On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dives into a 'friend-for-hire' service that is trending in Thailand. 

The trend comes as more people live alone and lifestyles change, but the reasons for hiring a companion are not always about loneliness. For some, it is simply about having someone available when friends are busy, or paying for a specific kind of company without imposing on their existing friendships. But when companionship becomes a paid service, where do we draw the line between friendship and a transaction? And could this kind of service eventually find a market in Singapore?

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dives into a 'friend-for-hire' service that is trending in Thailand.&nbsp;
The trend comes as more people live alone and lifestyles change, but the reasons for hiring a companion are not always about loneliness. For some, it is simply about having someone available when friends are busy, or paying for a specific kind of company without imposing on their existing friendships.&nbsp;But when companionship becomes a paid service, where do we draw the line between friendship and a transaction? And could this kind of service eventually find a market in Singapore?

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.

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

What's Trending: Need a friend? In Thailand, you can now hire one

For generations, Singaporeans have grown up with a familiar formula for success: study hard, work hard, get a stable career and build a secure future. But for younger generations, is that formula still enough? As Gen Z and younger Millennials rethink what success looks like, is it about working harder — or having the courage to take a bigger risk?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to a pair of brothers, Noah Lim and Paul Lim, Team Singapore's Ju-jitsu athletes to find out more.

For generations, Singaporeans have grown up with a familiar formula for success: study hard, work hard, get a stable career and build a secure future. But for younger generations, is that formula still enough? As Gen Z and younger Millennials rethink what success looks like, is it about working harder &mdash; or having the courage to take a bigger risk?
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to a pair of brothers, Noah Lim and&nbsp;Paul Lim, Team Singapore's Ju-jitsu athletes to find out more.

The Agenda: Can 'hard work' alone get you ahead anymore?

The haze is back and this time, it’s raising bigger questions about whether Southeast Asia has actually learnt anything from the haze crises of the past.

With Singapore’s PSI crossing into the unhealthy range in parts of the island, attention is once again turning to the forest and land fires in Indonesia and the smoke drifting across borders. Malaysia, one of the countries hardest hit, is now calling for ASEAN to revisit its decades-old transboundary haze agreement, arguing that stronger enforcement and accountability are needed.

So how worried should Singapore be as the haze situation develops? And after more than two decades of regional agreements, why is ASEAN still struggling to stop this from happening again and again? 

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Jia Yaw Kiu, Sustainable Development Lawyer at Kiu & Co, and Shabana Begum, Correspondent at The Straits Times, to find out more. 

The haze is back and this time, it&rsquo;s raising bigger questions about whether Southeast Asia has actually learnt anything from the haze crises of the past.
With Singapore&rsquo;s PSI crossing into the unhealthy range in parts of the island, attention is once again turning to the forest and land fires in Indonesia and the smoke drifting across borders. Malaysia, one of the countries hardest hit, is now calling for ASEAN to revisit its decades-old transboundary haze agreement, arguing that stronger enforcement and accountability are needed.
So how worried should Singapore be as the haze situation develops? And after more than two decades of regional agreements, why is ASEAN still struggling to stop this from happening again and again?&nbsp;
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Jia Yaw Kiu, Sustainable Development Lawyer at Kiu &amp; Co, and Shabana Begum, Correspondent at The Straits Times, to find out more.&nbsp;

The Big Story: Is the haze situation in Singapore getting worse? And can ASEAN fix this?

The US and Iran have traded their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking targets along Iran’s southern coast and Tehran retaliating against US-linked military positions across the Middle East. The latest escalation has raised fresh fears that a conflict that has already dragged on for months could spiral into a much wider regional war.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait', asserting US control of the vital waterway even as fighting raged there with Iran.

So what exactly happened in the latest exchange? How far could Iran’s retaliation go? And with the US midterm elections looming, how much longer can Washington afford to keep fighting?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to find out more. 

The US and Iran have traded their biggest barrage since July, with Washington striking targets along Iran&rsquo;s southern coast and Tehran retaliating against US-linked military positions across the Middle East.&nbsp;The latest escalation has raised fresh fears that a conflict that has already dragged on for months could spiral into a much wider regional war.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait', asserting US control of the vital waterway even as fighting raged there with Iran.
So what exactly happened in the latest exchange? How far could Iran&rsquo;s retaliation go? And with the US midterm elections looming, how much longer can Washington afford to keep fighting?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Dr James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, to find out more.&nbsp;

What's Trending: Need a friend? In Thailand, you can now hire one

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