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A report by MSCI showed Singapore racking up its best quarter ever for commercial property deals to defy a sharp region-wide decline. But what are the underlying reasons for the stellar showing? For how long can this momentum sustain? And which APAC markets should investors set their sights on in the meantime? On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Benjamin Chow, Head of Asia Real Assets Research at MSCI. 

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We're more informed now than we've ever been, with the unlimited choices to consume news online. But, as modern journalists work around the clock, how are they facing the industry’s biggest challenges?

Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Grace Ho, Opinion Editor at the Straits Times about the obstacles that journalists face in the era of new media and how she is navigating the dark side of audience engagement. 

Highlights of the conversation : 

1:16 : What was the impetus for writing this article? 

4:02 : Why should the general public understand about the journalist's point of view on internet trolls? 

6:49 : Is there enough institutional guidance on audience engagement? 

10:11 : How can journalists rise above the noise in this digital age to be the bigger person?

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As data breaches continue to grow, the soaring cost not only cuts into companies’ bottom line but hurts customers. So what is the unknown cost that we as consumers are paying? 

In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Tim Wellsmore, Director, Falcon Complete, APJ at CrowdStrike to find out more.

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Singapore aims to have 40% of working-age persons with disabilities employed by 2030, up from about 30 per cent between 2020 and 2021.

The goal was set out in the fourth and latest road map, launched on Wednesday (Aug 17), to support PWDs and enable them to contribute to society.

The Enabling Masterplan 2030 also laid out initiatives for employers that would move the country towards this goal over the next eight years.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with J R Karthik, CEO of social service agency AWWA to weigh in on the initiatives.

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Earlier in the show, we spoke about key trends in food sustainability investments and how venture capitalists choose the companies they want to invest in. But what happens next, and how do investors actively manage to achieve the returns they want? On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with John Cheng, Director of Singapore's first food focused startup accelerators Innovate 360 for more

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Companies in Singapore are at risk of losing talent as mental health and workforce exhaustion slip from risk radar. This is according to People Risk: Resetting priorities to manage risks for workforce and business resilience, a new report by Mercer Marsh Benefits.

On Career 360, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Neil Narale, Mercer Marsh Benefits Leader in Singapore to find out how companies here can mitigate these risks to retain talent. 

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Gold is traditionally the hedge against inflation.

As a result, in times of either a crisis or inflation, many investors turn to gold to protect their principal.

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Braham Djidjelli, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Hugosave, to find out how we can make savings effortless and easy with gold.

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The rise of rental prices in Singapore has been on a streak.  HDB rents are on a 2-year rising streak since the Covid-19 pandemic started while condo rents are on a 1.5-year rising streak. The heated rental market is also accompanied by rising home prices as well.

But are these high prices sustainable, and what does it mean for the outlook of the rental market for the rest of the year?

In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Nicholas Mak, Head of Research and Consultancy at ERA Realty to find out more.

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More than 35,000 teachers will get a pay hike of between 5 per cent and 10 per cent from Oct 1 as part of efforts to attract and retain talent. 

The pay increase will also apply to about 1,600 allied educators and 800 pre-school teachers in Ministry of Education kindergartens.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Education correspondent Amelia Teng to find out if the pay increase for teachers is enough to attract and retain talent in the teaching sector.

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Food sustainability and alternative protein companies have gained increased attention from investors these days as the world races to find ways to feed a growing population. For one thing, plant-based food companies in the US raised more than US$741 million in venture capital in the first three months of 2020 alone. But how do VCs identify which startups to invest in, and how can we as retail investors also hop on the bandwagon? On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter spoke with Yip Hon Mun. He’s an Investor in Sustainability and Alternative Protein, and has over thirty years of investment, operations, and board level experience with PE funds, family offices and start-ups.

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