Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Singapore sports scene has evolved a lot over the last few decades. We have seen the country winning various major medals including an Olympic gold medal with Joseph Schooling. But why are we not supporting our own athletes more?  Nicholas Fang, Managing Director, Black Dot and Director for Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares his views. 

Can you imagine a world without keys? Well, that’s the vision of a Singapore-headquartered company that makes smart locks and lockboxes.  Founded in 2015, igloocompany offers a holistic suite of software and hardware products that enable seamless and secure accessibility for a robust digital economy.  Since then, igloocompany has also grown over the years to include an enterprise focused vertical, which focuses on large-scale access management.  Its smart locks and lockboxes, meanwhile, are sold in more than 100 countries all over the world, including in the US.  The startup was listed on Forbes Asia’s 100 small companies and startups to watch in 2022, and was reported to serve over 400 enterprise customers with 5 million digital credentials issued. The firm charged ahead in 2021 to expand in Austin, the US, and get a slice of the US$46 billion smart home market over the next few years.  It set an ambitious target then to deploy 1 million devices in the US across the next three years, but what is the status right now?  On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Best Haputpong, VP of Business Development, igloocompany for more.

Blackpink is coming to your area soon - hitting the stage right here in Singapore this weekend. While those going to the concert - will enjoy all of BlackPink’s iconic songs LIVE-  witnessing the members’ signature high-energy performances, stunning visuals, and powerful vocals,  All eyes will also be what kind of outfits and looks they will be wearing this time round.  So on K-fashion today, let’s take a look at some of the iconic looks they wore to their concerts. 

“Let’s grab a drink!”Most of us can all agree that alcohol is a great social tool (of some sort).  But thanks to the pandemic, more are practising conscious drinking, switching between no and low-alcohol drinks during hangouts or even bar hopping with friends.  So how is this an opportunity for the juice industry to make a comeback?  Ernany Siregar Jasmin, Founder + Managing Director, WSQR shares more.

Singapore shares opened slightly higher today after international markets ended mixed on news of US inflation cooling. In early trade, the Straits Times Index increased by 0.03 per cent to 3,423.11 points, after 71.6 million shares were traded. In terms of companies to watch, we have Singapore Airlines. The national flag carrier announced that it intends to redeem half of the mandatory convertible bonds (MCBs) it issued in June 2021.  Meanwhile, shares of The Place Holdings were heavily traded after the group said it is in talks to sell up to 11 per cent of New Vision Holding. Investors are also keeping tabs on a number of companies seeing developments today ranging from SingPost to CapitaLand Investment.  On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked these developments with David Chow, Director Azure Capital

Having recently surpassed the 1000 mark for gold medals won at the SEA Games, just how many more can Team Singapore clinch at the 2023 edition? David Lee, Sports Correspondent with The Straits Times, joins us from Cambodia to review and preview the games thus far.  READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2023/05/singapore-sea-games-1000-gold-medals/index.html?shell Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg | raushan@sph.com.sg

After nearly three years, China has finally reopened its borders. That also means the return of Chinese tourists, who will provide a boost to businesses, especially in neighbouring countries, that used to rely on them. But will Chinese tourists make a revenge comeback?  Dr. Yong Chen, Professor of Marketing and Economics, EHL Hospitality Business School shares his views. 

From UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives suffering big losses at an electoral test and what we know so far about Russia’s claims that Ukraine has launched a series of drone attacks on its territory in recent weeks.  Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' gives us an analysis of those headlines and more. 

At this time of the day we want to ask the question - what’s for afternoon tea. We're asking this question because we’re talking to a company that sells a snack commonly paired with Kopi O or soybean milk.  Bingo if you’ve guessed Youtiao or Chinese fried dough sticks. Our guest for today is You Tiao Man, which had its humble beginnings in a hawker stall back in the 1940s.  That is, before its fourth generation owner transformed it into the multi-chain food manufacturer it is today.  The company is now one of the largest wholesalers of You Tiao to hotels, caterers, restaurants, food courts and hawkers in Singapore and began distributing to supermarkets in Singapore in 2021.  From a traditional hawker business into a B2B and B2B2C manufacturing brand, we want to find out how this process has been for You Tiao Man, and what’s next for the company.  On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Audrey Chew, Chief Executive Officer, You Tiao Man for more.

According to a McKinsey & Company report, one in three employees in Asia experiences symptoms of burnout, and 80 percent are not turning to professionals for help.   The common factor contributing to these burnouts is work, and yet, 38 percent of employees in Southeast Asia are reluctant to share their mental health concerns with their managers. Lin Tan, ICF Master Certified Coach and Founder of Collective Change Institute shares with us what needs to be done to break this barrier or wall of mental health conversations at work.