#TalkBack: A new folding phone is over $3,000, while a Korean candy bar phone is over a thousand. As tech becomes more expensive, can you easily repair and keep?
As smartphones get more expensive, a NielsenIQ study found that new phone sales in Singapore fell nearly 14 per cent between 2023 and 2025, while retailers reported a rise in repairs. On TalkBack, Daniel Martin spoke to Johar Alkhatib, Owner of Pronto Arigato Repair Hub, about how easy it is to repair today’s smartphones, when repairs are worth the cost, and whether Singapore needs stronger right-to-repair protections.
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23 Oct 2026
Market Watch (23/10): Singapore core inflation eases in September; will this persist into the rest of 2026? #SGToday
In Business, Japan’s manufacturing growth slows, South Korea’s economy shows signs of an uneven recovery, and India sees strong interest in a major IPO. Back home, Singapore’s core inflation eased in September. Daniel Martin spoke to Louise Loo, Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics, about these developments and the latest moves in Asian markets.
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23 Oct 2026
The Ask: AI’s Capex Reckoning; will This pressure Big Tech to cut back on spending? #SGToday
On The Ask on Singapore Today, renewed doubts over AI investments have triggered a sell-off in US tech stocks, with the Nasdaq recording its steepest daily fall since June. Daniel Martin spoke to Louise Loo, Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics, about whether the pressure could force Big Tech to cut spending, the risks for AI infrastructure firms and semiconductor suppliers, and what it could mean for Singapore’s investments.
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