COE premiums have fallen across the board in the latest bidding exercise, but Category A is still at $131,890, just below its record high earlier this month.

With changes to EV incentives and emissions-related charges on the horizon, and the COE categorization system under review, what could these developments mean for car buyers in Singapore?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Terence Fan, Assistant Professor, Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University, to find out what is driving COE prices, whether the market could see further changes, and what it might take to make car ownership more affordable.

COE premiums have fallen across the board in the latest bidding exercise, but Category A is still at $131,890, just below its record high earlier this month.
With changes to EV incentives and emissions-related charges on the horizon, and the COE categorization system under review, what could these developments mean for car buyers in Singapore?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Terence Fan, Assistant Professor, Strategic Management &amp; Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University, to find out what is driving COE prices, whether the market could see further changes, and what it might take to make car ownership more affordable.

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 Big Story: COE prices fall across the board. Could car buyers finally get a break?

What happens when a child who once needed a safe space grows up to become part of the community that provides it? 

The answer to that question is 'Tak Takut Kids Club', which came from years of spending time with children and realising that what they needed wasn’t always another programme, activity or lesson. So how different are the needs of Gen Alpha children compared to the olden days? And in the process of preparing them for the future, could we have forgotten to let our kids enjoy being just children right now?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Lin Shi Yun, Founder & Executive Director of 3Pumpkins, who also founded the Tak Takut Kids Club alongside Chen Yaxuan, Youth Leader at the Tak Takut Kids Club to find out more.

What happens when a child who once needed a safe space grows up to become part of the community that provides it?&nbsp;
The answer to that question is 'Tak Takut Kids Club', which came from years of spending time with children and realising that what they needed wasn&rsquo;t always another programme, activity or lesson. So how different are the needs of Gen Alpha children compared to the olden days? And in the process of preparing them for the future, could we have forgotten to let our kids enjoy being just children right now?
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Lin Shi Yun, Founder &amp; Executive Director of 3Pumpkins, who also founded the Tak Takut Kids Club alongside Chen Yaxuan, Youth Leader at the Tak Takut Kids Club to find out more.

The Agenda: Are we giving our children enough space to simply be children?

You find an empty table in a public space, but instead of a tissue packet, there’s a laptop, keyboard, headphones and bags occupying the seats. How long can someone claim a shared space before it becomes unfair to everyone else?

A visitor to Our Tampines Hub reportedly spotted the same belongings left on a table over several months, despite a notice reminding users to limit their table usage to two hours.

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Alexandra Parada discuss chope-ing culture, the limits of reserving public spaces, and whether stricter enforcement is needed.

You find an empty table in a public space, but instead of a tissue packet, there&rsquo;s a laptop, keyboard, headphones and bags occupying the seats. How long can someone claim a shared space before it becomes unfair to everyone else?
A visitor to Our Tampines Hub reportedly spotted the same belongings left on a table over several months, despite a notice reminding users to limit their table usage to two hours.
On What&rsquo;s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Alexandra Parada discuss chope-ing culture, the limits of reserving public spaces, and whether stricter enforcement is needed.

What's Trending: Chope-ing a public space for 2 hours? When does it go too far?

Singapore’s households and businesses have sufficient financial buffers to weather potential shocks, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s latest Financial Stability Review.

But the outlook isn’t without risks. MAS says around 1% of borrowers could face negative cash flow under a severe stress scenario, while 32% of Singapore-listed companies were assessed to be at risk, accounting for 16% of overall corporate debt.

With inflation proving sticky, energy prices under pressure and uncertainty around global growth and AI investment, how resilient is Singapore’s financial system and what should households and businesses be watching?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Chua Yeow Hwee, Assistant Professor in Economics at the Nanyang Technological University, and Honorary Secretary of the Economics Society of Singapore, to find out more. 

Singapore&rsquo;s households and businesses have sufficient financial buffers to weather potential shocks, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore&rsquo;s latest Financial Stability Review.
But the outlook isn&rsquo;t without risks. MAS says around 1% of borrowers could face negative cash flow under a severe stress scenario, while 32% of Singapore-listed companies were assessed to be at risk, accounting for 16% of overall corporate debt.
With inflation proving sticky, energy prices under pressure and uncertainty around global growth and AI investment, how resilient is Singapore&rsquo;s financial system and what should households and businesses be watching?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr Chua Yeow Hwee, Assistant Professor in Economics at the Nanyang Technological University, and Honorary Secretary of the Economics Society of Singapore, to find out more.&nbsp;

The Big Story: COE prices fall across the board. Could car buyers finally get a break?

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