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Audience Analytics is a company dedicated to furthering the potential of next-generation businesses in Asia. And despite pressures from Covid-19, the company is determined to continue expanding its ecosystem with the vision of creating a one-stop platform that services all one’s business needs. Datuk William Ng, Chairman & Managing Director, Audience Analytics shares his plans for the company. 

Since the stablecoin meltdown of early May, all eyes have been on Bitcoin. Major crypto exchanges such as Coinbase and Gemini have also announced hiring freezes and layoffs recently.  Is this a sign of a crypto-winter? And how would this impact the cryptocurrency landscape in the long-term?  U-Zyn Chua, CTO & Co-Founder, CakeDeFi sheds light on the situation.

On today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss with Mary Nicola, Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset, PineBridge Investments onhow inflation over the next six months could largely set the direction and pace of growth for economies in the next two years and China’s recovery play out amidst its Zero Covid Policy, 

Synopsis: In this special series, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed. In this episode, we revisit the spate of mass hysteria in Malaysia's north-eastern state of Kelantan to find out why the disorder is more prevalent among schoolgirls. ST regional correspondent Jia Ning Tan speaks to Ustaz Abd Rashid Ahmad, faith healer and spokesman of an Islamic medical facility called Darussyifa, and Mr Robert Bartholomew, a medical sociologist and co-author of Mass Hysteria in Schools: A Worldwide History Since 1566. She also interviews a woman who had a brush with mass hysteria as a schoolgirl and wants to be identified only as Nur. Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended) 1:53 The Ketereh Secondary School in Kelantan gripped by a fast-spreading screaming plague in July 2018 3:31 Students say they saw a tall, dark figure in the school compound 4:57 Ustaz Abdul Rashid Ahmad says the tall, dark figure is an evil spirit that possesses the weak-minded 9:29 Scientists conduct an experiment to prove that people could be tricked into perceiving ghosts 11:52 Mr Bartholomew describes Kelantan’s screaming schoolgirl occurrences as a collective stress reaction 15:08 Girls and women are more likely to experience mass hysteria than men 19:17 Nur says the mass hysteria episode that happened to her has left a permanent mark Produced by: Tan Jia Ning (jianing@sph.com.sg), Magdalene Fung (magfung@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Penelope Lee and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Follow The Unsolved Mysteries Of South-east Asia podcast series here every third Tuesday of the month till July: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3W Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJ9 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE7i SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Jia Ning Tan's articles: https://str.sg/wEq4 --- Discover more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 The Usual Place: https://str.sg/wEr7u In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX --- ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX #unsolved

An entrepreneur must be resilient and focused on their goals, enduring the many highs and lows of their journey to building a successful business. On the other hand, an investor must ensure the businesses they go for are adaptable and directed. Prantik Mazumdar, Managing Director, CXM Group, Dentsu Singapore who has a foot in both camps, tells us about his experiences and thoughts, especially in the realm of digital marketing.

On today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the potential ECB rate hikes' effect on markets and the Euro. Tesla and Netflix are also under the microscope. We speak to Azeem Sheriff, Markets Analyst, CMC Markets APAC & Canada more about this.

In a surprising move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has boosted its support for the Singapore dollar in an off-cycle policy decision to cool inflation, which is expected to rise faster than previously anticipated. This is the fourth tightening move by MAS since October 2021 causing fear among Singaporeans of a looming recession ahead. To better understand this situation, we speak to Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance.

From the beginning, an entrepreneur should expect to experience failures and encounter challenges. It is along that journey that they understand the things required to build a successful company.  We speak to Wong Wai Jeat, CEO & Co-Founder, Ximple about the importance of maintaining good dynamics with partners, having good funding, and other lessons he has learnt through his entrepreneurial ventures.