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Workplace fatalities have been on the rise with 31 so far this year, the most over the same period since 2016. Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad speaks to The Big Story on workplace fatalities and injuries, and measures that will be put in place to improve the safety of workers.

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It is estimated that the carbon emitted from remote working in the first year of Covid-19 pandemic equals 3 trillion plastic straws. This figure only represents half of the conglomerates taking the survey. However, working from home also helped reduce the emissions due to reduced commuting and office use.Yet, hybrid work is on the rise means an increase in emission is expected. Some offices are now running at full capacity while some only allow half of the team to return.

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Kenny Chai, Founder and CEO of Beblu to find out more. 

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It is estimated that the carbon emitted from remote working in the first year of Covid-19 pandemic equals 3 trillion plastic straws. This figure only represents half of the conglomerates taking the survey. However, working from home also helped reduce the emissions due to reduced commuting and office use.Yet, hybrid work is on the rise means an increase in emission is expected. Some offices are now running at full capacity while some only allow half of the team to return.

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Kenny Chai, Founder and CEO of Beblu to find out more. 

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicks off her tour of Asia this week, with a controversial stop in Taiwan. How will China react? What are the implications? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, at the BBC to find out more. 

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicks off her tour of Asia this week, with a controversial stop in Taiwan. How will China react? What are the implications? Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, at the BBC to find out more. 

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Last week, we saw Singapore’s core inflation hitting 4.4 per cent in June - the highest level since the global financial crisis. But have wages caught up with price increases? Which are the groups that are most vulnerable to high inflation, and how should the man in the street manage their money in the meantime? Well, DBS released a report that addresses just that. On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Irvin Seah, DBS to find out more.

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Last week, we saw Singapore’s core inflation hitting 4.4 per cent in June - the highest level since the global financial crisis. But have wages caught up with price increases? Which are the groups that are most vulnerable to high inflation, and how should the man in the street manage their money in the meantime? Well, DBS released a report that addresses just that. On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Irvin Seah, DBS to find out more.

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast. 

The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish.

The current Covid-19 infection wave, which has been driven by the Omicron variant BA.5, is likely to subside further this week, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Aug 1).

Speaking in Parliament, Mr Ong said that while the nation is still in the middle of the infection wave, infection numbers have been falling over the past 10 days and the week-on-week ratio has dipped below 0.9 over the last week.

In this week's episode, the team discusses what the decline in infections means for Singapore's plans to treat the disease as endemic. 

Produced by: Zakir Hussain ([email protected]) & Money FM 89.3

Edited by: Money FM 89.3’s Nadiah Koh

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast. 

The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh and Bharati Jagdish.

The current Covid-19 infection wave, which has been driven by the Omicron variant BA.5, is likely to subside further this week, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Aug 1).

Speaking in Parliament, Mr Ong said that while the nation is still in the middle of the infection wave, infection numbers have been falling over the past 10 days and the week-on-week ratio has dipped below 0.9 over the last week.

In this week's episode, the team discusses what the decline in infections means for Singapore's plans to treat the disease as endemic. 

Produced by: Zakir Hussain ([email protected]) & Money FM 89.3

Edited by: Money FM 89.3’s Nadiah Koh

Follow SG Extra Podcast episodes every Tuesday here on our ST Podcasts channel:

Channel: https://str.sg/wukR 

Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3h 

Spotify: https://str.sg/wukD 

SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Feedback to: [email protected]

Read Zakir Hussain's articles: https://str.sg/we4e

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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:

Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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Discover more ST podcast series:

Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE

Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas

Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ

Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL

Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

#SGExtra

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Ransom attacks have been rising in Singapore for the past few years. There is a 133% increase in Singapore-based companies being mentioned on leak sites with the financial sector under the greatest risk. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Teo Xiang Zheng, Head of Advisory at Ensign InfoSecurity to find out more. 

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