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THIS THURSDAY’S TOPIC (May 9): Have our roads become more dangerous?
Why is bad driving more prevalent today? Are harsher steps needed to curb the increase in drivers beating red lights or heavy vehicles speeding? Are careless pedestrians and cyclists also at fault? And can road junctions be better designed? Tell us what you think.
Here’s how you can be part of bringing this conversation alive:
YOUR VIEWS
Should students take their first major exam only at 18? To read some of the views shared on the March 14 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
HDB flats: How far ‘back to basics’ should we go? To read some of the views shared on the March 21 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
Health care: How to bring costs down? To read some of the views shared on the March 28 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
Pets, owners & everyone else - can we all get along? To read some of the views shared on the April 4 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
How can we build a strong Singapore culture? To read some of the views shared on the April 11 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
More benefits for National Servicemen? To read some of the views shared on the April 18 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
What makes a world-class rail system? To read some of the views shared on the April 25 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
Dengue - Who are the culprits? To read some of the views shared on the May 2 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
Have our roads become more dangerous? To read some of the views shared on the May 9 episode of VoicesTODAY, click here.
ABOUT THE SHOW
On Feb 21, TODAY’s Voices section made the bold leap to live television. VoicesTODAY – which airs every Thursday at 9pm on Channel 5 – we will be inviting you, the public, to have your say on the hot topic of the week.This is a live talkshow with a difference – there will be no studio guests; instead viewers will get to hear from regular folks with opinions on the issues that matter to them.
We will highlight views posted on Facebook, Twitter and the TODAY website. We’ll also have callers, video-chat participants and, we hope, lively exchanges between them and our two hosts, Nicholas Fang and Hazlina Halim.
OUR HOSTS
Nicholas Fang
Nicholas spent the first nine years of his career as a print journalist, covering business news and sports, and also penned lifestyle columns. He then moved to Channel NewsAsia where he was editor at the business desk for two years and also presented news bulletins. He left the media in 2010 to try his hand in the corporate world. He worked in a family-run business and recently founded a consultancy which provides broad-range consultancy services to the sports sector. He is also executive director at Singapore’s oldest think-tank, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. He was appointed a Nominated Member of Parliament in 2012. He doesn’t sleep much.
Hazlina Halim
Hazlina Halim enjoys listening to stories, so she embarked on a career to document good ones. For some nine years, she explored the Media industry and enjoyed discovering different ways to tell stories - from being a radio jockey and a journalist, to producer and presenter. Some of the best tales she discovered were in Western Australia where she lived and learnt for some six years. Currently, she's having a field day telling stories to her students at Temasek Polytechnic. When not at work, Hazlina makes time to keep up with womenfolk -- taking note of issues and ways to bring the girls together. In her free time Hazlina, who believes she was a mermaid in another life, loves spending time at sea.
