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As the construction industry grapples with skyrocketing costs and labour shortage, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has announced that changes will be made to public sector construction tenders called from November 1 to factor in risks arising from pandemics such as Covid-19. Spring Tan, Partner, Withers KhattarWong shares more about these key recommendations and the potential impact they will have on the sector. 

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Washington Report Ep 18: What to expect from SM Tharman's working visit to the US

11:55 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States.

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

1. Former US President Donald Trump vows to assert executive privilege after Biden administration said it will give a House panel investigating the Jan 6 insurrection at the US Capitol access to some requested documents (1:45)
2. Impacts of the investigations on Trump's own presidency shot in 2024 (4:06)

3. What to expect from Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as he makes a working visit to the US from Oct 11 to 17 (8:39)

4. Affirmation of the close relationship between the US and Singapore, and Singapore's advice as a valuable partner in this region (10:30)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim

Edited by: Dan Koh

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With a growing need to better meet the country’s eye health needs and deliver appropriate and effective eye care, a new integrated eye health ecosystem will be established to improve access, capacity and hyper-personalisation of patient care. Vaibhav Saran, Area Vice President for Vision Care in APAC, Johnson & Johnson Vision shares what the new integrated eye health ecosystem is all about and how the ecosystem is built to deliver on the objectives of improving access, capacity and hyper-personalisation of patient care. 

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From Trump's assertion of an executive privilege to Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, visit to the US, Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of it all. 

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YouAdMe, an advertising media platform, allows different brands to build relationships with their consumers through word-of-mouth marketing. And as marketers find new ways to navigate the ongoing pandemic, could this be the solution for companies to grow faster? Chai Zhi Ying, Commercial Director, YouAdMe shares more about the platform and how the marketing landscape will change in a post covid-19 world. 

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Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets discusses how rising bond yields will set up the outlook for the third quarter earnings season, as well as how much of a lift Singapore's expanded Vaccinated Travel Lane arrangements will be for local stocks.

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