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The inaugural Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) Bodybuilding Championship takes centre stage on this episode as we speak to Nakulan Tinagaran, Assistant Director, RC operations, Migrant Workers' Centre about the event organised to  promote bodybuilding and fitness to migrant workers.

We also explore the duty of Sport to care for the under-represented segments of our population.

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We’ll talk all about semiconductors manufacturers as the industry continues to face a number of headwinds including a pandemic induced supply shortage. 

According to Auto Forecast Solutions, almost 18 million vehicles will have been removed from production plans by the end of 2023 since the chip shortage started.

And with US-China’s geopolitical tensions at the top of minds of industry players, how would that reshape the global supply chain for semiconductor chips,as companies adopt more onshoring and friend-shoring of supply chains?

What will this mean for Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and mainland China, which accounted for over 70% of global production in 2020, according to S&P Market Intelligence? What is the impact on Singapore’s semiconductor manufacturers then?

On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Tan Yew Kong, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Globalfoundries Singapore. 

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From US President Joe Biden saying that he does not "anticipate a major initiative" from China to provide weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine to First lady Jill Biden giving a hint that her husband will be running for a second term. 

Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates gives us an analysis of those headlines and more. 

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Singapore shares rose in early trade today following gains in US and Europe markets.  

Some notable names seeing new developments today include OCBC, after the bank reported a net profit of S$1.3 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 2022. But how did the bank fare against its peers?

Meanwhile, defence and engineering group ST Engineering saw profits fall 7.1 per cent on-year to S$255 million for the second half ended December 2022. But to what extent is this a one-off occurrence contributed by a reduction of COVID-19 support and TransCore transaction and integrated expenses?

On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked the key market movements of the day with Benjamin Goh, Head of Research and Investor Education, SIAS.

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We look ahead to the English League Cup final between Manchester United & Newcastle - and check in with fans from both camps ahead of Sunday's showpiece event.

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ARTBOX, Singapore’s largest lifestyle event, is back after a three-year hiatus. Boasting almost 300 booths, including famous food kiosks from Thailand, the two weekend long fair will take place at Singapore Expo Hall 6.

Kent Teo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invade shares more on ARTBOX's return. 

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As Singaporeans, we all love durians in general.  But durians are considered “heaty” foods and excessive consumption can cause a tip on the body’s balance, resulting in ailments such as fever, throat pain and irritation, and mouth ulcers. So how can botanicals, such as olive leaf, combat the effects of heaty foods? 

Matthew Koh, Director, Natura Biotechnologies shares more. 

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As announced at Budget 2023, the Government will hand out a one-time ‘cost-of-living special payment’ and another S$300 in CDC vouchers to allay inflation concerns. The scheme has also be expanded recently and the vouchers can now be used at supermarkets as well.

Denise Phua, Mayor of Central Singapore District shares more on this scheme and the spending rate of these CDC Vouchers since its inception. 

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Are you afraid of having your blood drawn? But what if the blood test could detect cancer causing genetic mutations and viruses, and allow for early treatment?  

I’m asking this because we are going to look at a company called Lucence, which makes blood tests to detect cancers. 

Founded in 2016, Lucence was spun off from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). 

It had in 2019 unveiled a blood test called LiquidHALLMARK that detects 14 types of cancers, 50 genetic mutations and two viruses. Lucence had said then that LiquidHALLMARK is the world's first blood test that simultaneously detects both cancer-causing genetic mutations and viruses with 99.9 per cent accuracy.

But how much money does this represent? How does the company assess its competition, and how is it treading the fine line in ensuring that it achieves the profits it wants yet ensure that the tests remain affordable and accessible? 

On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these burning questions to Dr Tan Min-Han Founder, CEO and Medical Director at Lucence.

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We discuss and preview the new Singapore Premier League season with ST Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan. 

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