The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Workplace fatalities have been on the rise with 31 so far this year, the most over the same period since 2016. Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad speaks to The Big Story on workplace fatalities and injuries, and measures that will be put in place to improve the safety of workers.

It is estimated that the carbon emitted from remote working in the first year of Covid-19 pandemic equals 3 trillion plastic straws. This figure only represents half of the conglomerates taking the survey. However, working from home also helped reduce the emissions due to reduced commuting and office use.Yet, hybrid work is on the rise means an increase in emission is expected. Some offices are now running at full capacity while some only allow half of the team to return. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Kenny Chai, Founder and CEO of Beblu to find out more. 

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicks off her tour of Asia this week, with a controversial stop in Taiwan. How will China react? What are the implications? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, at the BBC to find out more. 

Last week, we saw Singapore’s core inflation hitting 4.4 per cent in June - the highest level since the global financial crisis. But have wages caught up with price increases? Which are the groups that are most vulnerable to high inflation, and how should the man in the street manage their money in the meantime? Well, DBS released a report that addresses just that. On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Irvin Seah, DBS to find out more.

Ransom attacks have been rising in Singapore for the past few years. There is a 133% increase in Singapore-based companies being mentioned on leak sites with the financial sector under the greatest risk. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Teo Xiang Zheng, Head of Advisory at Ensign InfoSecurity to find out more. 

A new home-based coffee place, serving customers through a little window of a flat, is barely one month old but has gone viral. What is the motivation behind this business venture? Prime Time’s Timothy Go speaks with the owner of Ground Floor Coffee, Muhammad Adhwa Hasif to find out more. 

In an exclusive interview with The Big Story’s Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said higher wages are inevitable amid surging inflation, and companies here need to find ways of competing other than on low labour costs. Meanwhile, Singapore’s job market continued its recovery in the second quarter of this year but global headwinds, such as rising inflation, the Russian-Ukraine conflict and a resurgence of Covid-19 infections in major economies including China, may dampen labour demand. According to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Manpower, resident employment has surpassed pre-Covid-19 levels by around 4 per cent since December last year and will likely see subdued growth due to the improving unemployment situation.

Clarke Quay is expected to recover S$62 million lost in the later of this year with the current vibrant nightlife, and even daytime life. At the same time, Jurong East mall JCube is going to be transformed into a mixed-use residential development. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go speaks with Ng Keng Gene, Journalist, The Straits Times to find out more. 

It is undeniable that Covid-19 places a heavy burden on the global supply chain. So far, strategies brought up by operators are only able to tackle part of the challenges. With the current tension in Ukraine, it is expected that the global supply chain crisis is nowhere near. Prime Time’s Timothy Go speaks with Cas Brentjens, Vice President, Infor Supply Chain Management, Asia Pacific & Japan to find out more.