Are heartland malls becoming too atas?

A TikTok video questioning the growing presence of luxury brands like Chanel and Dior at Tampines Mall has sparked debate online, with some saying these brands don't belong in the heartlands while others welcome the change.

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh, and Alexandra Parada discuss whether luxury brands have a place in neighbourhood malls and what shops Singaporeans actually want to see in their heartland malls.

Are heartland malls becoming too atas?
A TikTok video questioning the growing presence of luxury brands like Chanel and Dior at Tampines Mall has sparked debate online, with some saying these brands don't belong in the heartlands while others welcome the change.
On What&rsquo;s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh, and Alexandra Parada discuss whether luxury brands have a place in neighbourhood malls and what shops Singaporeans actually want to see in their heartland malls.

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.

What's Trending: Do we really need luxury brands in our neighbourhood malls?

Is midlife a time to slow down or an opportunity to start something new?

For some Gen X women, their 40s and 50s are becoming a time to rediscover old passions, pursue new adventures and rethink what this stage of life can look like.

At The A.M. Club, they are finding new ways to connect, explore and embrace their next chapter.

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Anna Tan, Co-Founder of The A.M. Club, about whether midlife could be less about winding down and more about discovering what's next.

Is midlife a time to slow down or an opportunity to start something new?
For some Gen X women, their 40s and 50s are becoming a time to rediscover old passions, pursue new adventures and rethink what this stage of life can look like.
At The A.M. Club, they are finding new ways to connect, explore and embrace their next chapter.
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Anna Tan, Co-Founder of The A.M. Club, about whether midlife could be less about winding down and more about discovering what's next.

The Agenda: Why the A.M. Club sees midlife as a "second spring" for Gen X women

Singapore’s central bank is urging banks to review their ties with companies linked to transboundary haze, including limiting financing or cutting ties where there are clear breaches of environmental laws. This comes as research by the Forests & Finance Coalition links DBS, OCBC and UOB to about US$11 billion in historical financing to palm oil and pulp and paper companies.

How much responsibility should banks bear for the environmental practices of the companies they fund? And can financial pressure succeed where legal enforcement has struggled?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Kelvin Law, Associate Professor of Accounting with tenure at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, on whether Singapore’s sustainable-finance framework can turn banks’ environmental commitments into meaningful action.

Singapore&rsquo;s central bank is urging banks to review their ties with companies linked to transboundary haze, including limiting financing or cutting ties where there are clear breaches of environmental laws. This comes as research by the Forests &amp; Finance Coalition links DBS, OCBC and UOB to about US$11 billion in historical financing to palm oil and pulp and paper companies.
How much responsibility should banks bear for the environmental practices of the companies they fund? And can financial pressure succeed where legal enforcement has struggled?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Kelvin Law, Associate Professor of Accounting with tenure at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, on whether Singapore&rsquo;s sustainable-finance framework can turn banks&rsquo; environmental commitments into meaningful action.

The Big Story: Can Singapore’s banks cut off the money behind the haze?

Israel’s election has left the country facing political uncertainty, with exit polls suggesting a major setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but no clear path to victory for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.

Neither camp appears to have secured the 61 seats needed to form a government, while Arab-led parties could hold the balance of power in a closely divided parliament.

On The Big Story, we speak with Dr. Ran Porat, an Affiliate Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), about the exit polls, Netanyahu’s political future and what comes next for Israel.

Israel&rsquo;s election has left the country facing political uncertainty, with exit polls suggesting a major setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but no clear path to victory for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.
Neither camp appears to have secured the 61 seats needed to form a government, while Arab-led parties could hold the balance of power in a closely divided parliament.
On The Big Story, we speak with Dr. Ran Porat, an Affiliate Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University and the Australia/Israel &amp; Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), about the exit polls, Netanyahu&rsquo;s political future and what comes next for Israel.

What's Trending: Do we really need luxury brands in our neighbourhood malls?

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