Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong
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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world. From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality. Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home. And she closes the day with a song that says it all.
JAN 19, 2022
19/01/22 - SPAC Special: Analysing upcoming SPACs set to list in SingaporeVertex Technology Acquisition Corp, Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition and Pegasus Asia are all slated to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange in the next few weeks, with VTAC set to trade tomorrow.
The upcoming SPAC listings mark a much-needed revival for the SGX, which has long struggled to compete with the U.S. and Hong Kong for heavyweight tech IPOs.
Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak spoke to Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Tellimer's Head of Consumer Equity Research to take a closer look at the upcoming offerings.
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JAN 19, 2022
19/01/22 - Across the ASEAN: What are the challenges facing the palm oil sector in 2022?At the start of 2022, there are continued questions about palm oil production due to persistent labour shortages. On Across the ASEAN, Finance Presenter JP Ong speaks to Dr Sathia Varqa, Founder at Palm Oil Analytics who shares his outlook for the year ahead.
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JAN 19, 2022
19/01/22 - Eco Money: Breaking barriers slowing impactful climate actions by Asian financial institutionsOn Eco Money, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Michelle Loi, Vice President, Sustainable Finance, WWF Singapore on how to break down barriers that are slowing the implementation of impactful climate actions by Asian Financial Institution.
They also discuss overcoming internal and external challenges, such as mindset, organizational structure and those in the operating environment, standing in the way of progress.
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JAN 19, 2022
19/01/22 - ST: The Big Story, 19 Jan - COE prices close higher at end of Jan 19 bidding exerciseIn The Straits Times’ The Big Story, video editor Olivia Quay spoke to senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan about the latest bidding exercise which saw COE prices ending higher across all categories.
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JAN 19, 2022
19/01/22 - Sustainable Singapore: Capturing planet earth from the perspective of plantsA new documentary series headed by - arguably one of the most famous environmentalists - 95-year-old Sir David Attenborough called ‘The Green Planet’, aims to showcase earth from the perspective of plants by using pioneering new technology and the very latest science. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Mike Gunton, Executive Producer, The Green Planet, BBC to share more about how they managed to achieve this.
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JAN 18, 2022
18/01/22 - Lookback on US President Joe Biden’s first year in officeIt’s a year since President Biden stepped into The White House. But, with major setbacks on his vaccine mandates and voting reform efforts, is time running out for him to impress voters ahead of November’s midterm elections? Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak speak to Curtis Chin, Senior Fellow, Milken Institute who shares his analysis.
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11:44
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JAN 18, 2022
18/01/22 - SPAC Special: What investors need to know about upcoming Singapore SPAC listingsTwo Singapore special-purpose acquisition companies have opened their books for initial public offerings and are set to list here later this month.
IPOs by Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp and Pegasus Asia mark the first SPAC listings in Asia since the frenzy for such blank-check firms began in the US in 2020.
Benjamin Goh, Head of Research and Investor Education, SIAS tells Prime Times' Rachel Kelly what investors need to consider diving into the world of SPACs.
They also discuss how to evaluate if this is a good investment for investors.
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11:42
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JAN 18, 2022
18/01/22 - What will a tighter policy path for The Fed will mean for markets?The recent Hawkish tone from The US Federal Reserve with the prospect of multiple rate hikes is jolting markets. To give a European perspective on this, Prime Time's Finance Presenter, JP Ong speaks to Peter Lundgreen, Founding CEO, Lundgreen's Capital who shares what these policy paths might mean for markets in 2022.
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JAN 18, 2022
18/01/22 - ST: The Big Story, 18 Jan - Legal recourse for OCBC customers to completely recover their lost fundsThe Monetary Authority of Singapore said OCBC Bank will be conducting a thorough probe to identify the deficiencies in its processes and implement the necessary measures to address them in the wake of a spate of SMS phishing scams.
This comes after nearly 470 customers lost at least $8.5 million to fraudulent fund transfers in December 2021.
In The Straits Times' The Big Story, technology, media and telecoms lawyer Bryan Tan tells video editor Olivia Quay whether it is possible for the affected customers to get their money back. Mr Tan is also the cyber response lead for law firm Pinsent Masons Singapore.
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JAN 18, 2022
18/01/22 - Metaverse property trends to look out for in 2022In November 2021, Tokens.com a publicly traded company that invests in revenue-generating crypto assets linked to Decentralized Finance , Non-Fungible Tokens and metaverse real estate announced made the largest recorded land acquisition in Decentraland.
Andrew Kiguel, CEO, Tokens.com shares with Prime Time's Rachel Kelly the key property trends he's watching out for when it comes to metaverse property in 2022.
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