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For the 4th year in a row, The Majurity Trust (TMT) is partnering with the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2024, presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.  This year’s collaboration, titled ‘Brightening Lives’ will see beautiful light projections expertly mapped onto some of Singapore’s most iconic landmarks, such as the Merlion, the Fullerton Hotel, and for the first time, the ArtScience Museum. Martin Tan, Chief Executive Officer, The Majurity Trust tell us more about this year’s project and how it can help benefit communities in need.

Toku, one of Asia Pacific’s leading cloud communications and customer experience software companies, has recently unveiled new research and it shows that three out of four of Singapore consumers are more confident in recognising scam calls and SMS than they were 12 months ago. But while we are confident, why are the number of people falling prey to scammers still on the rise? Will we become complacent?  Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO, Toku shares his views. 

From two Chinese balloons flying across the sensitive median line separating Taiwan from China to how closely the country is watching Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election.  Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor of Political Science, NUS & Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie China gives us an analysis of those headlines and more. 

Liverpool dropped their first home points of the Premier League season as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United and the Reds' captain Virgil van Dijk felt "only one team tried to win" - a comment that pundit and former Red Devil skipper Roy Keane, felt smacked of arrogance. Was it arrogance or was it frustration? You be the judge! Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

The World Economic Forum reports that the global gender gap will take 135.6 years to close at the current rate. Ongoing wars and conflicts exacerbate humanitarian needs and economic instability, and the World Bank notes that many developing countries are struggling to return to pre-pandemic growth levels.  So how can one emerge as an effective leader in such turbulent times? What should leaders focus on?  Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and CEO, Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and IIX Foundation shares her views. 

We take a journey into the hearts and minds of netizens in Singapore with Yahoo Year in Review 2023.  The review highlights all the top things that have captivated and captured their attention, from the most searched local celebrities and newsmakers to tech gadgets, athletes, beauty brands, travel, stocks, and more. Esther Au Yong, Head of Yahoo Finance, SEA delve with us into details of all that has captured the interest of Singapore netizens this year. 

The US House of Representatives has voted to formally open an impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden. Is there evidence that Biden committed any wrongdoing? And will the president really be impeached? On Washington Report, we take stock of the year that was and what’s on the agenda for the US in 2024 with Cedomir Nestorovic, Professor of Geopolitics, ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific.

Nourishing your body and soul with good food does not have to come with a heavy price tag. Chitose Agriculture is importing the farming techniques right to our local farms instead, bringing the freshest Japanese produce right to your table. So how does their proprietary advanced monitoring system work?  Justin Lim, Regional Business Development Manager, Chitose Agriculture shares more with us. 

Singapore stocks opened muted today amid a mixed performance among index counters. That is in contrast with global markets, which finished higher overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) headed down 0.04 per cent to 3,121.85 points, after 93.4 million securities changed hands in the broader market.  In terms of companies to watch today, we have Keppel DC Reit. That’s as the Reit’s Chinese subsidiary has issued a letter of demand to its tenant of three data centres in Guangdong, to recover 48.3 million yuan (S$9.1 million) of late rentals, interests and taxes.  Meanwhile from more on China’s home prices and retail activity to US regulators adding artificial intelligence to its list of potential financial system risks, more international headlines remain in focus.  On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments withSunny Soh, Lead Technical Analyst (Capital Markets & Investor Education), SIAS.

Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata Communications is partnering with Singapore Airlines to transform the airlines communications and collaboration tools to enhance employee productivity and boost user experience. Amitabh Sarkar, Vice President & Head of Asia Pacific and Japan – Enterprise, Tata Communications shares more about the cutting-edge technologies delivered as part of this partnership, and how does Tata Communications sets SIA up for the future of aviation.