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Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore had just recently announced that Singapore will extend the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to nine more countries in the coming weeks. The update means that Singapore will have VTLs with 11 countries by Nov 15. And this includes previously announced VTLs with Brunei and Germany. Shukor Yusof, Founder, Endau Analytics shares the effectiveness of these VTL flights in bringing SIA some relief after a troubled 19-20 months, and what needs to happen for SIA to make a full recovery. 

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It has been found that more Singaporeans have tapped professional conversion programmes (PCPs) last year to learn new skills and switch careers, amid a weakened hiring market due to the pandemic. But will it be enough to fill the skills gap issue being faced at the moment? Frank Koo, Head of Talent Solutions, Asia, LinkedIn, shares more about the gap and what can be done to build a resilient workforce in Singapore. 

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Regional Round-up Ep 19: Countries slowly opening up borders to allow vaccinated travellers

9:04 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

1. Malaysia has allowed vaccinated travellers to cross inter-state borders as it reaches 90% vaccinated rate (1:14)
2. Indonesia is reopening Bali and Riau islands to 18 countries, but Singapore is not one of them (4:17)
3. Risks to take note of when visiting Thailand when its borders reopen to Singapore (5:17)
4. Contingency plans needed in the event of a fresh outbreak or new Covid-19 variants (6:31)
5. Moving from restricted travel to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement between Singapore and other countries (7:40)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses what investors should take away from the latest forecast by the International Monetary Fund, which warns that the recovery momentum is fading and poorer countries are struggling to get access to vaccines.

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Renowned for creating the finest milk chocolate thanks to a 200-year pedigree of making the famous confectionery, the Swiss chocolate industry was worth over US$3 billion in 2019, with exports accounting for approximately US$1 billion. Oliver Stein, Director, South East Asia, JAGGAER shares how Switzerland will continue to produce chocolate against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding its cocoa supply chain and JAGGAER's role in helping the Swiss chocolate industry. 

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