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Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.
Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, he hosts Mr Drew Thompson, a former top official in the Pentagon who helped handle military to military relations with China and Taiwan. Mr Thompson, now Senior Visiting Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, discusses the state of cross-Straits relations, American posture on Taiwan and his assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping's likely approach on Taiwan after the 20th Party Congress.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:40 Cross-Straits tensions not new, but use of force is not off the table
9:10 Why the US has not changed policy, but has changed its approach
15:18 On Nancy Pelosi's visit: 'China chose to over-react'
21:15 Why Taiwan could succeed in a conflict
28:05 Could tensions ease after Xi Jinping gets his third term?
Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia.
This ST video livestream was hosted by Cheow Sue-Ann on Oct 10.
In a statement just issued by the Palace, the King expresses his "disappointment at current political developments", leaving him with no choice but to assent to the Parliament's dissolution. This, so that the mandate can be returned to the people to "elect a stable government".
ST's Malaysia correspondent Ram Anand shares more about this development.
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Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia.
This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on Oct 6.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Oct 6, that he may discuss the dissolution of Parliament in his audience with Malaysia's King in the evening, but refused to be drawn into whether this would leave the scheduled presentation of next year's budget on Friday moot.
ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh shares more about this development.
Read more: https://str.sg/wHxF
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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
In this episode, she chats with ST's Japan correspondent Walter Sim.
Ahead of, ironically, the World Horticultural Exposition in 2027, a row of 280 sakura trees in Yokohama are due to be chopped down for roads to be widened Across Japan, trees - some of which are more than a century old - will be felled in urban areas and public parks to make way for gleaming sports complexes, glamping sites, shopping malls and office buildings - not to mention the large plots of forests that have been levelled to place solar panels.
Tree huggers nationwide claim that the authorities are paying lip service to the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:05 Growing pushback against plans across Japan to chop trees down
5:35 How Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area is in itself, a tourist attraction with its 1,000 century-old trees
7:10 How tree lovers are arguing their case
9:25 Are Japanese politicians reacting at the national level?
Read Walter Sim’s article here: https://str.sg/wHYB
Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Eden Soh
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements.
Home loan rates in Singapore hit their highest in years on Tuesday (Oct 4), after banks raised their fixed-rate packages.
UOB launched two-year fixed-rate packages at 3.75 per cent per annum and three-year fixed-rate packages at 3.85 per cent per annum. DBS raised the rates for its fixed-rate packages to 3.5 per cent per annum.
Senior business correspondent Chor Kheing Yuit explains what the new rates mean for home owners.
Produced by: ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Suicide is a complex phenomenon, one that is not yet fully understood. It's why the Institute of Mental Health has embarked on the first psychological autopsy in Singapore, to study to explore and analyse the risk factors for suicide.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Ms Jacqueline Pak. She is 42 and the head of corporate affairs in a boutique consultancy firm. She lost her father to suicide when she was 17. She shares the impact it has had on her life.
If you're having thoughts of suicide or know someone feeling suicidal, please reach out for help, and we have included helplines below.
To find out more about the study, you can e-mail: imhresearch@imh.com.sg
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:10 Ms Pak recalls when her dad died of suicide when she was 17
6:55 Anger, denial and guilt in her family, following his suicide; harsh reactions from friends
13:40 Challenge in getting help back then: Being told how to feel and what to do
16:50 How one doctor changed her life after she left to work in Australia at 26
23:30 Why Ms Pak is participating in the new IMH survey and what it took for her to do this interview; breaking the vicious circle of taboo
28:45 Ms Pak's tips for suicide survivors and those who have lost loved ones through suicide
HELPLINES
National Care: 1800-202-6868
Samaritans of Singapore Hotline: 1-767; CareText: (WhatsApp) 9151-1767 (24-hour)
Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800 2837 019
Institute Of Mental Health: 6389 2222 (24-hour)
Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353 1180
Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928
Tinkle Friend: 1800 2744 788 and www.tinklefriend.sg
Community Health Assessment Team: 6493 6500 and www.chat.mentalhealth.sg
TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800 3772 252
TOUCH Care Line (for seniors, caregivers): 6804 6555
Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg) and Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Fa'izah Sani and Eden Soh
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Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.
Without the politics, 2022 was meant to be the "first-out-the-gate" year when local enterprises ride on Singapore's early reopening after the pandemic to exploit new markets and opportunities. Unexpectedly, local firms now confront new anxieties about a trade war and trade protectionism as the Russian-Ukraine war, US-China rivalry and tensions over Taiwan create new uncertainties. Are local businesses feeling the heat? Which businesses are most affected? What should local businesses do?
ST's senior business correspondent Krist Boo hosts Mr Stephen Tracy, COO of Milieu Insight, Mr Kurt Wee, president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, and Ms Dora Hoan, CEO of Bestworld International.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:29 Milieu Insight survey: How geopolitics are affecting businesses across Southeast Asia
3:36 Singapore businesses looking to the government for guidance
6:36 Singapore businesses most dependent on both the US and China economies doing well
9:31 What will keep business leaders awake over the next 12 months
10:25 Is there a role for businesses in soothing geopolitical tensions
Produced by: Krist Boo (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements.
The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Bharati Jagdish.
Amid the rush to secure global talent, Singapore faces a juggling act in the hunt for world's best. In what has been coined as the ‘global war for talent’ - many countries including Singapore, are stepping up their game to court skilled labour from around the globe.
Employment issues were on the agenda in Parliament on Oct 3.
In this week's episode, the team discusses the topic of the local pool of talents from our world class education system, as well as the possible spillover effects on society.
Produced by: Zakir Hussain (zakirh@sph.com.sg) & Money FM 89.3
Edited by: Money FM 89.3’s Anthea Ng
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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.
South-east Asia is a region hungry for power. But a February 2022 report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) showed that over 66 per cent of installed power capacity in Asean in 2020 were fossil fuel plants. But what are the renewable energy options available to the region and what is holding back its green transition?
In this episode, The Straits Times’ environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss these issues with Mr Mark Hutchinson, chair of the South-east Asian Task Force at the Global Wind Energy Council.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
1:53 What renewable energy options in South-east Asia have yet to reach their full potential?
4:38 Is lack of funding an obstacle to scaling up renewable energy in this region? Where the challenges lie
9:28 Key changes that must be made to a traditional grid to make it flexible
12:13 Renewable energy projects are not without environmental impact. How can this tension be eased?
Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Eden Soh and Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Eden Soh and Fa'izah Sani
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Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.
How is impact investing different from ESG investing and how much of a difference can your capital make? Genevieve speaks to Evelyn Yeo, head of Asia Investments from Pictet Wealth Management Asia.
This episode is brought to you by Pictet Wealth Management.
Highlights (click/tap above):
02:37 Differences between impact investments and ESG
05.35 A framework to measure impact
07:57 Spectrum of sustainable investments
09:57 Why private clients gravitate towards impact investments
13:32 Sustainable real estate
15:15 Factors to set risk/return expectations
Produced by: Genevieve Cua (gen@sph.com.sg), Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro
Edited by: Howie Lim
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Impact Investing
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