Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in Rafah; a rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff; and in Singapore, LTA has awarded a contract of about S$530 million for the design and construction of Turf City MRT station.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg)

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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In world news, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election. In Asia, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te extended goodwill towards and offered cooperation with China, and in Singapore news, a new study by the Singapore Department of Statistics found hawker food prices had gone up by over six percent.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.

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With depression diagnosis among the young in Singapore growing four-fold between 2013 and 2018, something clearly needs to be done. But what? Howie Lim ventures into the dark recesses of the human mind to find out.

Synopsis: A monthly podcast series from The Business Times on current affairs, societal issues and government policies explored through the lens of how it impacts us in Singapore and in the region.

Highlights of the conversation:

00:53 Eleanne’s story

05:16 Is social media really to blame?

08:36 Parents the last to know

09:43 Obstacles the young face when seeking help

14:00 Eleanne’s condition reaches crisis point

Now, we want to hear from you! Send us your questions, thoughts, story ideas, and feedback to btpodcasts@sph.com.sg. We’ll look into it for future episodes.

Hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With Asher Low, executive director, Limitless; Tan Sze Ying, senior clinical psychologist, Singapore Association for Mental Health; and Eleanne, a 27-year-old dealing with mental health issues since childhood.

Edited by: Emily Liu and Howie Lim

Produced by: Emily Liu, Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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