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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.

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (June 27) that there is no need to tighten safe management measures for now, but this cannot be ruled out as more Covid-19 infections are reported. Stressing the need for vigilance and testing, Mr Wong announced that all households will receive 10 antigen rapid test (ART) kits. Distribution will begin sometime in July.

In this week's episode, the team discusses what to make of this in response to the recent upswing in Covid-19 cases driven by the newer BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants.

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

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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It's been a rather volatile and tumultuous past quarter for global markets. Market players saw key asset classes sold off aggressively as investors react to rising inflation, interest rate hikes, and the possibility of a recession. But while it can be easy to get carried away by the fear of further interest rate hikes down the road, economists believe there are several key takeaways to watch out for the rest of the year. In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke to Alvin Liew, Senior Economist at UOB to find out more.

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It's been a rather volatile and tumultuous past quarter for global markets. Market players saw key asset classes sold off aggressively as investors react to rising inflation, interest rate hikes, and the possibility of a recession. But while it can be easy to get carried away by the fear of further interest rate hikes down the road, economists believe there are several key takeaways to watch out for the rest of the year. In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke to Alvin Liew, Senior Economist at UOB to find out more.

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In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter/Presenter at the BBC, for the latest in this week’s Nato summit in Madrid, as well as the G7 leaders meeting in Germany.

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In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter/Presenter at the BBC, for the latest in this week’s Nato summit in Madrid, as well as the G7 leaders meeting in Germany.

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Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Felicia Teo Wei Ling in 2007, has been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for the murder charge.

However, he is expected to plead guilty next week to unlawfully depositing her corpse in a public place.

On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to court correspondent Shaffiq Alkhatib to find out more about this case's twists and turns.

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Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Felicia Teo Wei Ling in 2007, has been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for the murder charge.

However, he is expected to plead guilty next week to unlawfully depositing her corpse in a public place.

On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to court correspondent Shaffiq Alkhatib to find out more about this case's twists and turns.

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John Lee will officially step up as chief executive on July 1st, which is also the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China from the British coloniser. Challenges regarding division in politics and society in terms of housing price surge and Covid-19 restrictions are foreseeable for the incoming leader. 

In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences, INSEAD to find out more. 

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John Lee will officially step up as chief executive on July 1st, which is also the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China from the British coloniser. Challenges regarding division in politics and society in terms of housing price surge and Covid-19 restrictions are foreseeable for the incoming leader. 

In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences, INSEAD to find out more. 

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had given his most explicit acknowledgement to date that steep interest rate hikes could tip the economy into a recession, and it would be very challenging to achieve a soft landing. He also reiterated the Fed's resolve to get inflation back to the two per cent mark, adding that ongoing rate hikes will be appropriate to cool the hottest price pressures in four decades. But have markets been given enough time to react to the recent rate hikes, before the Fed is expected to further raise rates next month? And to what extent are markets expected to perform in the meantime? When will the US economy slip into a recession? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Steve Brice, Chief Investment Officer, Standard Chartered Wealth Management. 

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