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0:00 - THE BIG STORY

0:23 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE

0:52 - EXPERT WEIGHS IN ON S'PORE'S VACCINATION PROGRESS
The Health Ministry shared on Tuesday (March 16) that around 243,000 people have completed their Covid-19 vaccination regimen. Dr Ruklanthi de Alwis, a senior fellow from the Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, weighs in on Singapore's vaccination progress. https://str.sg/JjjM

4:16 - SINGAPORE NEWS

5:23 - ITE STUDENT EXPELLED FOR BULLYING
An ITE student caught on video bullying a fellow student will be expelled. ITE said in an update on Wednesday morning (March 17) that it has concluded its investigation into the incident and will dismiss the main aggressor, "as is the norm for assault cases in the college". https://str.sg/JjtD

6:31 - BEYOND OUR BORDERS

11:23 - SPH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Also on the show, we talk to The Straits Times’ science and environment correspondent Audrey Tan, who was named the Singapore Press Holdings’ Journalist of the Year 2020 earlier on Wednesday. https://str.sg/JjvX

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