For generations, internships have been seen as a stepping stone for university students entering the workforce. But increasingly, teenagers as young as 15 or 16 are seeking out internships to gain experience and build their portfolios. So, what’s changed? Are Gen Alpha students simply more career-conscious than previous generations, or are they feeling pressure to get ahead?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Pedro Aguirre, Co-Founder, Make the Change to find out more.

For generations, internships have been seen as a stepping stone for university students entering the workforce. But increasingly, teenagers as young as 15 or 16 are seeking out internships to gain experience and build their portfolios. So, what&rsquo;s changed? Are Gen Alpha students simply more career-conscious than previous generations, or are they feeling pressure to get ahead?
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Pedro Aguirre, Co-Founder, Make the Change to find out more.

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.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;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&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.

In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

MONEY FM 89.3

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion,

The Agenda: Internships at 15? Why are Singapore’s teens getting a head start on the working world?

MOE will begin a pilot in January 2027 to explore smaller classes in six schools, with the aim of giving teachers more opportunity to provide individual attention and timely feedback.

But will having fewer students in a classroom actually lead to better learning? And with teachers already facing significant workloads, could smaller classes simply mean more classes to teach?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Jason Tan, Associate Professor in Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at the National Institute of Education to discuss what MOE is testing, how smaller classes could change the classroom experience, and what needs to happen for the pilot to work for both students and teachers.

MOE will begin a pilot in January 2027 to explore smaller classes in six schools, with the aim of giving teachers more opportunity to provide individual attention and timely feedback.
But will having fewer students in a classroom actually lead to better learning? And with teachers already facing significant workloads, could smaller classes simply mean more classes to teach?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Jason Tan, Associate Professor in Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at the National Institute of Education to discuss what MOE is testing, how smaller classes could change the classroom experience, and what needs to happen for the pilot to work for both students and teachers.

The Big Story: MOE to explore smaller classes in six schools. Can they improve learning without adding to teachers’ workload?

What if you could pay someone else to take out your rubbish, pick up your parcels or deal with other annoying little tasks?

A growing 'lazy economy' in China is seeing people pay for exactly that, including rubbish collection from their doorstep. But is it really about being lazy, or are people simply willing to pay a little to save time and hassle?

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar discuss the things we’d happily outsource and ask: what are Singaporeans willing to pay someone else to do because we just can’t be bothered?

What if you could pay someone else to take out your rubbish, pick up your parcels or deal with other annoying little tasks?
A growing 'lazy economy' in China is seeing people pay for exactly that, including rubbish collection from their doorstep. But is it really about being lazy, or are people simply willing to pay a little to save time and hassle?
On What&rsquo;s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar discuss the things we&rsquo;d happily outsource and ask: what are Singaporeans willing to pay someone else to do because we just can&rsquo;t be bothered?

What's Trending: Is the 'lazy economy' booming? How much would you pay to do less?

Singapore’s haze situation appears to be easing, with four of the five regions returning to the moderate range after all five recorded unhealthy PSI levels yesterday, the first time that has happened since 2019.

But does that mean the air quality is genuinely improving, or could conditions worsen again in the days ahead? And why has the Central region consistently recorded the highest PSI readings this season?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS, to find out what’s behind the latest readings, what could happen next, and what the changing PSI levels tell us about Singapore’s haze situation.

Singapore&rsquo;s haze situation appears to be easing, with four of the five regions returning to the moderate range after all five recorded unhealthy PSI levels yesterday, the first time that has happened since 2019.
But does that mean the air quality is genuinely improving, or could conditions worsen again in the days ahead? And why has the Central region consistently recorded the highest PSI readings this season?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS, to find out what&rsquo;s behind the latest readings, what could happen next, and what the changing PSI levels tell us about Singapore&rsquo;s haze situation.

The Agenda: Internships at 15? Why are Singapore’s teens getting a head start on the working world?

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