Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Engaging a digital marketing agency can be a big step and a huge investment, with many companies offering packages at eye-watering prices and some claiming to be a one-stop shop for everything. To help businesses choose the right digital marketing agency from the start, Tom Goh, Curriculum Developer and Instructor, Equinet Academy, shares more about the current landscape, importance of understanding one's business well, and the criteria of a good digital marketing agency. 

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of the eighth Amtrak train crash in America which killed at least three people, a US appeals court that blocked the vaccine mandate just days before it was set to take place in New York, Texas' new law that restricts access to abortion-inducing medications, and more. 

Inside Hong Kong Ep 9: Hong Kong bans celebrating Taiwan's Independence Day 9:57 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go on the following points: What went wrong with the Hong Kong Elections Committee process? (00:59) Tackling the issues of Hong Kong's property squeeze and land shortage (5:03) 'Contrary to the interest of national security' - broadened National Security Law phrase kept vague (6:49) Police to continue investigating disbanded pro-democracy organisations (8:04) Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah 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 Claire Huang's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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!

Coming from a humble background and despite not taking the usual pathway to becoming a lawyer, Bazul Ashhab still managed to do so. Now, with his own law firm, Bazul Ashhab, Managing Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution, Oon & Bazul, has plans to change up the law sector. In this interview, he shares about his career journey, why he believes there is a need for change in the sector, and what he plans to do about it.

Over 2,600 hawkers will receive gas rebates totalling over $1 million from City Gas, a producer and retailer of piped town gas in Singapore. The gas rebates will help many hawker stalls still hunkering down amidst the pandemic. Perry Ong, CEO, City Gas, shares more about the initiative and their future plans to ensure sustainability in the cause. 

Dong Chen, Senior Asia Economist, Pictet Wealth Management discusses how there may be near term pain for markets and the economy as China transitions to a new economic drivers, regulations and values.

With Singapore reporting a record 1,504 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, September 23 — the highest since the pandemic began — it looks like the end of Covid-19 might take a while more. The government has been actively rolling out schemes to help both individuals and businesses, but how long more can they last? Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Felix Tan, Political Analyst, Nanyang Technological University on The Breakfast Huddle to get his thoughts. 

Jack Kouzi, Managing Director, VFS Group discusses what a potential tapering kick off in November will mean for markets, as well as whether he agrees with Fed Chair Jerome Powell who downplayed the potential contagion from China Evergrande.

The government has announced it will progressively tighten the EP and S pass criteria in time to come, after a notable increase in concerns over intensifying competition from these work pass holders. Tonny Loh, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles’ Singapore office shares more about the possible impact on Singapore’s competitiveness with tighter criteria and what can be done to find the right balance.  

Universal Music recently made its debut in the stock market, making it Europe’s largest listing of the year so far. UMG shares soared at around 25 euros per share following its debut, approximately 36% above the reference price of 18.5 euros per share. Eddino Abdul Hadi, Music Correspondent, Straits Times shares how Universal managed to attract such massive talent over the other labels and where they are likely to take its music streaming business into the future.