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Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
A set of rules on carbon markets was agreed on at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, allowing countries to cooperate with one another to achieve their climate targets. Instead of focusing solely on reducing emissions within their own borders, countries now have the option of buying carbon credits generated elsewhere to offset their emissions. But what would this all mean for the private sector, and for countries like Singapore, which is too small to host any significant emissions reductions projects nor be a large buyer of carbon credits?
In this episode, environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty speak with Ms Elizabeth Beall, climate and sustainability practice lead at advisory firm Global Counsel, on the role of the private sector in international carbon markets and how Singapore is poised to be a leader in carbon services.
Highlights (click/tap above):
04:13 What do corporations that buy offsets stand to gain beyond claiming credit for sustainability efforts?
06:08 How will the COP26 outcome on carbon markets change the corporate appetite for carbon credits?
09:23 Will the private sector see greater governmental intervention in voluntary carbon markets?
12:23 Singapore aspires to be a carbon services hub. What does this mean?
13:42 What are the changes in the private sector that the recent outcome is expected to spur?
Listen to Ep 66: Article 6 - Rise of the carbon markets? - https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/article-6-rise-of-the-carbon-markets-green-pulse-e
Carbon credits explained: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/carbon-copy-tricky-carbon-market-rules-struggle-to-get-off-the-ground
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#PopVultures Ep 56: Chinese entertainment updates, divorces, marriages and BTS gets on Instagram
29:06 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.
This week, #PopVultures host Jan Lee runs down some of the news and happenings over the past month. This includes Chinese producer Li Xuezheng questioning the legality and transparency of the organisation China Association of Performing Arts, which recently released a list of blacklisted celebrities. The list includes previously cancelled Word Of Honor (2021) star Zhang Zhehan.
She also runs down the flip-flop divorce of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu and her businessman Chinese husband Wang Xiaofei, the marriages of local Mediacorp star Desmond Tan and Taiwanese movie Man In Love (2021) co-stars Tiffany Ann Hsu and Roy Chiu.
Finally, she talks about the drama surrounding BTS members starting their personal Instagram accounts.
Here is what she covers:
00:48 Chinese entertainment/Zhang Zhehan update
10:00 Barbie Hsu's divorce
16:15 Marriage announcements from Desmond Tan as well as Tiffany Ann Hsu and Roy Chiu
23:26 BTS gets on the gram
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Bookmark This! Ep 27: The 50 greatest SingLit books
34:21 mins
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li, along with a special guest, Senior Culture Correspondent Ong Sor Fern, discuss The 50 Greatest Works Of SingLit, a list published in The Sunday Times on Dec 12, and take listeners on a crash course through local literary history.
Read: 50 greatest works of Singapore literature written in or translated into English, from the 19th century to 2021 - https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/the-50-greatest-works-of-singlit
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The Big Story Ep 122: Buyers may adopt wait-and-see attitude to property cooling measures
7:46 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.
At close to midnight on Wednesday (Dec 15), Singapore announced a new round of property curbs to cool the private residential and Housing Board resale markets after prices surged despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
With effect from Thursday (Dec 16, 2021), additional buyer's stamp duty rates will be raised, and the total debt servicing ratio threshold will be tightened. The limit for housing loans for HDB flats will also be lowered.
Dr Lee Nai Jia, deputy director at NUS' Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies, discusses what the measures will mean for first-time buyers as well as those looking to purchase a second property.
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Power Play Ep 8: US-China: War of words over democracy
11:14 mins
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:40 China and Russia among some of the countries not invited to President Biden's Summit for Democracy
02:15 China's own "whole-process democracy" and its insults towards US' democratic system
05:23 The reason behind China's protests and its attempt to convince other countries of its viewpoint
07:17 US' division of the world into "democratic" and "undemocratic" camps
09:21 Taiwan's invite to the summit reaffirms views of US President Joe Biden administration's support for the island
Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani
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Regional Round-up Ep 28: Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget for 2022
10:33 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.
The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopezchats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:57 US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South-east Asia region to bolster economic and security cooperation
02:59 The significance behind Malaysia's Parliament passing constitutional amendments to elevate the status of Sabah and Sarawak
04:32 Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget of MYR 332.1 billion for the year 2022
06:07 National Unity government led by supporters of Aang Sang Suu Kyi recognises Tether, a form of cryptocurrency, as an official currency for local use
07:32 A possible salt tax to be implemented in Thailand
Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani
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Health Check Ep 74: Fight ageing with exercise
15:18 mins
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
It's almost the end of the year, and nearly two years since the coronavirus emerged and changed the way we work, live and play. If you haven't been exercising, it's time to start. If you have been taking short walks now and then, it's time to walk a bit more on a regular basis.
This is because every step you take will help to keep you physically - and mentally - younger. Ageing is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. An ageing body is just less able to fight diseases, but if you can do something about your ageing body and brain, you may be able to delay the onset of these diseases.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Professor Andrea Maier, the co-director of the National University Health System's Centre for Healthy Longevity, who is passionate about researching functional ageing and healthy longevity. Prof Maier is also the Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine and Functional Ageing at the National University of Singapore.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:48 Reasons to exercise and how it can slow down ageing
03:15 Can exercise prevent memory loss and improve thinking skills? What exactly happens in the brain when we exercise?
07:44 Minimum exercise duration and/or the number of steps recommended in order to see its health benefits
10:01 Does the intensity of the exercise matter?
11:46 How can exercise help immune systems of the aged and help the elderly clear up the Covid-19 virus if they're infected?
*Joyce Teo will return with her next episode on Jan 19, 2022.
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China Perspective Ep 24: US forges united front against China in South-east Asia
6:49 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.
The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:27 China's reaction to US' Secretary of State Anthony Blinken seeking to forge a united front with South-east Asia against China with a visit throughout the region
02:45 President Xi Jinping's 'Common Prosperity' drive affects investors’ new habits in China
04:37 Sensetime IPO group plans to withdraw and regroup after being placed on US' investment blacklist
Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani
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Washington Report Ep 27: Democracy summit exclusion will not hurt US-Singapore strategic relationship
09:53 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast.
The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:35 Exclusion of Singapore in the recent democracy summit hosted by US President Joe Biden
02:15 China brands US democracy a "weapon of mass destruction"
04:08 Scale of one of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks in the US
06:01 Rising tensions between Russia and the US
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Speaking of Asia Ep 8: India is back - A conversation with C Raja Mohan
39:59 mins
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this eighth episode, he hosts Prof C Raja Mohan, one of Asia's foremost foreign policy experts and director of the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore. This also is a farewell interview for Prof Raja Mohan, because he is leaving Singapore this week and returning to India for a new assignment.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
02:38 Recent highlights of India's story, where it can improve and what holds it back
06:41 Sectors of the Indian economy that South-east Asia and Singapore should engage
12:29 Has India truly begun to jell as a true nation after 70 years?
19:40 The recent highlights of India’s Look East policy announced three decades ago
23:50 Disappointment caused by India pulling out of RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) two years ago - how can India remedy it and does India want to remedy it?
26:20 India's relations with China: What went wrong and are ties beyond repair?
36:54 What are the implications of the Quad? Has India not become a virtual non-treaty ally of the US?
Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani
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