Daily Cuts - A to D Nutri-Grade label to be extended to salt, sauces, instant noodles and cooking oil
The government will implement a mandatory nutrition label for packaged salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil. These items identified are key sources of sodium and saturated fat intake among Singapore residents. The move comes as there is an increasing prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, and hyperlipidaemia, which is also known as high blood cholesterol. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the effectiveness of such labels and whether they provide incentive for producers to improve and innovate their products to achieve better gradings with Terence Ng, Director, Policy & Strategy Development, Health Promotion Board
Daily Cuts - More Singaporeans exercising, getting flu shots; fewer smoking in 2023
Findings from the National Population Health Survey 2023 showed that more Singaporeans got active, quit smoking, sought professional help for mental wellness, as well as had themselves screened for chronic diseases and vaccinated against infectious ones. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out the possible reasons behind these findings, and the long-term impact from these improved lifestyle habits with Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: The Audi Q4
In this edition of Tech Talk, Singapore Today’s Daniel Martin speaks with Markus Schuster, Managing Director, Audi Singapore, about the Audi Q-4.
Daily Cuts - NDR2024: Kallang precinct plans show Singapore’s commitment to supporting sports, athletes
In his first National Day Rally as the leader of the 4G government, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has given the sporting community much to cheer about, says former NMP and national fencer Nicholas Fang. He adds that the plans Mr Wong shared on sports development in the years ahead indicate that this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Team Singapore’s success in Paris, but a signal of how the 4G leaders value sports as a part of our society. Hairianto Diman speaks with Nicholas Fang, former Nominated Member of Parliament and former national fencer and sports administrator, MD, strategic sports consultancy Novastella
Daily Cuts - All eyes on Kamala Harris on final night of Democratic National Convention
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is set to deliver her address on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention. She will accept her party’s nomination during the speech in which she is widely expected to offer her vision and policy agenda to the American people. The first three days of the DNC saw a litany of political luminaries and star entertainers. Hairianto Diman looks at how the DNC compares to the Republican National Convention that took place in July wirh Bryan DeAngelis, Partner, Head of Washington Office, Penta Group
