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Hezbollah vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices; the founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned; a new high-tech shipyard to build and repair ships has opened in Gul Road in Singapore’s west.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated yesterday across Lebanon's south; Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning yesterday, 48 hours before the election; researchers here have made a breakthrough in reversing the age of women’s eggs, paving the way for greater success in assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called overnight for an end to the Israel-Gaza war. The European Union announces a new team, Japan’s Nippon Steel hits an acquisition roadblock, North Korea fires more weapons tests and in Singapore the island is gearing up for the F1 race this weekend. 

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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Putin orders the size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million; heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region; the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 swept over the financial hub yesterday; the Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the South China Sea; in Singapore, the number of single family offices rose to 1,650 at the end of August.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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A second assassination attempt on Trump in the U.S, Italian army to guard medical workers, Typhoon Bebica makes landfall in China, Malaysia’s Parti Islam SeMalaysia says it is prepared to shutdown Malaysia’s only casino and in Singapore a study shows more than 1 in 100 children have autism. 

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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Israeli airstrikes across Gaza hit a U N school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people; North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea today, lawyers in the Republic can use a new artificial intelligence service to research and summarise walls of text from some 15,000 case judgments throughout Singapore’s judicial history since 1965.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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The Israeli military said an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers. In Australia, thousands of anti-war protesters clashed with police today outside a military arms convention in downtown Melbourne. And in Singapore cabbies, private-hire drivers and freelance delivery workers who rely on online matching platforms for income will get better labour protection from January 1, 2025.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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Two decades behind bars is a really long time, and Stam is ready for a new life. But first, he’s got to get through his first day at work. BT Lens On dives into the challenges of finding and keeping a job after serving time in Singapore, and the people who are making a difference.

Synopsis: A monthly podcast series from The Business Times on current affairs, societal issues and government policies explored through the lens of how it impacts us in Singapore and in the region.

Highlights of the conversation:

00:55 Stam’s first day on the job

05:23 How Nando’s supports ex-offender employees

07:06 Challenges on the job

13:56 The Dadah Itu Haram community movement

17:03 Stam’s hopes for the future

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With Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State for Home Affairs & National Development; Shirin Nadia, HR Business Partner at Nando’s Chickenland Singapore; Kevin Ho, career coach at Yellow Ribbon Singapore; and Stam.

Edited by: Claressa Monteiro & Emily Liu

Produced by: Emily Liu & Claressa Monteiro

Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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The UN chief said yesterday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza; a blockbuster new Chinese video game has put an unexpected spotlight on longstanding claims of rampant sexism in China’s male-dominated gaming culture; whether the close relationship between the PAP and NTUC is good for workers here was the subject of a 30-minute exchange in Parliament yesterday.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Supporters of President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine were set to win gubernatorial races across Russia. Pope Francis travelled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries. Singapore is forecast to have the largest share of passenger electric vehicles in South-east Asia by 2040.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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