Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Pop, lock, twist and turn. That's all you got to know to dance right? K-pop idols make it look easy. They've got their moves on, moving to every beat, synchronised with their bandmates, and top of that, singing their heart out. But how hard can it be? On K-WAVE, Hongbin Jeong goes to Tiny Studio to test her K-Pop dance skills. 

Felix Nai, an indigo dye craftsman, is known for his inky blue hands and nails, which are a result of his work as an indigo dye craftsman. He grows and farms his own indigo plants and uses the century-old method of lye fermentation to activate micro-organisms that create the liquid indigo dye from the leaves of the plants. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Felix Nai, Indigo Farmer, Homo Faber Guide, to share more. Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Produced and Edited by: Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg) Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!

On What's Trending, tech companies are working to develop commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) services, which can fly over congested cities and are powered by renewable energy. AI has also caused controversy, with actress Scarlett Johansson angered after OpenAI updated its synthetic voice, which she claims is eerily similar to hers.

Since the rejection, Ryan Abbot has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the decision but on the 16th of May, 2024, his claim was dismissed citing that patents are only applicable to inventions made by humans.

Blue is the colour as Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions for an unprecedented FOURTH consecutive time....while Jurgen Klopp bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool on an action-packed final day in England's top flight. Speaking of feeling blue, Tanjong Pagar were mauled 5-0 by the Tigers in the Singapore Premier League. Could the SPL season be a slog for the Jaguars? To recap and review it all, Zia-ul Raushan is in the company of Deepanraj Ganesan.  Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! raushan@sph.com.sg

Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister launches SpaceX satellite internet service for the health sector; FOMC minutes, Nvidia’s earnings expectations; RE&S’ privatisation, Keppel REIT’s subsidiary procures S$130m loan facility; Cordlife’s director arrested by CAD; Haidilao’s Super Hi surges 46% upon NASDAQ IPO Singapore shares started the week on a muted note after US equities ended the week mixed, and European shares closed in negative territory. In early trade today, the Straits Times Index (STI) dipped 0.04 per cent to 3,312.21 points as 53.9 million shares changed hands. In terms of companies to watch, we have Keppel REIT. Its manager had said on Friday that a subsidiary of Keppel Reit has procured a loan facility of 131 billion won (S$130.1 million), guaranteed by its trustee HSBC Institutional Trust Services. Elsewhere from Elon Musk launching Starlink for the health sector in Indonesia, to ByteDance overtaking Baidu to deliver China’s most popular AI chatbot – more international headlines remain in focus.  On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Chin Hui Leong, Co-founder, The Smart Investor.

Dropout Chaiwala is a Melbourne-based business venture founded by Sanjith Konda, a dropout student who brings authentic street chai to Melbourne. So what’s the story behind Sanjith’s success? And what can we learn from his story that we too, can turn dreams into reality? On R.I.C.H., Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Sanjith Konda, CEO & Founder, Dropout Chaiwala, to find out more. Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Produced and Edited by: Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg) Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!

When athletes don't deliver the results fans have been waiting for especially at a world stage, it at times leads to hate. And such rise of hate against athletes has led to netizens who feel for the athletes' hard work regardless of the result, to create a new slang word… 

It’s all about your day-to-day commute today as we speak to the first carpool app developed in Singapore. Founded in September 2014, Ryde leverages technology to facilitate the movement of people and goods by providing on-demand and scheduled carpooling and ride-hailing services.  While the firm has its origins as a carpool app, it has since expanded to provide a full suite of mobility and delivery options , and even established extended product services such as e-payments, taxi bookings and insurance purchases.  Ryde’s services are currently available in Singapore, though the firm has a footprint in other regional markets such as Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia.  But why are we talking about Ryde you might ask? Well the firm made history in March this year by becoming the first Singaporean ride-hailing startup to debut on the New York Stock Exchange.  The firm has said then that it plans to use the proceeds to expand globally and improve its technology infrastructure. But what is of concern here is that the listing comes at a time when Ryde registered a net loss of S$4.96 million on S$8.8 million of revenues in 2022, per its IPO prospectus. Loss for the six months ended June 2023 also came in at close to S$4 million. So is this the right time for Ryde to double down on capital expenditures and capture market share? Is a flush in investors’ and in particular institutional investors’ money the key to help the firm lay the groundwork towards profitability?  On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Terence Zou, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ryde Group Ltd.

On What's Trending, a neuroscientist argues that many common assumptions about memory are misguided, as its apparent flaws often arise from its most useful features. Also, an example of a luxury dining experience is the Rubyglow pineapple, which was developed by Del Monte over a decade and a half, is priced at USD$400.