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High COEs: Can families do without a car?
Season 4 Episode 21
With premiums on Certificate of Entitlement (COE) soaring to over $140,000 for larger cars, should people simply give up on the idea of owning cars? …
2 years, 11 months ago
Scam losses: Who should bear the responsibility?
Season 4 Episode 20
The scourge of scams continues unabated in Singapore with nearly 23,000 people falling victim in the first six months of this year. With increasing s…
2 years, 11 months ago
How can preschool educators get classroom management right?
Season 4 Episode 19
Videos of Kinderland teachers allegedly mistreating their young charges went viral last year. What are the challenges teachers face in classroom mana…
2 years, 11 months ago
Presidential Election: What do voters think about politics in Singapore?
Season 4 Episode 18
When Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam ended his presidential race with a landslide victory of 70.4 per cent, political analysts expressed their surprise, ca…
3 years ago
Money laundering busts: Regulators have to constantly play catch up
Season 4 Episode 17
Since news broke on the billion-dollar money laundering case in Singapore, there have been questions on how bad actors operate. How do property agent…
3 years ago
New BTO framework: Will moving up the property ladder get harder?
Season 4 Episode 16
New HDB flats will be classified under Standard, Plus or Prime from next year - dropping the decades-long mature and non-mature categorisation. With…
3 years ago
What will it take to attract and retain good nurses in Singapore?
Season 4 Episode 15
The attrition rate for nurses has stabilised post-COVID but with a fast greying population, the hunt for a solid pipeline of nursing talent continues…
3 years ago
Workers' safety on lorries: A system of many moving parts
Season 4 Episode 14
It has been described as an “intractable” problem: The transportation of migrant workers to and from their worksites. Why is this issue so complex? H…
3 years ago
Why are parents still gunning for brand name primary schools?
Season 4 Episode 13
The annual Primary 1 registration season is back and parents are strategising how to get their children into choice schools. Despite tweaks done to t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why is it so hard to get concert tickets in Singapore?
Season 4 Episode 12
When global music acts arrive in small Singapore, there's a mad scramble for tickets. Should seats be reserved for residents? Can resellers who charg…
3 years, 1 month ago