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How is the government's $1.3 billion budget working for SMEs so far? We invite them on the show.
Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, listen to the Work Talk podcast to help you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life.
It is June, the mid-point of 2024. Join Krist Boo and her co-host Timothy Goh on Work Talk to hear how Singapore's Budget 2024 measures are affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Joining them are Mr Ang Yuit, president of the Association of SMEs, and Dr Ramesh Rajentheran of AI healthcare start-up MiyaHealth.
SMEs are broadly struggling this year due to trade tensions, disruption from artificial intelligence, and manpower challenges. Start-ups face a chilly 'funding winter'.
Which part of the 2024 Budget package of support measures are useful to businesses in meeting the challenges? What more do our entrepreneurs wish for? And if the government has started thinking of Budget 2025, what do our SME guests hope to see included?
In a year marked by various disruptions, what is the hard question for businesses?
This episode of WorkTalk is brought to you by the Ministry of Finance: https://www.mof.gov.sg/singaporebudget
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:40 Why it's a challenging 2024 for SMEs so far
3:39 "Funding nuclear winter" for start-ups; coming at a bad time in region
6:28 On the idea of the Overseas Markets Immersion Programme
7:15 SkillsFuture could align workforce training with industry needs
13:32 Why corporate venture capital incentivised by the government could help support start-ups
19:50 Change is certain, firms with no long-term viability should face reality
More on Budget 2024: http://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/
Produced by: Krist Boo (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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While the future Long Island will guard against sea level rise, the trade-offs to marine life and the East Coast’s character must be addressed, stakeholders say.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Green Trails is a 4-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts. The next episode drops in August.
By end-century, Singapore’s mean sea level is expected to rise by up to 1.15m. Now a top attraction in the area, East Coast Park would be a place to avoid if nothing is done.
Frequent floods are likely to put the beach underwater in the future, as climate change continues to exacerbate rising sea levels. And if exceptionally high tides or storm surges were to hit, seawater levels could rise up to 5m, breaking through the coast. The entire park, East Coast Parkway, vehicles and void decks at housing estates like Marine Parade in the vicinity could be submerged in water.
To prevent this reality, there are plans to have a defence offshore. That is Long Island, twice the size of Marina Bay reclaimed off the east coast, with a reservoir in between.
As the June 14 oil spill has shown, human activity - if not managed properly - can threaten coastal and marine habitats, including the biodiversity-rich Southern Islands.
In this second episode of Green Trails, our team heads to East Coast Park and a lesser known habitat near Marina Barrage - important to threatened species and likely to be threatened by reclamation - to find answers.
At the heart of East Coast Park, ST journalist Shabana Begum meets with representatives from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and National Water Agency PUB - Mr Lee Wai Kin and Mr Thoo Jung Chee. Both agencies are spearheading the Long Island project.
At the little-known Marina East Drive habitat, Shabana uncovers the wildlife there when she takes a walk with Mr Lester Tan, who chairs Nature Society (Singapore)’s Marine Conservation Group.
In the evening, Shabana returns to East Coast Park to speak with Mr Maximus Tan, 22 and Mr Crispus Tan, 27. These youths - who will live to see Long Island taking shape in the next few decades - voice their aspirations for Long Island.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:43 What will happen to East Coast if nothing is done to protect the shoreline?
4:00 How will Long Island defend Singapore from rising sea levels?
11:07 How will the authorities minimise the impact of reclamation on marine life?
16:13 What are the lesser-known biodiversity havens of the East Coast?
22:04 Lester on whether marine life along East Coast will eventually return post-reclamation
26:22 Reactions from Crispus and Maximus on East Coast's changing landscape
32:53 Crispus and Maximus on life on Long Island, their hopes and ideas
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Listen to other Green Trails episodes:
Ep 1: Visit to Sungei Buloh: How Singapore can better host migratory birds - https://str.sg/BrqS
Ep 3: Visit to Windsor Nature Park: Can insects in SG's backyard be foraged https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/visit-to-windsor-nature-park-how-big-of-a-role-can
Host: Shabana Begum (nshab@sph.com.sg)
Trail producers: Lynda Hong, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive Producers: Ernest Luis (ernest@sph.com.sg) & Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg)
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Scroll social media and you’ll likely be served a food recommendation or review, often one that’s either enthused or a takedown of sorts.
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ Natasha Ann Zachariah explores contemporary societal choices and youth perspectives.
If someone takes videos of their food and serves them with a side of honest opinions, does that make them a good food reviewer?
Singapore is a nation of foodies, and we're passionate about what we eat. But it seems like many food creators often go in with quick overviews, giving honest reviews or enthused recommendations without much context on social media.
Intrigued by this proliferation of content creators who feed their audience with clickbaity spiel and pepper their food recommendations with superlatives, I wanted to find out the highlights and pitfalls of online food reviewers in this age of quick-fire social media content.
To help me answer questions I have about this crowded scene, I invited food and lifestyle content creator Chiara Ang, second-generation hawker Melvin Chew, and former home-based baker-turned-marketing entrepreneur Then Zhi Wei to weigh in on the practices that make a good food review.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:35 Are there too many food reviewers on social media?
6:59 Being brutally honest
13:00 Eating at an establishment where you find your dish to be sub-par: To post or not to post online?
18:36 Adding value with food content
27:35 Showcase more than just the menu
34:07 What consumers should look out for when consuming 'social media' food reviews
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Host: Natasha Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg)
Edited by producers: Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh and Zachary Lim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
Filmed by: Joel Chng and Marc Justin De Souza, ST Video
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"Why invest in Singapore, when you can invest in the US?" Our guest expert counters this argument with facts and his opinion.
Synopsis: Every third Monday of the month, senior columnist Ven Sreenivasan offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.
In this episode, Ven hosts Thilan Wickramesinghe - regional head of research at Maybank Securities - to look at the investment outlook from our vantage point in Singapore, at the halfway mark of June, in 2024.
This also comes against the backdrop of the new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sworn in on May 15, taking over from Mr Lee Hsien Loong, now Senior Minister.
They also cover opportunities that include bringing to fruition nascent projects such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Ideas mooted under the zone include a passport-free QR code system to speed up immigration clearance and a one-stop business and investment service centre in Johor to make it easier for Singapore businesses to set up shop there.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:11 What is the outlook for Singapore’s GDP for the rest of the year?
6:06 The 1Q 2024 results season just concluded: Major takeaways
8:32 There is a new PM and Cabinet for Singapore in place: How Singapore is benefitting from safe haven flows and a strong ecosystem for start-ups and innovation
11:10 On the Johor-Singapore SEZ: After previous attempts, what is different this time round and what are the opportunities?
13:55 "Why invest in Singapore, when you can invest in the US?": Is this a valid statement and how should investors think about South-east Asian markets?
16:26 Discover Thilan's top stock picks in Singapore at the halfway mark of 2024 and reasons for his choices
Produced by: Ven Sreenivasan (ven@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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South-East Asia has big plans to become a regional carbon storage hub. Can it work or are the risks too great?
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
For years now, we’ve heard a lot about carbon capture and storage as one possible solution to climate change. CCS, as it is known, involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from polluting operations, such as power plants, refineries and steel and cement production and injecting the CO2 deep underground.
And not just anywhere. It has to be the right type of geological formation to ensure the CO2 doesn’t escape.
But CCS hasn’t taken off quite as well as many, especially those in the fossil fuel industry, had hoped for. There have been several very costly failures.
And yet there are plans to greatly scale up CCS, including the creation of regional CCS hubs. One of these is in South-east Asia, using depleted oil and gas wells.
This would lock away CO2 captured from industries in the region, or, CO2 brought in by tanker ships from major polluting nations such as Japan. So, is this a good idea? Can it make a difference in fighting climate change? Or, is it just storing up trouble for the future?
To tell ST's climate change editor David Fogarty more about this is energy sector expert Grant Hauber, advisor for Asia for the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, a US-based think tank.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:02 What is carbon capture and storage?
4:33 What are CCS hubs and can you explain the regional plans to create them?
8:43 CCS has been around for several decades. What have we learned?
17:10 And what about liability? Who’s responsible for any leaks?
21:01 CCS remains expensive. Will a high carbon price per tonne drive investment?
25:18 And what about alternative methods to remove CO2?
Produced by: David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Our expert guest on what to expect on the external front from Modi 3.0, India’s challenges, and options.
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, Ravi speaks with the eminent foreign policy thinker C Raja Mohan, the noted scholar and close friend of India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
They discuss Indian foreign policy in the wake of the recent elections that returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power for a third time.
Mr Modi resumes office at a time of dire border tensions with China, ruffles in what was a swiftly developing relationship with the United States, and a growing compact between India’s traditional security partner Russia and China.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:50 A time for fresh choices
8:30 The Andhra factor in foreign policy
13:30 Could history repeat on the China border?
14:25 Soured ties with the West
17:30 Ties with Russia, now a junior partner of China’s
19:50 Soft-pedalling Quad
21:45 Where’s India’s ‘Act East’ policy?
Read more: https://str.sg/qSNa
Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg) and Fa’izah Sani
Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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What does it take for parents to nurture an athlete who wants to reach sport’s pinnacle?
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
The Olympics is just around the corner and come July, several Team Singapore athletes will fly the flag for the Republic in Paris. Two of them, kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder and Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen will make their Olympics debut.
Beyond their individual hustle to get to sports’ grandest stage, Maeder's and Chen’s journey to the Olympics has been helped by their families' relentless support.
In this episode, Maximilian’s parents Valentin Maeder and Hwee Keng and Michael Chen and Sarah-Yvonne, parents of Stephenie, join sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan to talk about how they have supported their children’s aspirations.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 Did Maximilian Maeder's and Stephenie Chen’s parents have sporting backgrounds that influenced their kids?
13:10 Is there a point in which parents build a roadmap to sporting success?
17:40 Why is there a need to trust the experts and coaches as opposed to intervening?
21:12 Making sacrifices for your children when they pursue sports
26:28 Why parents should be a safe space for their children who pursue sports
35:00 Reacting to naysayers who say there is no future in sports
Read: https://str.sg/DMK2
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg), Eden Soh and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Robust job prospects amid artificial intelligence race, despite trade tensions
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times helps you put your career on the right footing from the outset.
The semiconductor industry has been a fixture of Singapore's advanced manufacturing space since 1968.
The industry has grown from strength to strength, and is now reentering the forefront of the global economy as companies hunger for hardware with the raw computing power to support intensive development of advanced artificial intelligence.
In this episode, host Tay Hong Yi speaks with his guests on job demand in the semiconductor sector.
His guests are:
Mr Ang Wee Seng, executive director, Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association
Ms Sim Cher Whee, vice-president of People Strategy, Technology, and Talent Acquisition, Micron Technology
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:57 Why is the semiconductor industry so important to Singapore?
4:18 The wide range of roles available beyond electronic engineering
13:42 What can small and medium-sized enterprises in the sector offer?
17:03 Talent challenges the sector faces and initiatives in place
24:16 Will ongoing trade tensions affect job prospects?
Produced by: Tay Hong Yi (hytay@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Children can invoke feelings of joy, gratitude and fulfilment, but also thoughts of fatigue, financial stress, and lack of personal time?
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
For the first time ever, the resident total fertility rate (TFR) dropped below 1, hitting 0.97 in 2023. Singapore's replacement TFR rate meanwhile stands at 2.1 - the level of fertility at which the population replaces itself from one generation to the next.
The instincts to procreate, it seems, are varied and personal, as hosts Sarah Koh and Aqil Hamzah - journalists from The Straits Times - find out from their guests.
For Ms Charisse Grace Agustin, 29, being childless was a decision that she made at the age of 18, while still a junior college student.
Mr Sng Shan En, 27, on the other hand, is already a father to a three-year-old, with plans for more children in the future if his wife wants them.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 The advantages to having children younger rather than older
6:00 Heartwarming moments vs. material sacrifices of having children
10:17 The future regret in not having children
16:22 Would the government’s push for babies change your decision?
18:46 Is parenting a 50/50 effort between mom and dad?
21:04 Would higher cash incentives nudge more towards parenthood?
Produced by: Aqil Hamzah (haqil@sph.com.sg), Sarah Koh (sarahkoh@sph.com.sg), Lynda Hong, Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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The affordable luxury of personalised car licence plates are proving an enduring and endearing avenue for self-expression in a changing Hong Kong
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe, about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
HEY YU, DREAMER, ADD OIL. The messages on Hong Kong's vanity car plates can draw nods of appreciation or chuckles for the city’s motorists. They can tell you a thing or two about their owners' status, sense of humour and beliefs.
Since the authorities made these special plates possible 20 years ago, Hong Kong has seen a proliferation of such plates on its roads. And along with it, communities have sprung up online devoted to sightings of this phenomenon.
In this episode, ST’s foreign editor Li Xueying chats with Hong Kong correspondent Magdalene Fung on the motivations behind this trend and what it reveals about Hong Kongers' deepest desires and obsessions.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:50 Why vanity plates aren’t just for vanity’s sake alone
3:20 What Hong Kong’s vanity plates reveal about the city and its people
9:55 How a car with a special plate came to be impounded in Hong Kong on the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen incident
12:33 The biggest changes in Hong Kong society in recent years
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Produced by: Li Xueying (xueying@sph.com.sg) and Fa’izah Sani
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