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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong
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…
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- Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong
Of COVID Variants and Inflationary Pressures
While the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises more questions about the global reopening, Singapore saw November inflation hit 3.8%, its highest jump in over 8…
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The Straits Times' launches its first NFTs for auction
For the first time in its history, The Straits Times is auctioning a column, and three of its Opinion section art illustrations, as non-fungible tokens. The…
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Across the ASEAN: Outlook for Philippine stocks - and the impact of the recent typhoon on economic recovery.
In Across the Asean, Finance Presenter, JP Ong, speaks to Rob Ramos, Head of Trusts & Investments at RCBC on his outlook for Philippine stocks - and the impact…
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The Big Story: S'pore suspends ticket sales for VTL flights and buses for inbound travel
Airlines will no longer be allowed to sell new vaccinated travel lane flight tickets for travel into Singapore from today until January 20th. This as the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEco Money: ESG trends to watch in 2022
Data and disclosure - Investors and regulators have called for a higher degree of standardisation and harmonisation of both when it comes to ESG investing…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSustainable Singapore: BHG to eliminate single-use plastic from 2022
Worldwide, a plastic bag is used, on average, for 12 minutes before being discarded - which is massively damaging the environment. From 1st January, BHG…
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The Big Story: What you need to know about the vaccine rollout for children
From next Monday (27th December) the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 will begin. In The Big Story, Amelia Teng, Education Correspondent, at…
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How and why you should improve employee mental health support
Did you know that 47% of employers in Singapore provide mental health benefits? That’s according to recent findings by Cigna, Mercer and WorkWell. Prime…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongLessons from 2021 And What To Look Out for in the Year Ahead
The year that was saw markets in Singapore hold on to encouraging gains, though it markets weren't short of challenges from new COVID variants, inflation, and…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongPowering Your Property: Will Singapore’s residential property sector to see persistent price growth in 2022?
In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr. Tan Tee Khoon, Country Manager, PropertyGuru Singapore shares about their property market…
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The Big Story: Loh Kean Yew is 'just getting started’
Loh Kean Yew stunned the badminton world by becoming the first Singaporean to win the World Championships - and he is 'just getting started’. Straits…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongGlobal Covid-19 Omicron updates
Could the UK go into lockdown before Christmas? Coming up in the Best of Prime Time, Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque find out and get the latest global Covid-19…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongOpportunities and Risks in 2022 According to Pictet Wealth Management Asia
Alexandre Tavazzi, Global Strategist and CIO of Pictet Wealth Management Asia, joined us on Prime Time to share Pictet's outlook for 2022. He shares how…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongForex Fridays: Recapping The Busy Week for The World's Central Banks
A slew of central banks across the world made policy decisions in the week that was, perhaps none more important than the Federal Reserve, which foreshadowed…
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ST: The Big Story, 17 Dec
As the Omicron variant continues to spread, countries in the region are stepping up measures to manage the situation. In The Straits Times Big Story, Harianto…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongFrom Newspaper boy to Property titan - Ismail Gafoor shares what it takes to succeed
Ismail Gafoor is the founder and CEO of Propnex - one of Singapore's largest listed real estate agency with over 10,000 real estate salespersons - But did you…
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How have home buyers and property agents reacted to new cooling measures?
Singapore has introduced a new round of property curbs for its private and public residential markets, a bid to cool a surge in home prices over the past year…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongRecapping the Fed's Accelerated Tightening Phase
In its last policy decision for 2021, the Federal Reserve sped up the pace of its bond tapering, while also projecting up to 3 possible rate hikes next year…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWhat impact has the Omicron variant had on year-end travel trends?
The number of passengers passing through Changi Airport crossed the 5 per cent mark of pre-pandemic levels for the first time since Covid-19 forced borders…
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ST: The Big Story, 16 Dec
Spikes in private housing prices and Housing Board resale flat prices in Singapore have prompted the authorities to introduce a new round of cooling measures…
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South-East Asia set to be the fastest growing region globally in 2022
A recent report by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Oxford Economics' Economics has revealed that South-East Asia will remain…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWhat do cooling measures mean for property owners and buyers?
In a surprise move, the authorities have introduced cooling measures in an effort to curb continued rising property prices. To find out more about the measures…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongAcross the ASEAN: How Frustrating Was It to be an Economist Covering ASEAN This Year?
It may be argued that the most frustrating job this year was to be an economist covering Southeast Asia, with high hopes of a recovery dashed by the COVID…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 15
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Journalist Toh Ting Wei on how the bus operators plan to accommodate…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongEco Money: How should investors assess social issues in 2022
When we think of ESG - often environmental considerations and sustainability are the first to come to mind. Looking into 2022, Fitch anticipates that the range…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSustainable Singapore: East Coast Lagoon Food Village in trial to generate electricity from food waste
Food waste at East Coast Lagoon Food Village is being converted to biogas to generate electricity - a first for Singapore's hawker centres. On Sustainable…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongCapital Market Transaction Trends in 2021
Duff & Phelps released the Transaction Trail Report, examining the increase in capital market transactions seen in 2021 across Singapore, Indonesia, and…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 14
In The Straits Times' The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health…
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In The Spotlight: Omicron wave heads to the UK, raising Covid-19 alert level
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Alexander Akerboom, Political Analyst, Global Risk Insights for the latest updates on the Omicron variant…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongPowering Your Property: A record 29 million-dollar HDB flats sold in November
On Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Christine Sun, Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics, OrangeTee & Tie to find out why it…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongTaking Stock of Risks in China's Property and Tech Space
Over the last 2 weeks, we saw Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global delist from the New York Stock Exchange, and property developers Evergrande and Kaisa…
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What do supply chain woes mean for the festive season?
Australian beer may be running dry on tap - as supply chain issues continue to ripple across the globe - but how long are such challenges set to last? Prime…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 13
Two more special reports from the Committee of Privileges hearings into the complaint against former Workers' Party MP Raeesah Khan were released over the…
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Analysis on WP's Pritam Singh's testimony to parliamentary committee
Last week, Workers' Party chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh told the Committee of Privileges that he had not directed former MP Raeesah Khan to…
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Forex Fridays: The Busy Week Ahead for Central Banks
A number of central banks are set to make policy decisions next week, with none perhaps bigger than the US Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. Jeffrey…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 10
Singapore's has reported it first local case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay…
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What is legacy gifting and is it just for high networth individuals?
With the festive season just around the corner, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly speaks to Christine Loo, Acting Head of High Net Worth & Affluent Segments…
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SkillsFuture report pinpoints skills Singaporeans urgently need in the next 3 years
SkillsFuture Singapore recently released the inaugural Skills Demand For The Future Economy Report. Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongChanges in Investor Sentiment Over the Last Two Weeks
Markets saw stark losses turn into a hopeful gains over the last 2 weeks on concerns about the new COVID-19 Omicron strain, along with other issues like…
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In The Spotlight: Are Singapore businesses in better shape to bounce back?
After a turbulent two years of absorbing blows from the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore businesses are in better shape to bounce back. But, overall, firms expect…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 9
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Anbarasi Boopal, co-chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongAsian Insider: Inside HK (9 Dec)
With just 10 days to go until the legislative council election, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has urged voters to cast their ballot. But, with only candidates…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongAcross the ASEAN: The Year Ahead for Malaysian Markets
Malaysian stocks have had a torrid year, with the FBMKLCI falling more than 8% since the start of the year, along with resurgent COVID-19 infections, difficult…
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Eco Money: The Business of Sustainable Design
On Eco Money, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Satoshi Konagai, Leader, LIXIL Water Technology, Asia Pacific to find out how household appliances such as…
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ST: The Big Story, 8 Dec
A Singapore Business Federation survey has found that businesses here are in better shape to bounce back after two turbulent two years brought on by the…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongSustainable Singapore: Barramundi Group aims for highest sustainable farming standards in aquaculture
Sustainable aquaculture is set to take a further step forward, as Barramundi Group has entered a landmark partnership with the WWF Singapore to increase…
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Respectable Gains in 2022 for Asia-Pacific Markets
Though uncertainties ranging from COVID-19 variants to rising inflationary pressures continue to beset investors, Credit Suisse thinks that markets in the…
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ST: The Big Story, Dec 7
Singapore appears to be turning a corner in its Covid-19 fight as cases have been below 1,000 for over 4 days. Straits Times assistant video editor Olivia Quay…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongWhat inflation and a deceleration in job growth means for the US economy
Last week The US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that it’s time to retire the term “transitory” when discussing the current US…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongPowering Your Property: Financing your first home
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has warned Singapore households to carefully assess their ability to meet mortgage obligations, as households have amassed…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn The Spotlight: Filling Angela Merkel's shoes
Germany will be choosing its new chancellor this week, Time person of the year is set to be announces, and what's the latest on the Omicron Covid-19 variant…
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ST: The Big Story, 6 Dec
In The Straits Times' The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to opinion editor Grace Ho gives her take on the Workers' Party's possible next…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongMarket View: Gold set for consolidation
As the Christmas song goes.. on the 5th day of Christmas my true love gives to me 5 gold rings. But how much have those 5 gold rings gone up by on year in…
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SGExtra: Singapore awaits the Workers Party's response to the Committee of Privileges' special report
On SGExtra, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly catches up with Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor at The Straits Times on the special report by Parliament’s…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongOCBC EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2021: SHIOK MEATS
Bernard Lim speaks to Sandhya Sriram, Group CEO & Co-founder, Shiok Meats, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongOCBC EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2021: NANOSUN
Bernard Lim speaks to Prof Darren Sun, Founder and Ann Chai, Managing Director, at Nanosun, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongOCBC EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2021: MR POPIAH
Bernard Lim speaks to Lewis Tan, Director, Mr Popiah, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongOCBC EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2021: LIVFRESH FARMS
Bernard Lim speaks to Karthik Rajan, CEO, LivFresh Farms, one of the nominees for this year’s OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2021. This year, the awards…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongForex Fridays: Continued Omicron Uncertainty in the FX Space
Uncertainty connected to the new COVID-19 Omicron variant kept markets volatile and on their toes. Lim Jun Kit, Strategist at Phillip Futures, spoke to us on…
Your Way Home with Hongbin JeongIn The Spotlight: What do new guidelines mean for crypto traders?
Red hot rallies in crypto currencies have caught the attention of many investors. But how much do we really know about how cryptos are regulated? A new Finance…