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The Straits Times Index lost 180 points in the last 3 trading days of November, sending the Straits Times Index plunging below the 3100 level, with concerns rising over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant. JP Ong spoke to Azure Capital's Founder and CEO Terence Wong about the month that was, and that terrible end to November for local stocks.

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Singapore has announced tighter border measures to detect and contain the new Omicron variant, whereas some countries have closed borders altogether. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to Terence Fan, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, SMU who shares more on what Omicron means for travel bans and vaccine diplomacy.

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Singapore announced tighter border measures to detect and contain the new Covid-19 variant. In the Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Diman speaks to TEO Yik Ying, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS who shared more about these precautionary measures and how they might help. 

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It’s the age old private property investment debate.. Leasehold vs Freehold. Do you really hold a freehold property indefinitely? And what happens to a leasehold after 99 years if that is the stated tenure? Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research and Consultancy at ERA Realty to find out more.

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With new risks from the new COVID-19 Omicron strain added to inflationary pressures, tighter monetary policy and potential energy shortages ahead of the winter months. Are there more risks to markets as we close out the year and head into 2022? Johan Jooste, Managing Director for the Global CIO Office, joined us on Prime Time to discuss.

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