20 November 2024
Morning Shot: Cooking or Cooked - What is the future of Singapore's hawker food prices & culture looking like?
Hawker culture in Singapore has been inscribed as Singapore's first element on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
But, decades of culinary expertise are at risk of fading, as experienced hawkers gradually retire over the years and fewer new hawkers join the scene.
Just recently, Members of Parliament on both sides of the aisle voted in favour of an amended Progress Singapore Party motion, calling on the government to continue the government's support for hawkers and to grow Singapore’s hawker culture.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Yeo Wan Ling, Assistant Secretary-General & Director, U SME and Women & Family Unit at NTUC shares her insights.
Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Roots.sg & National Archives of Singapore

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2 May 2024
Morning Shot: End of an era: PM Lee makes last major speech as Prime Minister at May Day Rally 2024
“I have done my duty, and I am very happy I chose this path of public service all those many years ago.” said PM Lee, in his last major speech as Prime Minister at NTUC's May Ray Rally on 1st May 2024.
Despite dark clouds on the horizon, PM Lee, who was also marking his 40th year in politics and two-decades as Singapore's Prime Minister, says that the Republic has built a strong foundation for its future generations to continue to write new chapters of the Singapore story.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Yeo Wan Ling, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of U SME and Women & Family Unit at NTUC shares what struck her the most in PM's speech and how Singapore's labour movement will continue to work with the government in years to come.
Presented by: Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: ST/ Ng Sor Luan / United Workers of Electronics & Electrical Industries / Petir

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1 August 2023
Morning Shot: Supporting women - creative ways firms can adopt in their approach to flexible work arrangements
Coming on the back of the People’s Action Party Women’s Wing's latest call for stronger support for families, especially towards women at the workplace and in the community - Yeo Wan Ling, Director of U SME and Women & Family Unit, NTUC and Member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Manpower shares her insights on key challenges women face at work today, and innovative flexible work arrangements that employers can consider implementing.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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24 June 2022
Weekly Wrap Up: New S$1.5 Billion Support Package, what more can be done to help taxi and private hire drivers
In this week's Weekly Wrap Up, we discuss Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong's announcement of a S$1.5 billion support package. One of the support is for eligible taxi main hirers and private hire car drivers who will get a one-off relief of S$150 in August. But, how much help can this support be for taxi and private hire drivers?
Yeo Wan Ling, Advisor to the National Taxi Association, National Private Hire Vehicles Association, National Delivery Champions Association discusses with us.

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15 February 2022
Why It Matters: Budget 2022 - Protecting the livelihood of SEPs and women in Singapore
As we transit to the endemic phase after the last two years of fighting Covid-19, livelihoods remain the core concern of workers. For over six decades, NTUC’s focus has always been on our workers, especially the vulnerable workers and their role is more important than ever now as we progressively recover from the pandemic. Yeo Wan Ling, Director of U SME and U Women and Family, NTUC shares the three key areas NTUC has seen that needs urgent attention and their plans to ensure SEPs in Singapore get better timely support from platforms .

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3 June 2021
Soul of Business: Job redesign for women
On Soul of Business, 2021 was declared to be the Year of Women by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and Claressa Monterio spoke to Ms Yeo Wan Ling, Director of U SME and U Women and Family, NTUC, on how job redesign can positively impact women's development, to help them achieve their fullest potential by changing mindsets, expanding career pathways and enabling choice for working women.

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