Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

An online survey of 1,000 people commissioned by The Straits Times and conducted by market research firm Milieu Insight found that 28% of respondents are of the view that life will never return to exactly the way it was before the pandemic.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Video editor Olivia Quay and Assistant Professor Hannah Clapham from the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health weigh in on the survey findings.

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Singapore universities may add places for students whose plans to study overseas are hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, if disruptions continue.

Meanwhile, tuition fees for Singaporean polytechnic and ITE Nitec students will increase slightly for the 2022 incoming batch.

Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out more about about the changes happening to the education space here. 

On the Covid-19 front, they also discuss why Singaporeans polled in a survey expect current pandemic curbs to last till the end of year. 

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Pegasus was the second Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) to register its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Units are expected to commence trading on the 21 January 2022.

To find out more about the journey to list and the upcoming SPAC listing, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke with Mr Neil Parekh, CEO, Pegasus Asia

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The Fed's hawkish path for the year may shake things up for the US Dollar and the broader FX complex. Or will it? JP Ong spoke to TD Securities' Chief Emerging Asia and Europe Strategist on Forex Fridays about what this does to the broader Forex space, who might have to follow suit, and the SGD's path forward.

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JP Ong spoke to SIlverbear Capital's founder Peter Chun about whether the worst is over for stocks in China and Hong Kong amidst worries about a slowdown, COVID-19 and if Cathay Pacific will weather the current storm.

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