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According to a report by the World Gold Council, global gold demand rose 10 per cent in 2021 on account of a massive 50 per cent surge in year-on-year demand -- a 10-quarter high -- during the December quarter.

In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to David Tait, Global CEO, World Gold Council to find out if he expects gold to face similar dynamics this year. 

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Top leaders of the Workers' Party will be expressing their views on the Parliament's Committee of Privileges' report when the House debates the report next Tuesday.

In a statement today, the party noted that the committee had called for a fine of $35,000 for its ex-MP Raeesah Khan for lying in Parliament.

The committee had recommended that WP chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh, who is an MP for Aljunied GRC, be referred to the Public Prosecutor for further investigations. It had also done the same for Aljunied GRC MP and WP vice-chair Faisal Manap.

In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to opinion editor Grace Ho to find out more about her commentary ‘COP's final report on Raeesah Khan is not the final chapter to a long-running saga’.

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With Hong Kong’s toughest Covid-19 rules coming into force and the city seeing record breaking cases, Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly speaks to Claire Huang, Hong Kong Correspondent, Straits Times who breaks down the situation and highlights the challenges of its the Covid-zero strategy.

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Education Minister Chan Chun Sing says the pace of acquiring skills and new knowledge must intensify as Singaporeans face the reality of having to change jobs every five years. On The Straits Times' Big Story Olivia Quay speaks to Journalist Ng Wei Kai who shares more of the details. 

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Markets may stay volatile for much of the first quarter as investors come to grips with rising rates and tighter monetary policy. Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst for OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to talk about market conditions on Wall Street, and fears of tighter liquidity that some strategists have raised. He also touched on the earnings season out in the US, and where crypto might head of monetary policy tightens.

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