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Law Minister K. Shanmugam said that there was no clear evidence that both Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim were currently taking drugs as the evidence was inconclusive. 

Here’s more from the minister on the Straits Times The Big Story.

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It is true that being resilient to grow in an uncertain environment is important.

To help organisations reach better growth in the post-crisis, a new strategy should be adopted for both survival and innovation during the crisis.

However, such approaches should not only be utilised during the challenging periods, they should also be integrated in normal daily lives to maintain its agility.

Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Daniel Theyagu, Corporate Trainer, Agile Coach and Senior Managing Partner at Lateral Solutions Consulting, to find out more. 

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The current inflation and economic uncertainty have urged people to have better planning for retirement and wealth management.

However, about 54 percent of Singaporeans, aged from 45 to 64 years old, admitted that they have yet to think about planning for retirement. This despite 75 percent saying Covid-19 has made them more concerned about it.

In the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Gary Harvey, CEO of St James’s Place Singapore to find out more. 

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With the announcement of the launch of the new ONE Pass to attract global talent from all sectors, one of the concerns Singaporeans felt was whether they will be placed at a disadvantage. 

On the Straits Times The Big Story, Hairianto Diman - Multimedia Correspondent spoke with Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, the man charged with preparing young Singaporeans for future jobs, to find out more.

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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has made it clear to market participants that the central banks would raise interest rates in a way that will cause “some pain” to the US economy, sending markets to a nosedive in recent days. 

There is no ambiguity on the Fed’s position ahead, but how sticky do we expect prices to be, and when will the Fed be able to adjust its course?

On Market View today, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these burning questions to Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy at OCBC Bank.

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Contrary to the country’s demand for technology innovation, shortage of skilled workers in the tech sector would rise to 4.3 million in 2030.

It is highlighted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National Day Rally that Singapore is planning ahead to appeal and maintain the flow of world talent into the country.

Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Andy Sim, Vice President & Managing Director, Singapore, Dell Technologies to find out more. 

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How can marketing strategies evolve to accommodate shift in customers’ behaviours?

A McKinsey report found that consumers are becoming wiser, which has forced brands and businesses to improve or change their approach in marketing.

This has in fact placed pressure on marketers amid the current inflation and recession.

However, there are still possible solutions to this issue.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Jonathan Parker, Managing Director, EMEA & APAC, APR on how businesses are shaking up the marketing playbook.

 

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Figures show that local retail sales rose at a slower pace in June, which economists expected to become better at the end of 2022.

How the current uncertainties, inflation and interest rate hike have impacted such spending and what can be looked out for coming to the end of this year?

On Market View today, financial presenter Chua Tian Tian speaks to Nash Benjamin, Group Chief Executive Officer, FJ Benjamin  to find out more. 

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Transport Minister S Iswaran says Changi Airport is expecting a busy travel season during the year-end holidays with flights expected to hit 80 percent of pre-Covid numbers.

Here’s more with Multimedia journalist, Cheow Sue-Ann on the Straits Times The Big Story.

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Singapore-grown tech-enabled real estate agency, Propseller, has raised US$12 million US dollars in Series A funding. 

That’s up from the US$1.2 million in seed funding it previously raised in October 2020. 

They have plans for the new funding for sure, but what does it take to become a game changer in the real estate industry here and what are the local property trends that they can share with us?

On the Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Adrien Jorge, Founder and CEO, Propseller, to find out more.

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