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The Big Story Ep 84: Covid-19 reinfection cases: Expert on finding bright spots amid grim reality
8:09 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
The past week has delivered a Covid-19 shocker to Singapore, not just because of the increase in community cases, but also the infections in people who had been vaccinated or who had been previously infected.
Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases specialist at the Rophi Clinic, discusses with The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay, the grim reality that Covid-19 will never be completely eradicated.
He also weighs in on the US' announcement that fully vaccinated Americans can be unmasked when exercising, dining and socialising outdoors in small groups.
Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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The Big Story Ep 83: PSLE entry scores explained; No need for perfect results to get into top sec schools
11:26 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
Primary Six pupils will not need to achieve perfect scores to get into top secondary schools when the new PSLE scoring system takes effect this year, based on entry scores for 139 secondary schools released on Tuesday (April 27) by the Education Ministry.
The indicative cut-off scores are based on the new PSLE scoring system, which will be used for the first time by this year’s Primary 6 cohort to gain entry to secondary schools next year. Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie advises parents on how to choose the right school for their children, instead of the top school.
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ST Sports Talk Ep 129: Adriano Moraes on his journey from street fighter to MMA champion
8:38 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month.
In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz talks to One Championship’s flyweight world champion Adriano Moraes, on the back of his highlight-reel knockout of distinguished mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Demetrious Johnson at the One on TNT 1 event.
Moraes talks about how he nearly became drawn into a life of crime as a youth, after being abandoned as a newborn baby in an alley on the streets of Brasilia. He also details how discovering jiujitsu helped him toward a brighter future.
They discuss:
Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis
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Invisible Asia Ep 8: ‘I was afraid I’d be rejected if I told people of my abuse’
16:14 min
Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
The Straits Times' Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel casts the spotlight on sexual abuse and domestic violence against vulnerable children in the Philippines. He speaks with Filipino Erick Reyes, 44, on his early experience with abuse, which left him fighting his demons well into his adulthood.
Professor Zenaida Rosales, executive director of the Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse in the Philippines, also discusses deep-seated issues related to child abuse. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.
Read the full story by Raul Dancel: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-was-afraid-id-be-rejected-if-i-told-people-of-my-abuse
Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee
Edited by: Adam Azlee
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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
The Straits Times' Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel casts the spotlight on sexual abuse and domestic violence against vulnerable children in the Philippines. He speaks with Filipino Erick Reyes, 44, on his early experience with abuse, which left him fighting his demons well into his adulthood.
Professor Zenaida Rosales, executive director of the Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse in the Philippines, also discusses deep-seated issues related to child abuse. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.
Read the full story by Raul Dancel: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-was-afraid-id-be-rejected-if-i-told-people-of-my-abuse
Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee
Edited by: Adam Azlee
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Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.
This week's episode is aimed at young working adults, on the importance of having some kind of financial plan sooner rather than later, instead of waiting till they have a sizeable sum to invest. It is brought to you by HSBC: https://www.hsbc.com.sg/
BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Deepak Khanna, head of wealth products and journeys at HSBC, who explains the following:
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ST Connect webinar: Rising sea level threat to Singapore & low-lying island nations
52:09 mins
Globally, sea-level rise is increasing at a faster pace, threatening Asia's coastal megacities and low-lying island nations such as Singapore. To discuss this urgent issue, this webinar by The Straits Times will look at the latest science and projections of sea-level rise and solutions, including nature-based options, to hold back the seas.
Join ST's climate change editor David Fogarty and the panel of experts: Professor Benjamin Horton, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, Dr Zeng Yiwen, senior research fellow at the NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions and Ms Hazel Khoo, director of the Coastal Protection Department at PUB.
This is the first of the monthly ST Connect Webinar series helmed by The Straits Times' journalists on topics ranging from climate change to geopolitics and media literacy.
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Health Check Ep 58: Picking an IP insurer with a good panel of doctors
20:35 mins
Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Many private sector doctors are upset with Integrated Shield plan insurers for maintaining panels of doctors that they call “highly exclusive”. These panels are one of the measures that IP insurers have undertaken in order to reduce their costs, but doctors say that the IP sector created their own problem and should not penalise them for it.
Doctors have failed to get on the panel, even though they adhere to the fee benchmarks published by the Ministry of Health.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Dr Wong Seng Weng, the medical director and consultant medical oncologist at The Cancer Centre, who sits on several IP panels.
He shares some tips on how one can go about picking the IP insurer with a good and reasonable panel of doctors. They discuss the following points:
Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis
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Asian Insider Ep 68: Washington's Taiwan dilemma - worries spike over China's coercive moves
18:09 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
While tensions are up over China's moves against Taiwan, fears of an imminent invasion are alarmist, as analyst Bonnie Glaser tells host Nirmal.
Glaser is transitioning to become director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
They discuss the following points:
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
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ST Sports Talk Ep 128: A microscope over the business of the breakaway European Super League
30:07 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month.
In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chats with James Walton, who is sports business group leader at Deloitte South East Asia, about the financial reasons behind the audacious bid for a breakaway European Super League (ESL).
Sazali and Walton also discuss whether these clubs’ fans are partly to blame for fuelling their owners’ greed, how the ESL could change the future of broadcast deals and media consumption trends, whether other sports could follow suit, and whether Walton thinks the ESL will take off at all, given all the criticism.
They discuss:
Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee
Edited by: Penelope Lee
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