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MAY 26, 2022
26/05/22 - A future with AI adoptionFrom Apple’s Siri to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly. While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass anything from Google’s search algorithms to IBM’s autonomous weapons. But what will this rapid adoption of AI mean for us in the future?
On SGExtra Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Anton Ravindran, author, "Will AI Dictate The Future"to find out more.
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MAY 26, 2022
26/05/22 - ST: The Big Story, 26 May - 9 HDB blocks in Marsiling Crescent/Lane will be acquired for the expansion of Woodlands CheckpointNine HDB blocks in Marsiling Crescent/Lane will be acquired to make way for a further expansion of the Woodlands Checkpoint. Flat owners will be offered the same benefits as those under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Christine Sun, senior vice-president of research and analytics, Orange Tee & Tie to weigh in on this development.
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MAY 25, 2022
25/05/22 - Closing the funding gap of SMEsAccording to the National Business Survey, there is growing optimism, with 8 in 10 firms confident about continuing operations in the coming year. But challenges remain, such as the humanitarian crisis in and around Ukraine, which has increased the risk of global stagflation. As a result, more than 85% of SMEs will prioritise consistent cash flow in 2022.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jeffrey Liu, Co-Founder & CEO, Jenfi to find out more.
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MAY 25, 2022
25/05/22 - Market View: Singapore economy is expected to experience weakened external demandSingapore's economy has expanded by 3.7 per cent with an uplift from manufacturing, finance and insurance, and professional services. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has kept its full-year growth forecast, but the print is “likely to come in at the lower half of the forecast range”.
In Market View, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with Economist at CIMB Private Banking, Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Banking to find out more.
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MAY 25, 2022
25/05/22 - ST: The Big Story, 25 May - 19 Texas elementary students and 2 teachers killed by a teenage shooterA teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest bout of gun-fuelled mass killings in the US and the nation's worst school shooting in nearly a decade.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with mobile editor Jeremy Au Yong, who was ST’s US bureau chief from 2013 to 2016 to discuss gun policy in the US.
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MAY 25, 2022
25/05/22 - Lack of green jobs to meet the demand of Asia-Pacific’s young workerYoung people in Asia Pacific aspire to a green job more than anywhere in the world. The idea of creating a better future has mass appeal to young people across the globe, but young people in APAC are particularly eager
On SGExtra Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Alison Kennedy, Head of Strategy, Consulting and Sustainability, Southeast Asia, Accenture to find out more.
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MAY 24, 2022
24/05/22 - Tourism opportunities from Australian marketTwo years after tourism in Singapore came to a halt, travellers are now getting back on planes as entry and Covid-19 quarantine regulations are lifted. Against this backdrop, Far East Hospitality has set its eyes on the Australian market to accelerate its growth.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Arthur Kiong, Chief Executive Officer of Far East Hospitality to find out more.
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MAY 24, 2022
24/05/22 - Market View: Updates on recent market movements and the factors powering themInflation, stagflation, food shortages resulting in food protectionism and in spite of all this, the local property market is seeing positive momentum.
In Market View, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital to find out more.
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MAY 24, 2022
24/05/22 - ST: The Big Story, 24 May - Poultry stalls shut due to Malaysia’s ban on chicken exportMalaysia announced on Monday (May 23) that the country intends to stop exporting chickens in June. Some poultry sellers here said they may have to shut their stalls temporarily, while others expect a price hike of about 10 to 30 per cent.
Meanwhile, consumers The Straits Times spoke to said they are not worried and will turn to other meats or buy frozen chicken from other countries.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Hairianto Dirman spoke with Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh to discuss this development.
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MAY 24, 2022
24/05/22 - New private home launches to drive market pick-up over 2022In the wake of new cooling measures and the regular year-end slump, new private property sales here plunged 58% in Dec 2021 compared to Nov that same year. Private home prices grew at a slower pace, after December’s cooling measures, even as they rose for an 8th consecutive quarter to hit a historical high.
On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Desmond Sim, CEO, Edmund Tie to find out more.
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