Deep Dive

In October, private home sales fell by 50 per cent. What does that say about the health of the Singapore property market? Have government curbs and cooling measures since 2013 come home to roost? And what are the prospects for the long-term appreciation of property prices? PropNex Realty CEO Ismail Gafoor and NUS Professor of Real Estate Sing Tien Foo share their outlook for the housing market beyond 2020.

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Despite an early Movement Control Order and other restrictions earlier this year, Malaysia's infection numbers have surged this month. This prompted another round of restrictions, with schools shut and Malaysians hunkering down. Lin Suling speaks to Tho Xin Yi in Kuala Lumpur, Serina Rahman in Johor and Dr Khor Swee Kheng in Sabah to find out how Malaysians are coping and what's next in the country's battle with coronavirus.

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A day after Nov 3, neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has been declared the winner in what has been called the most polarised US presidential race in memory. How did America become this 50-50 nation? What are the prospects for the US and the world if either wins? And will the winner be decided by the courts? Lin Suling sits down with Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee and Managing Director of BowerGroupAsia James Carouso to break it all down.

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A day after Nov 3, neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has been declared the winner in what has been called the most polarised US presidential race in memory. How did America become this 50-50 nation? What are the prospects for the US and the world if either wins? And will the winner be decided by the courts? Lin Suling sits down with Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee and Managing Director of BowerGroupAsia James Carouso to break it all down.

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Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are working out how to extend foreign travel to more people, with Singapore negotiating a travel bubble agreement with Hong Kong. But what will the experience be like when flights start, and what are the risks? David Bottomley speaks to Dale Fisher, Senior Consultant at NUH and Chair of the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, and Borame Dickens, Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

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Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are working out how to extend foreign travel to more people, with Singapore negotiating a travel bubble agreement with Hong Kong. But what will the experience be like when flights start, and what are the risks? David Bottomley speaks to Dale Fisher, Senior Consultant at NUH and Chair of the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, and Borame Dickens, Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

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With more people confined to their homes, complaints about second-hand smoke have increased by 20 per cent. The divide is deep on this argument. On the one hand are those who suffer health issues or simple inconvenience when smokers puff by the window. On the other are those who say people should have the right to do what they want at home. Lin Suling speaks to Member of Parliament Louis Ng who is lobbying for legislation and Dr Yvette van der Eijk from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health who gives a public health perspective.

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With more people confined to their homes, complaints about second-hand smoke have increased by 20 per cent. The divide is deep on this argument. On the one hand are those who suffer health issues or simple inconvenience when smokers puff by the window. On the other are those who say people should have the right to do what they want at home. Lin Suling speaks to Member of Parliament Louis Ng who is lobbying for legislation and Dr Yvette van der Eijk from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health who gives a public health perspective.

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Apple has just launched the new iPhone 12 and fans are excited. We take a hard look at not just the latest phone Apple has rolled out but whether its playbook is looking tired, if 5G is all it is cracked out to be and how the world’s most valuable company can keep making money. Lin Suling speaks to IMD Business School’s LEGO Professor of Management and Innovation Howard Yu and Vice President of Client Devices research at IDC Bryan Ma.

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Apple has just launched the new iPhone 12 and fans are excited. We take a hard look at not just the latest phone Apple has rolled out but whether its playbook is looking tired, if 5G is all it is cracked out to be and how the world’s most valuable company can keep making money. Lin Suling speaks to IMD Business School’s LEGO Professor of Management and Innovation Howard Yu and Vice President of Client Devices research at IDC Bryan Ma.

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