposes. 

But while businesses are launching satellites into space, no one takes ownership for clearing up the debris of old satellites, increasing the risks of them bumping into one another in space. 

That creates an opportunity for companies to come up with solutions to clear space debris. But how big is the market really, and what challenges do companies in this arena face in securing industry buy-in? 

On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Christopher Charles Blackerby, Chief Operations Officer at Astroscale, a Japanese-based startup that develops scalable solutions to clear debris in space.

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The 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is likely to be overshadowed by the Xi-Putin face-to-face meeting in Uzbekistan.

Geo-political observers will be paying close attention to what is going to happen from the summit as well as their meeting.

So what’s at stake, what are the optics and what’s in it for the key players?

Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Timothy Go, who’s on a bleisure trip in Uzbekistan, on the security, the mood on the ground, as well as what to expect.

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Companies such as Starbucks, KFC and Tesla seem to have accepted and introduced cryptocurrency as a payment method. For proponents, this means it can be a new frontier in secure contactless payment. However, challenges in such a process include risks requiring better management and customer onboarding. In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Zen Yong, CEO, and Co-Founder, Web3Auth on how the company seeks to close the gap in between wallet usage and crypto adoptions in Singapore.

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We take a break from macroeconomic analysis today to look at venture capital investments today.

Insignia Venture has invested in a number of startups including B2B marketplace Eezee, plant-based meat alternative company Growthwell, financial service provider Fazz, and Indonesia’s superapp Goto, which had recently gone public via an Initial Public Offering. 

On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Tan Yinglan, CEO & Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Ventures Partners to find how they view their investments, and if is this the time for VCs to be bargain hunting. 

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