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MAY 5, 2022
05/05/22 - ST: The Big Story, 5 May - CPF payouts increased by 25% from 2019 to 2021, set to keep growing for future cohortsAccording to a trends report by the CPF Board, CPF monthly payouts have increased with each successive cohort and are set to keep going up for future cohorts as well.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan about these findings.
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MAY 4, 2022
04/05/22 - Prudential Poll on SME Owners & Employees: 9 in 10 employees want employers to provide medical benefitsOn SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dennis Tan, CEO, Prudential to find out why medical benefits and digitalization are important considerations for most SME employees.
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MAY 4, 2022
04/05/22 - Market View: What to know as the Fed embarks on its biggest fight against inflation in yearsThe Federal Reserve is about to deliver its biggest punch yet in the fight against surging inflation. Policymakers are widely expected to raise interest rates by half a percentage point, the largest rate hike in more than two decades.
On Market View, Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, APAC at OANDA to discuss all about rates and their impact.
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MAY 4, 2022
04/05/22 - ST: The Big Story, 4 May - S'pore's Covid-19 situation 'best it has been' since start of pandemic, says expertSingapore enjoyed its first long weekend since the authorities eased Covid-19 restrictions. The buzz of activities comes as daily cases here continue to decline since peaking in February.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Associate Professor Alex Cook, vice-dean of research at NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, as he weighs in on this development.
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APR 29, 2022
29/04/22 - What is Europe's energy alternative as Russian gas is off the cards?Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. The long-feared move marks a dramatic escalation of Moscow’s bid to weaken the collective resolve of Ukraine’s allies as they send more weapons to help Kyiv fight. But why does it matter? In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke to Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics, INSEAD to find out.
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APR 29, 2022
29/04/22 - Forex Fridays: The Fed's Next Meeting, European Hawks, and Ringgit SoftnessThe month of April ended with markets bracing for the Federal Reserve's early May decision where many expect officials to enact an outsized 50 basis point rate hike, that could boost the greenback's outlook. And while more ECB officials have been sounding out rate hikes that may end the decade-long negative rate regime in Europe - -what happened to the Ringgit in April? Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist at UOB, joined us once again on Forex Fridays, to discuss.
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APR 29, 2022
29/04/22 - Retrenchments hit 24-year record low in Q1 amid tight labour marketSingapore sees record low retrenchments and continued total employment growth in the first quarter of 2022 as economic recovery drives hiring demand. In SGExtra, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke to Tay Hong Yi, Journalist, The Straits Times to find out more about the Ministry of Manpower's preliminary labour market report released on Thursday (Apr 28)
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APR 29, 2022
29/04/22 - 2022 calls for radical climate action from businesses In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharathi Jagdish spoke to Janda Campos, Group Director, Sustainability Engagement, Grundfos on the need for businesses to effectively and efficiently manage water and energy use to address the rising concerns over climate change
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APR 29, 2022
29/04/22 - ST: The Big Story, 29 Apr - Expect more mass Covid-19 tests and lockdowns in ChinaIn 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.
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APR 28, 2022
28/04/22 - ST: The Big Story, 28 Apr - Punishment for trainee lawyers who cheated in Bar exam 'not too lenient', says lawyerA 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.
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