Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has convened the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee - or EBRC for short. This comes ahead of the country’s next General Election, which must be held by 23rd November 2025, and the first under the country’s fourth-generation leadership led by PM Wong. So, what are the next steps, and what are the possible movements we might see? On this episode of Breakfast Special, Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies shares her insights. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: Ong Wee Jin / ST

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, mental wellbeing has been put in the spotlight across the world. But, is mental health talk enough, and what can be done to better weave mental wellbeing into work and social policies? On this episode of Mind Your Business, Sabrina Ooi, Co-Founder & CEO of Calm Collective Asia - an organisation with the mission to normalise mental health conversations in Asia - shares more about the story behind Calm Collective, her own mental health journey and her personal hopes for mental health in Singapore and beyond. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: Calm Collective

A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 kilometres north of Los Angeles, burning about 5.3 square kilometres. The Hughes Fire in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles County has forced mandatory evacuations with warnings of "immediate threat to life". Meanwhile, two major fires - the Palisades and Eaton Fires - which have been burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks, continue to burn currently but are getting under control. And much of Southern California remained under a red flag warning for extreme fire risk due to strong, dry winds. On this episode of Morning Shot, Stephanie Pincetl, Director, California Center for Sustainable Communities and Professor, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA shares her insights. Presented by: Audrey Siek Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: Noah Berger / AP

Let’s talk about something that always steals the show during Chinese New Year— Food! As we slither into the Year of the Snake, we've seen some innovative things to choose from, plus some quirky snake-inspired treats you can find this year. Audrey, Ryan and Emaad talk about their favourites, and what they'd love to try!    Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang & Emaad Akhtar Produced and Edited by Audrey Siek Music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors Picture credits: The Fullerton Hotels Singapore - Jade’s Deluxe Edition “Sure Win” Yusheng

Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus Hong Kong, discusses why he's more bullish about the outlook for cryptocurrencies and digital assets than last year. He also shares what questions investors and traders should ask themselves before snapping up any memecoins. Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

The COVID-19 pandemic might not have been the best of times for many businesses but ironically, that trying period fuelled new opportunities for one clean energy entrepreneur from Singapore, who’s turning waste cooking oil into bio-diesels. On this episode of Mind Your Business, Allan Lim, Founder & CEO of Alpha Biofuels shares his journey. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: Alpha Biofuels

The recent high-profile Income-Allianz saga led to the Singapore government’s unprecedented intervention and a swift amendment of the Insurance Act. That incident also sparked widespread debates about the relevance and role of co-ops in Singapore.  Ahead of Singapore’s co-op movement’s centennial milestone later this year, on this episode of Morning Shot, Ang Hin Kee, CEO of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation shares his insights on co-ops and their relevance in today's world. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar Photo credits: BT File

Jay Woods, CMT, Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets shares his insights on the latest market action over the last 24 hours after President Donald Trump took office at the White House, the positive momentum in the markets right now and whether Trump's intention to ramp up drilling will affect the EV sector. He also weighs in on market action surrounding Netflix, Procter & Gamble, and what's on his radar ahead of WEF Davos. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Assistant Producer: Muhammad Nazirul Asrar  Photo credits: Shawn Thew Pool photo via AP

Congratulations to the 170 million Tiktok users in the U.S! After just a 14 hour ban, the app lives to see another day, with President Trump’s 75-day extension. But what’s exactly behind the drama with Tiktok, data and security? Now that China’s Xiaohongshu picks up in popularity in light of this drama, why are Americans going to another Chinese company?    Presented by Audrey Siek, Ryan Huang & Emaad Akhtar Produced and Edited by Audrey Siek Music & picture credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

In an ironic turn of events, American ‘TikTok refugees’ are flooding to yet another Chinese social media platform amid TikTok’s uncertain future. Aside from topping the download charts on iTunes and Google Play store, the migration of these users to XiaoHongShu, or Red Note, is also boosting shares of some mainland consumer stocks linked to the Chinese app. From a digital marketing firm, to a pet food company and a language-learning app, join Dan Koh and Ryan Huang as they investigate the companies reaping the rewards of the internet’s new home.