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JUN 8, 2022
08/06/22 - Will plant-based seafood be a solution to stock shortage in Asia?It is forecasted that the majority of global fish consumption will be taken over by Asian countries by 2030. Such a scenario illustrates the dominance of seafood in Asian diet. However, negativity of fishing and depletion of fish stocks are the current concern.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Manuel Bossi, Group CEO of Growthwell Foods to find out more.
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JUN 8, 2022
08/06/22 - Market View: What to expect from higher tourist spendingData released last week revealed rising takings in this period of border easing and restrictions lifting. Retail sales see a significant jump in April but uncertainties about the continuity of this trend remain amid soaring prices and general inflation. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Ethan Hsu, the Head of Retail at Knight Frank Singapore.
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JUN 8, 2022
08/06/22 - ST: The Big Story, 8 June - What you need to know about StarHub's EPL subscriptionStarHub has announced subscription pricing will start from $19.99 monthly. This comes four months after it became the official English Premier League broadcaster in Singapore.
In comparison, for the recently concluded season, Singtel subscribers were paying $64.90 a month to catch the EPL on TV and $49.90 a month to watch it on video streaming service Cast.
StarHub will run an early bird promotion, from Thursday to June 30, for the first 25,000 sign-ups (comprising both existing and new subscribers).
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Sports correspondent David Lee to find out more.
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JUN 8, 2022
08/06/22 - What will happen to flexible workers with the looming fear of recession?With the Great Resignation, employees have shown their strong preference to keep working remotely and flexibly. However, due to the high global inflation, many companies are laying off their workers, which is believed to take a turn. Subsequently, this trend leaves great concern among employees over family commitments and the working mode leading to possible resignations or further negotiations.
On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Leong Chee Tung, CEO and co-founder of people analytics HRTech EngageRocket to find out more.
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JUN 7, 2022
07/06/22 - Market View: Interest rate hike expectations unsettle investorsWorld stock markets are closely following the US for clues due to the aggressive rise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve from June onwards. Furthermore, the consumer price index data set released this coming Friday is expected to tell whether the inflation has reached its peak and may give further insights on the increasing rates in the near future.
In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst, MUFG to find out more.
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JUN 7, 2022
07/06/22 - An optimistic outcome of property cooling measures in Q21 2022The Singapore Property Sale Price Index witnessed an increase compared to that of Q3 to Q4 last year.The property cooling measures started in December 2021 seems to take effect in the private market this quarter. However, both the HDB and private rental markets are on the rise.
On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr. Tan Tee Khoon, Country Manager, PropertyGuru Singapore to find out more.
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JUN 7, 2022
07/06/22 - ST: The Big Story, 7 June - Spike in air fares after Singapore’s reopenPlanning a holiday soon? Be prepared to pay more, especially for airplane tickets. After Singapore reopened its borders to all fully vaccinated travellers on April 1, the cost of flying from Singapore was on average 27% higher in April than in 2019.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Subhas Menon, director-general of the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines to find out what’s driving this spike.
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JUN 7, 2022
07/06/22 - Amid the 'Great Resignation' or 'Reshuffle', should you really quit your job?While the Great Resignation implies people are leaving the workforce, a large swath of workers are simply reconfiguring what their careers look like. The current disruption is seeing more employees move around the job market. Workers have agency: they’re fine-tuning a better work-life balance and making deliberate choices as to where their careers are heading next.
How do you navigate the next phase of the Great Resignation? And, should you really quit your job? In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Adrian Choo, CEO, Career Agility International to find out.
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JUN 7, 2022
07/06/22 - What Singapore’s new Cabinet reshuffle means for us: SG ExtraFinance Minister Lawrence Wong will be promoted to Deputy Prime Minister from June 13, in a move that cements his standing as the successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The announcement comes two months after Mr Wong was endorsed by his peers as the leader of the People's Action Party's fourth-generation team.
Will the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle have significant developments? On SGExtra, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times to find out.
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JUN 6, 2022
06/06/22 - ST: The Big Story, 6 June - Lawrence Wong promoted to Deputy Prime Minister as part of S'pore Cabinet changesFinance Minister Lawrence Wong will assume the role of Deputy Prime Minister with effect from June 13. The Prime Minister's Office announced this promotion yesterday, as well as other changes to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Cabinet. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant Editor Lyn Lee Foo spoke with The Straits Times' Opinion editor Grace Ho about Singapore’s Cabinet reshuffle.
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