Let's Talk, Singapore

Let's Talk, Singapore

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Let's Talk, Singapore episodes

  • Weekly Wrap Up: Singapore returns to phase 2 of reopening amid rising Covid-19 cases
    Singapore is taking a step back into Phase 2 of its Covid-19 recovery. Dr Asok Kurup, Infectious Disease expert, Mount Elizabeth Hospital (who also chairs the Academy of Medicine’s Chapter of Infectious Disease Physicians) shares how much this move was needed and whether Singapore is in a better position to fight Covid-19 now, than a year ago. 
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    14 min
  • Bigger Picture: OCBC Q1 profit more than doubles to record S$1.5b
    OCBC Bank's net profit for the first three months of 2021 stood at S$1.5 billion, compared with S$698 million in the same period last year. The earnings beat the S$1.08 billion estimates by Refinitiv. Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets gives his analysis of the numbers.
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    9 min
  • Travel Thursday: How will low-cost airlines lead post-Covid-19 recovery in the aviation sector
    Industry experts say low-cost airline carriers serving local or regional markets may have a higher chance of surviving the downturn in the aviation industry compared to full-service intercontinental carriers. Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Scoot shares more on the future of low cost carrier airlines in a post Covid-19 world.
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    18 min
  • What goes behind Covid-19 PCR test testing?
    Innoquest Diagnostics has completed over 1.4 million Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests with over 4 million patient results. But, when samples are collected at front-end medical facilities, how are these samples handled, stored, and then tested? Dr Anthony Stanislaus, Chief Operating Officer, Innoquest Diagnostics shares more. 
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    18 min
  • Bigger Picture: Why Investing In Stocks Is A Lot Like Lending Your Friend Money
    ‘The Good Investors’ in collaboration with ‘The Woke Salaryman’ have come up with a relatable analogy about investing in stocks - lending money to your friend! Chong Ser Jing, Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder, Compounder Fund shares more about the similarities between how we invest in stocks, and how we determine if we should lend somebody money.
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    9 min
  • Companies to Watch: UOB Q1 profit up 18% to $1b
    Singapore’s UOB Group posted a strong start to 2021 with its Q1 net income increasing 18% from a year ago to $1.01 billion. Income also increased 11% on a quarterly basis to $2.5 billion, which is around pre-Covid levels. Lim Siew Khee, Head of Research, CGS-CIMB shares what’s behind this strong start, and whether it will be sustained.
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    5 min
  • ST: The Big Story, 5 May
    In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Professor Dale Fisher, infectious diseases consultant from NUH about the importance of understanding how widespread Covid-19 variants are in Singapore amid our overall fight against the virus.
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    7 min
  • Regional Roundup: 05 May 2021
    Straits Times’ Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez gives an analysis of Malaysia's Covid-19 restrictions due to the surge in numbers, Singapore and Malaysia's agreement to travel on compassionate grounds, the possibility of Myanmar's Military General, Min Aung Hlaing compromising with ASEAN to stop violence against protestors, and more. 
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    10 min
  • Fake Covid-19 test results and vaccination certificates offered on Darknet and hacking forums
    Check Point Research (CPR) in their recent research spotted a new trend where hackers have begun to offer fake vaccination certificates impersonating official entities on the Dark net. Sharat Sinha, Vice President & General Manager, APAC, Check Point Software Technologies shares more about the reason behind this trend and what can be done to stop fake Covid-19 test results and vaccination certificates from being offered on Darknet. 
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    14 min

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