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Long-form video and podcast content also gave a fuller flavour of the presidential candidates. Synopsis: The Straits Times team shares the biggest takeaways from its behind-the-scenes coverage of the presidential campaign trails leading to the election on Sept 1. ST's assistant editor (video) Olivia Quay hosts assistant news editor Lim Yan Liang, and journalists Kok Yufeng, Jean Iau and Judith Tan. The trio represents the teams assigned to cover the campaign trails of President-elect Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and the candidates Mr Ng Kok Song and Mr Tan Kin Lian, whom he beat at the election. What were their highlights? Their biggest takeaways? Produced by: ST Video Edited by: Paxton Pang Follow ST Podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wukK Spotify: https://str.sg/wukH Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wukr SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Discover more ST podcast channels: COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Higher wages are inevitable amid surging inflation, and companies here need to find ways of competing other than on low labour costs, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng in an exclusive interview with The Big Story. Resident employment has surpassed pre-Covid-19 levels by around 4 per cent since December last year and will likely see subdued growth due to the improving unemployment situation, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Manpower. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Professor Roy Chan, Founder and President of Action for AIDS Singapore tells The Straits Times it's important to not stigmatise groups most at risk. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Malaysia's Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz will be appointed treasurer of Selangor Barisan Nasional at a ceremony graced by the Umno-led coalition's top state leaders on Sunday (July 31), confirming months of rumours that he is being groomed to be among the next generation of leaders for Malaysia's grand old party. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. A four-year-old girl who caught Covid-19 has died, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the second death in Singapore caused by the coronavirus in a patient aged below 12. MOH said that the cause of death was later determined by the state coroner to be Covid-19 pneumonia. Dr Lim Yang Chern, a paediatrician at Thomson Paediatric Centre, explains what Covid-19 pneumonia is and how to spot signs of pneumonia in children. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Sri Lankans accept their new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe? Lawmakers voted in the eighth executive president under the constitution today, in the hope that the 73-year-old would pull the country out of a crippling economic and political crisis. On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to correspondent Rohini Mohan on the appointment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. The Singapore economy posted zero growth in the second quarter this year, compared to the previous three months.  According to DBS senior economist Irvin Seah, it means the economy narrowly averted the chance of a technical recession. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has further tightened its policy stance, making room for a stronger Singapore dollar to douse the impact of rising global prices as it raised inflation forecasts for this year.  Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Following the Ministry of Health's confirmation on Wednesday (July 6) night that there is one local case of monkeypox in Singapore, infectious diseases expert Professor Dale Fisher discusses the possibility of the disease being in the community for some time. The patient is a 45-year-old male Malaysian national who resides in Singapore. He is currently hospitalised at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and his condition is stable. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE8o SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is no reason to change the "one country, two systems" policy for Hong Kong and it must be adhered to over the long run, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (July 1), at the 25th anniversary of the city's return to China. In a speech at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mr Xi said the policy's underlying goal is to uphold China's national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macau. Earlier in the day, the president swore in Hong Kong's former security chief John Lee as the city's new chief executive, as well as the principal officials of the sixth-term government. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Associate Professor Alfred Wu, who is from NUS' Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy about the developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About half the households in Singapore will pay higher electricity bills for the next three months, with the electricity tariff for the next quarter going up by about 8 per cent compared to the previous quarter. The electricity tariff for the period July 1 to Sept 30 will be 30.17 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding the goods and services tax (GST), said grid operator SP Group on Thursday (June 30). Meanwhile, producer and retailer of piped town gas City Energy also announced on Thursday that the gas tariff for households will go up from 21.66 cents per kWh before GST, to 23.09 cents per kWh.  In the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke with Dr David Broadstock from the Energy Studies Institute, to find out what's the impact on every household here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has called on Singaporeans to offer ideas to shape the future of Singapore, which he described as at a crossroads post-Covid-19. The year-long Forward Singapore exercise will be led by Mr Wong and will have six pillars headed by his fellow fourth-generation leaders, in areas such as jobs, housing and health. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Opinion editor Grace Ho to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon on ways home buyers can deal with rising home loan rates. Singapore's largest lender DBS Bank has raised the rates on all its home loan packages on Tuesday, following similar moves by UOB and OCBC. The bank also scrapped its five-year fixed-rate package for HDB home owners, which used to offer loans at 2.05 per cent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (June 28) called on Singaporeans to offer ideas to shape the future of Singapore, which he described as at a crossroads post-Covid-19. Their contributions will be part of a Forward Singapore road map to be released in the middle of next year that will set out both policy recommendations and how various parts of society can better contribute to the nation's shared goals, based on its values of a united people and a society that is just and equal. Opinion editor Grace Ho weighs in. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes:  Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Felicia Teo Wei Ling in 2007, has been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for the murder charge. However, he is expected to plead guilty next week to unlawfully depositing her corpse in a public place. On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to court correspondent Shaffiq Alkhatib to find out more about this case's twists and turns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. COE premiums rose across all categories on Wednesday (June 22). For big cars with engines bigger than 1,600cc or 130bhp, prices went up by 5.3 per cent to $106,001. In the Open category, which tends to be used to register larger cars, prices went up by 3.7 per cent to $104,400. Senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe explains why premiums climbed past $100,000 for the second tender in a row. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes:  Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking a taxi from Changi Airport will be $3 more expensive until the end of the year, with the extra location surcharge extending by another six months. Taxi rides starting from the airport, Changi Air Freight Centre, the Airport Police Station and the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore, will cost an additional $8 every day from 5pm to 11.59pm, and an additional $6 at all other times. Before the fare hike, the airport surcharge was $5 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5pm to 11.59pm, and $3 at all other times. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with transport correspondent Kok Yufeng on the reasons for the extension. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. The Big Story gets an expert's take on Singapore's growing number of Covid-19 infections driven by the newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. These strains have contributed to a 23 per cent week-on-week increase in community cases, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday night (June 21). About 30 per cent of the cases in the community in the past week were cases with BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, as compared to 17 per cent, 8 per cent and 3 per cent for the previous three weeks respectively. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes:  Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore's core consumer prices in May surged at the fastest rate in more than 13 years, led by the rising costs of food, electricity and gas. Core inflation - which excludes accommodation and private transport costs - jumped to 3.6 per cent in May on a year-on-year basis, up from 3.3 per cent in April. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Lee Ju Ye, economist, Maybank Investment Banking Group on what this means for household budgets in the coming months, and whether Singapore is heading for a recession as prices continue to rise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore has witnessed a 23 percent week-on-week increase in Covid-19 community infections, with the rise largely driven by an increased spread of the newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. On the Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Professor Dale Fisher, Yong Loo Lin Singapore of Medicine NUS, to find out more and what we should take note of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $1.5 billion support package was announced on Tuesday (21 June) to help households and businesses in Singapore tackle the impending economic challenges resulting in higher global inflation. The Straits Times' The Big Story highlights the key measures, and Senior political correspondent Tham Yuen-C joins Assistant video editor Olivia Quay to discuss Singapore's current economic situation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. While there are positive signs from the Ministry of Manpower's Q1 Labour Market Report, employers and workers must "expect the unexpected" in the coming months, said Patrick Tay, NTUC's assistant secretary-general, in an interview on The Big Story. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes:  Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Buyers of replacement HDB flats under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme will now be able to sell their units only five years from the date of collecting the keys, starting with the Ang Mo Kio Sers site. Housing correspondent Michelle Ng discusses the change in the minimum occupation period criteria and what it means for owners of Sers replacement flats. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes:  Channel: https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://str.sg/wub6 Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://str.sg/wubB --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #thebigstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to an April survey commissioned by ST and carried out by Nexus Link, the proportion of young Singaporeans who aspire to own a car has shrunk substantially from six years ago. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan on the main reasons behind this mindset shift. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US Federal Reserve has approved its largest interest rate increase since 1994 to slow the ongoing surge in inflation. The widely-expected move raised the target federal funds rate by 75 basis points to between 1.5% and 1.75%. Amid high inflation, rising borrowing costs and the growing risk of a recession growing, how should investors position themselves in this volatile environment? In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Daryl Ho, a senior senior investment strategist at DBS Bank's chief investment office to find out.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Monkeypox cases have reached 219 worldwide, in countries where the disease is not endemic. The UK - where monkeypox's unusual appearance was first detected in early May - currently has the largest bulk of confirmed cases, 71. It is followed by Spain with 59 cases and Portugal with 37. Professor Dale Fisher, chair of the World Health Organisation's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network and a senior consultant in infectious diseases at National University Hospital, discusses how the monkeypox virus spreads and if Singapore is at risk of an outbreak. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Follow ST Podcasts channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://str.sg/w6mk  Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #tbs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nine HDB blocks in Marsiling Crescent/Lane will be acquired to make way for a further expansion of the Woodlands Checkpoint. Flat owners will be offered the same benefits as those under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme.   In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Christine Sun, senior vice-president of research and analytics, Orange Tee & Tie to weigh in on this development.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three people, including a three-year-old, have died in a fire that broke out in the living room of a flat in Bedok North on early Friday morning (May 13). In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Journalist Jessie Lim to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The surcharge for taxi trips starting from Changi Airport will be raised by $3 from next Thursday until June 30, in a move to increase the supply of cabs for passengers there. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Transport correspondent Kok Yufeng to discuss this announcement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After waiting for more than 30 years, Ferdinand Marcos Jr is finally set to become the Philippines' 17th president. By the early hours of Tuesday (May 10) morning, the 64-year-old son and namesake of the late dictator chalked up almost 30 million votes with over 94 per cent of the eligible ballots counted, surpassing the 27.5 million votes needed for a majority. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel as he weighs in on Mr Marcos Jr's victory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a clear indication that China will not be loosening its tight Covid-19 restrictions any time soon, the National Health Commission said it will try to "run faster than the virus" with more mass tests and targeted lockdowns. In a press conference on Friday, the commission said China has had successful experiences with its dynamic zero-Covid policy, which is the best choice to maintain social and economic development. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to China correspondent Danson Cheon about these developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A spokesman for the Attorney-General's Chambers says redacting the names of the 6 aspiring lawyers who had cheated in the 2020 Bar examination would cast a cloud on all candidates. This was in response to queries as to why the Attorney-General had asked the High Court to rescind an earlier order to redact the names of the six trainees. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Lawyer Justin Chan, who is also a senior partner at law firm Tito Isaac & Co on this development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. On April 16, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a press conference at the Istana to share details on how Finance Minister Lawrence Wong was chosen as leader of the ruling People's Action Party's fourth-generation team. PM Lee was joined by Mr Wong and former minister Khaw Boon Wan, who was tasked with overseeing the political succession process. Mr Khaw shared that of the 19 people interviewed as part of the decision-making process, 15 chose Mr Wong as the preferred leader. ST's political editor Zakir Hussain discusses the details of the selection process, and whether the handover of the PAP leadership to Mr Wong will take place before the next general election. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Paxton Pang Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Follow ST Podcasts channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://str.sg/wX8w  Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy on Thursday (April 14) for the third time since October in a double-barrelled move to combat inflation that is expected to heat up. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Irvin Seah, a senior economist at DBS Bank on whether the move signals another round of tightening in the coming months. He also shares what it means for Singapore's trade-reliant economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Around 6,000 Housing Board flats will be built on the Keppel Club site in the Greater Southern Waterfront, with the first Build-To-Order project to be launched for sale within three years. These units are part of the 9,000 homes that will be built on the 48ha site which will offer unique waterfront living that is close to nature, announced National Development Minister Desmond Lee on Tuesday (April 12). In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Housing correspondent Michelle Ng on the significance of the site, as well as the new green spaces the public can expect to see in the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The masterplan to redevelop Sentosa and Pulau Brani into a choice tourist destination will be reviewed to account for trends arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesman for Sentosa Development Corporation told ST. First announced in 2019, the redevelopment plans divide the two islands into five zones – Vibrant Cluster, Island Heart, Waterfront, Ridgeline and Beachfront. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Journalist Ng Keng Gene to find out whether the review means it's back to the drawing board for the masterplan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. In the latest COE bidding exercise on Wednesday (April 6), the premium for the Open category ended higher at $99,999, a rise of less than 1 per cent from $99,010. Open COE can be used for any vehicle type except motorcycles but mostly ends up for bigger cars. Premiums in the other categories also closed mostly higher. Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan discusses the factors driving up premiums. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Eden Soh Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Follow ST Podcasts channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/sg-extra Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Women aged between 21 and 35 in Singapore will soon be allowed to freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons, regardless of their marital status. And by 2024, employers must consider staff requests for flexible work arrangements fairly and properly, under a new set of guidelines for such arrangements. Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Social and Family Development, and Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Manpower, discuss the changes outlined in a White Paper on Singapore Women's Development released on Monday (March 28).  Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Follow ST Podcasts channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/sg-extra Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the land crossings reopening between Singapore and Malaysia tomorrow, businesses and workers in Johor are geared up for economic revival. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Malaysia correspondent Ram Anand, who shares more about business sentiment and expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Friday (April 1), the land borders will open for fully vaccinated persons in Singapore to freely drive to Malaysia and back. These travellers do not need to take any pre-departure or on-arrival tests, or serve quarantine. In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to Senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe to find out what you need to know if you are planning to drive or ride a private vehicle across the border. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shanghai will lock down each half of the city in turns to conduct a mass testing blitz to combat a Covid-19 outbreak that has become China's biggest virus hot spot. The city will first lock down areas east of the Huangpu River, which includes its financial district and industrial parks, for four days starting today.  In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke to China correspondent Elizabeth Law discusses this development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Group size limits will go up to 10 people, and masks will no longer be mandatory in outdoor settings from Tuesday (March 29). These are some of the latest changes to Covid-19 rules announced on March 24, as Singapore makes a decisive step towards living with the virus. Additionally, in Singapore's most significant move to reopen its borders, travellers will no longer be required to take only designated flights to enter Singapore quarantine-free from April 1, and will not have to take a Covid-19 antigen rapid test within 24 hours of arrival. Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, weighs in on these developments. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Eden Soh Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. The CPF Basic Retirement Sum in Singapore will be raised by 3.5% a year for the next five cohorts of CPF members turning 55 from 2023 to 2027. ST's Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon explains that when you put more money into CPF Life, you will also get higher monthly payouts from the age of 65. Read more: https://str.sg/wszx [For subscribers] Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Paxton Pang Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Doctors at some Public Health Preparedness Clinics are getting staff to perform additional shifts and hiring people in order to extend their operating hours and ease the strain on their colleagues in the healthcare system. Family physician Dr Elly Sabrina, who is also the director of Banyan Clinic in Woodlands, shares more on the crunch that GP clinics are facing on the ground with the surge in cases.  Read more: https://str.sg/wmax Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Fa'izah Sani Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. ST's associate editor Vikram Khanna is the guest analyst in this episode, as he assesses the key points from Finance Minister Lawrence Wong's Budget 2022 statement, and what it means for you. Next, a round-table discussion, organised by ST and UOB, will be held the Monday (Feb 21) after the Budget. The panel, to be moderated by Mr Khanna, will comprise UOB economist Barnabas Gan, Singapore Business Federation chief executive Lam Yi Young, National Trades Union Congress assistant secretary-general Desmond Choo and Deloitte indirect tax and corporate secretarial services lead Richard Mackender.  More at ST's Budget 2022 site: https://www.straitstimes.com/budget-2022 Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Teo Tong Kai Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Singapore's leading taxi group ComfortDelGro announced it will raise cab fares from March 1, to help cabbies defray higher operating costs resulting from rising fuel prices and inflation. The adjustment will see a 20-cent increase in flag-down fares across the company's entire fleet of taxis. Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan looks at how the fare hike will impact commuters. Read more: https://str.sg/wPFv Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Hadyu Rahim Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. In This Together: Singapore's Covid-19 Story chronicles the first two years of Singapore's fight against Covid-19, through the telling of key behind-the-scenes moments and exclusive interviews. The book contains 13 chapters written by journalists from The Straits Times newsroom who have been in the thick of covering the crisis. Executive editor Sumiko Tan, who edited the book, and health correspondent Timothy Goh discuss what makes this book different from other Covid-19 accounts, and look back at some of the hardest moments in writing the book. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team, Penelope Lee and Teo Tong Kai Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Singapore's central bank tightened its Singapore dollar policy for the second time in 3 months, to counter rising inflation. In an unexpected announcement on Tuesday (Jan 25), the Monetary Authority of Singapore raised slightly the "slope" or rate of appreciation of its Singdollar policy band. The width of the policy band and the level at which it is centred remain unchanged. UOB economic Barnabas Gan offers his insights on the surprise move and inflation forecast for 2022. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. According to the latest Urban Redevelopment Authority figures, new private home sales in December 2021 slumped 58 per cent from November. Year on year, take-up was down 46.6 per cent, from 1,217 units in December 2020. Housing correspondent Michelle Ng shares more on the possible reasons for the slump, including the recent property cooling measures. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. With Singapore's current set of Covid-19 safe management rules staying in place during the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) period from Feb 1, some business are bracing for what could be a challenging festive season. For restaurants, particularly Chinese restaurants, CNY is a usually a lucrative time of the year. TungLok Group's president and CEO Andrew Tjioe discusses the outlook for CNY 2022. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. If you're planning to buy a new property this year or already have an existing mortgage, be sure to pay closer attention to the loan packages and what they entail. Knowing the details of the loan and what you're agreeing to could save you a few thousand dollars each year. Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon shares more on what you need to know about home loans, and the golden rules on how to keep financially healthy.  Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg  Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamhairianto/?hl=en Follow Olivia Quay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaquayhere/?hl=en --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.