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Green Pulse Ep 27: Making peat forests pay for their own conservation
18:05 mins
Synopsis: Green Pulse is an environmental podcast series at The Straits Times which analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
The dry season in South-east Asia is just around the corner, bringing with it the prospect of haze. Fires in Indonesia can be started by accident, or deliberately to clear land. And because they take place on carbon-rich peatlands - naturally water-logged ecosystems that are flammable when drained for agriculture - the fires can burn underground and for days on end, causing them to spiral out of control.
But in the heart of Borneo, a businessman has a novel idea for how to make peat forests pay for their own conservation. The Katingan Mentaya project in Central Kalimantan is a preserved peat forest more than twice the size of Singapore. Healthy peatlands have plenty of carbon locked in their depths - and that is essentially what the Katingan Mentaya project in Central Kalimantan hopes to "sell" as carbon credits.
Active conservation and restoration efforts, such as the replanting of trees in degraded areas, have allowed the land to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, equivalent to taking two million cars off the road each year.
The 7.5 million carbon credits that the Katingan Mentaya project produces each year are sold to businesses. Each unit purchased prevents a tonne of carbon dioxide from entering the earth's atmosphere.
Tune in to this episode for more on the ‘black gold’ in the heart of Borneo, as we chat with Mr Dharsono Hartono, the co-founder of the Katingan Mentaya project.
Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis
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Asian Insider Ep 35: Crash in global remittance deepens poverty in Asia
21:57 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week.
In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Aziz Elbehri of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Kunda Dixit, editor of Nepali Times, to discuss the risks ahead as migrant workers across Asia are badly hit.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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The Big Story Ep 24: Singapore's first-ever code of conduct for pedestrians kicks in
5:28 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
Last month, 10 people were arrested for allegedly riding dangerously, after a video of them riding personal mobility devices (PMDs) and power-assisted bicycles on the road, surfaced online.
Have stricter measures to curb errant users been successful?
Hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay analyse the issue with journalist Toh Ting Wei.
Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Ernest Luis
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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 95: AFF Suzuki Cup postponed to 2021; can Arsenal or Chelsea challenge Liverpool for EPL next?
13:28 mins
Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.
Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports correspondents David Lee and Sazali Abdul Aziz to discuss the following topics.
First half: The 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. What are the considerations and ramifications?
Second half: Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to lift a record 14th FA Cup. What are the main talking points and can either team challenge Liverpool for the English Premier League title in the next season?
Produced by: ST Sports Desk
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Asian Insider Ep 34: What lies ahead for US-China tensions?
16:25 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week.
In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Washington DC-based Bonnie Glaser, a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
His other guest from Washington is Yun Sun, senior fellow and co-director of the East Asia Program as well as director of the China Program at the Stimson Center.
They discuss relations between China and the United States that are on a worryingly tense stage.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh
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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 94: Athlete abuse in Singapore and world sport; are Man United returning to glory days
11:48 mins
Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.
Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST sports reporter Nicole Chia and sports corresponden David Lee to discuss the following topics:
Produced by: ST Sports Desk
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The Big Story Ep 23: PM Lee unveils new Cabinet line-up; 6 ministries to have new ministers
17:33 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces his new Cabinet line-up on Saturday (July 25), with six ministries headed by new ministers.
Seven of the People's Action Party's new MPs have also been appointed as political office-holders.
News editor Zakir Hussain weighs in on the significance of the Cabinet reshuffle.
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ST Covid-19 Webinar: Experts on why vaccine is not panacea for coronavirus
1:16:43 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times' senior health correspondent Salma Khalik hosts three health experts.
The webinar, which attracted over 1,000 participants, was focused on lessons learnt and how these would shape the way forward in tackling Covid-19.
The panel shares that the key to beating the virus can only be through a combination of a good vaccine, treatment that reduces severe illness and death, and individual responsibility in reducing the spread of the virus.
Prof Fisher warns that there will not be a commercially viable vaccine this year, and when one does become available, there will not immediately be enough for everyone. It is also unlikely that any vaccine would fully protect everyone.
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Asian Insider Ep 33: Options for Asean and India as US-China relations worsen?
19:15 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week.
In this latest episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Manila-based political scientist Richard Heydarian and Aparna Pande, director of Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia.
They discuss options for the Asean region and India as US-China relations rapidly worsen.
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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 93: Are athletes well represented in NSAs; key battles in EPL's final week
13:17 mins
Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.
Money FM's Rachel Kelly calls up ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath, sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee to discuss the following topics:
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