Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Sanitation is a basic human right. Yet, while Singaporeans enjoy easy access to clean water every day, 1 in 3 people in the world does not have a clean, safe toilet. Strap on your shoes next weekend and join ‘The Urgent Run’ Singapore at Marina Bay Events Square.  Find out about the event and more with Jack Sim (aka Mr Toilet), Founder, the World Toilet Organization.

What do you think are some of the biggest issues with people adopting the metaverse? Are the current stock of metaverses lacking the ability to create and develop strong bonds on platforms, especially between Web3 newcomers and veterans? Alan Kueh, Co-Founder, Memotics tells us about his platform and more.

As announced late on Wednesday night, foreigners buying any residential property in Singapore from yesterday (April 27) will have to pay an additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD) of 60 percent after it was doubled from 30 percent. While Singaporeans buying their second residential property will pay an ABSD rate of 20 percent, up from 17 percent, while those buying their third and subsequent residential property will have to pay an increased rate of 30 percent, up from 25 percent. Dr Lee Nai Jia, Head of Real Estate Intelligence, Data and Software Solutions, PropertyGuru Group shares his analysis and more.

Today we speak to one of the world’s largest fast moving consumer goods companies Unilever.  While we may be fairly familiar with Unilever, our guest for today is Unilever Food Solutions, which is the dedicated professional foodservice business of Unilever operating in 76 countries around the world. But how does Unilever Food Solutions fit in the bigger picture for the FMCG giant? Also, what does Unilever’s latest quarterly sales amid rising inflation mean for the subsidiary?  Aside from that, we also want to take a look at Unilever Food Solutions’ recent First Menu Trends report, and what the findings mean for the subsidiary’s product offerings in future.  On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Angeline Tan, Head of Country, Unilever Food Solutions (Singapore) for more.

There’s now a new Dalgona dessert trend that’s taken South Koreans by storm.  And it’s called the Adamamma dalgona, also known as Japanese Dalgona Karumeyaki.  If those of you that are wondering, Karumeyaki is Honeycomb toffee or honeycomb candy, a sugary toffee with a light, rigid, sponge-like texture. It’s gotten popular in Korea because it’s really a hit or miss - you can get it right the first time, but most probably you’d fail miserably several times before getting it right.  And I’ll tell you how you can make this yourself - the right way.

If Hollywood has John Wick - South Korea has JEON Wick.  It’s K-MOVIE on today’s episode, and I’ll be talking about the latest new Korean movie out on Netflix - called Kill Boksoon.  If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s about the pressures of balancing work and motherhood.  But in this case - the mom - is a world-class assassin.  So is being an assassin harder or being a mom harder?

Singapore shares fell this morning, following hikes in Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates for residential properties. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.5 per cent to 3,276.95 points after 101.5 million securities changed hands in the broader market.  In terms of companies to watch, we have UOB, after the bank reported net profit of S$1.5 billion for the first quarter ended March, up 67 per cent from Q1 2022.  Meanwhile, investors in Singapore are also tracking property counters, which were largely in the red after authorities raised the ABSD rate for foreigners buying any residential property from 30 per cent to 60 per cent – the highest increase. The rate will be raised from 17 per cent to 20 per cent for Singapore citizens buying their second residential property, and from 25 per cent to 30 per cent for those buying their third and subsequent property. On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked these developments with David Chow, Director Azure Capital.

Cambodia takes centre stage as host of the 2023 SEA Games. What ca we expect, and what how will Team Singapore fare? Straits Times Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan weighs in to tell us more. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg raushan@sph.com.sg

What if we told you that you can have a taste of fine dining desserts for less than S$7?  And that it packs high quality ingredients in the same elegant bite-sized portion, so you can have it on the go? Huang Yen Kun, Founder, Mr. Kun Lava Cookie Ball tells us more about this dessert ball and his experience creating it.

The Solar New Year is a festival observed by many South and Southeast Asian communities.  This year, Haw Par Villa’s management team, Journeys, will bring them together in one place to share and celebrate their culture and heritage through a variety of programmes. Visitors can expect a colourful bazaar, free music and dance performances, workshops and an exhibition introducing the concept of calendars and the Solar New Year. Savita Kashyap, Executive Director, Journeys shares on what more visitors can expect from this event.