Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

With international standards of clinical and corporate governance led by a professional management team and infrastructure to support its continuing expansion, Oracare Group is eager to continue to fly the Singapore flag high in the region. Andy Cropp, CFO, Oracare Group shares more about the contributing factors that allow Oracare Group to expand internationally amidst the pandemic and their partnership with smaller dental clinics.

The construction sector accounted for 2.7 percent of Singapore’s nominal gross domestic product in 2020. But with ongoing project delays and construction companies facing major issues, many in the sector find themselves struggling to survive. Ng Yek Meng, President, Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (SCAL) shares more about the challenges being faced and whether there is a pressing need to review contract models in the industry.  

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of the implication of Australia’s recent acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in a trilateral deal with the United States and the United Kingdom on Southeast Asian countries, how it affects multilateral relationships, Malaysia's new portal for vaccinated travelers to apply for home quarantine, and more. 

China Perspective Ep 14: Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets of China's income inequality crackdown? 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: President Xi Jinping continues plans to reduce income inequality with Hong Kong property tycoons the next targets (1:10) Fears of China Evergrande's defaulting rattled global markets (2:40) Top regulators in China defend their crackdown (5:09) China urged at United Nations to curb its carbon emissions (7:48) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-dawn-wei Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

With most disinfectant technology being imported outside of Singapore, ASN Technologies provided the required technology and know-how to its Singapore Joint Venture company MaTerra Solutions to manufacture the ‘antimicrobial coatings’. Nitin Sarup Chowdhary, Founder, ASN Technologies shares how they are using molecular technology to develop innovative solutions for applications related to polymers, and why they have decided on setting up manufacturing here in Singapore. 

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives an analysis of the potential impact of China Evergrande on the wider economy, China’s top regulators defending their market-roiling crackdown on various industries in a meeting with Wall Street executives, the curb of carbon emissions in China, and more. 

Mitul Kotecha, Chief Emerging Markets Asia and Europe Strategist, TD Securities previews the FOMC's meeting for potential tapering signals and how jitters around China's property sector will affect emerging markets.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be the first major bourse in Asia to offer SPAC listings; moreover, the continuous rise of these SPACs could soon take the place of a traditional IPO roadshow and fundraising season. Michael Lints, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures provides an outlook of the situation and what it could mean for the local startup scene. 

CNBC's Will Koulouris discusses the tapering signals expected from the FOMC meeting ahead, and why prices of commodities, especially iron ore, are facing a slump.

Washington Report Ep 15: How the US' drone strike in Kabul became a fatal mistake 12:23 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: High tensions as 200 protestors gathered to support of pro-Trump rioters involved in January's Capitol riot (1:17) Influx of thousands of Haitian migrants moved into Del Rio, Texas (5:44) President Joe Biden urged by Democrats not to deport the Haitian migrants (7:14) US drone strike in Kabul targetting ISIS-K but killing innocent civilians instead; what would fallout be? (8:33) Marine Corps general Franklin McKenzie said the 'tragic accident' was 'righteous' (10:05) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!