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About half the households in Singapore will pay higher electricity bills for the next three months, with the electricity tariff for the next quarter going up by about 8 per cent compared to the previous quarter.

The electricity tariff for the period July 1 to Sept 30 will be 30.17 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding the goods and services tax (GST), said grid operator SP Group on Thursday (June 30).

Meanwhile, producer and retailer of piped town gas City Energy also announced on Thursday that the gas tariff for households will go up from 21.66 cents per kWh before GST, to 23.09 cents per kWh. 

In the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke with Dr David Broadstock from the Energy Studies Institute, to find out what’s the impact on every household here.

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Is it time for Singapore to have a 4 Day work week? Or is it feasible only for certain sectors and industries ? In the Spotlight, Bharati Jagdish and Timothy Go speak with the man behind the movement - Andrew Barnes, Founder, 4Day Week Global, to find out more.

Hightlights : 

2:26 : What’s the reason behind long working hours? 

3:20 : How do we encourage companies to work smarter?

6:10 : What are the benefits of a 4Day work week? 

8:04 : How does 4Day work week help with gender pay balance? 

15:43 : How receptive are Singapore companies towards the idea of a 4 Day work week? 

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Is it time for Singapore to have a 4 Day work week? Or is it feasible only for certain sectors and industries ? In the Spotlight, Bharati Jagdish and Timothy Go speak with the man behind the movement - Andrew Barnes, Founder, 4Day Week Global, to find out more.

Hightlights : 

2:26 : What’s the reason behind long working hours? 

3:20 : How do we encourage companies to work smarter?

6:10 : What are the benefits of a 4Day work week? 

8:04 : How does 4Day work week help with gender pay balance? 

15:43 : How receptive are Singapore companies towards the idea of a 4 Day work week? 

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The economy seems to be growing at a good pace for the first half of 2022. On Career360, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder, Career Agility International to find out what’s in store for the rest of the year, and what that means for the jobs outlook.

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The economy seems to be growing at a good pace for the first half of 2022. On Career360, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder, Career Agility International to find out what’s in store for the rest of the year, and what that means for the jobs outlook.

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In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon on ways home buyers can deal with rising home loan rates.

Singapore's largest lender DBS Bank has raised the rates on all its home loan packages on Tuesday, following similar moves by UOB and OCBC.

The bank also scrapped its five-year fixed-rate package for HDB home owners, which used to offer loans at 2.05 per cent.

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In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Assistant video editor Olivia Quay spoke with Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon on ways home buyers can deal with rising home loan rates.

Singapore's largest lender DBS Bank has raised the rates on all its home loan packages on Tuesday, following similar moves by UOB and OCBC.

The bank also scrapped its five-year fixed-rate package for HDB home owners, which used to offer loans at 2.05 per cent.

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Financial markets have been thoroughly roiled this year amid soaring inflation, rate hikes and the war in Ukraine. Against such a backdrop, some market analysts believe it is time for investors to go back to the basics and allocate their capital towards what they call the most promising avenues of future growth. But how does growth capital investing work? How can investors, and in particular retail investors, take part in it? Which are are growth sectors and geographical markets to look at? In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke to Daryl Ho, Senior Investment Strategist at DBS Bank to find out. 

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Financial markets have been thoroughly roiled this year amid soaring inflation, rate hikes and the war in Ukraine. Against such a backdrop, some market analysts believe it is time for investors to go back to the basics and allocate their capital towards what they call the most promising avenues of future growth. But how does growth capital investing work? How can investors, and in particular retail investors, take part in it? Which are are growth sectors and geographical markets to look at? In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke to Daryl Ho, Senior Investment Strategist at DBS Bank to find out. 

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The last two years of the global pandemic have seen quantum changes in two societal behaviours : a seismic shift to online commerce and sustainable shopping to protect the planet. In the Spotlight, Bharati Jagdish and Timothy Go speak with Saniya Gupta, Head of Client Strategy, Carousell Media Group, about their latest findings in consumer behaviour, including a fast growing global phenomenon.

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