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China Perspective Ep 8: Can a military conflict involving China happen sooner than later?

6:59 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker about the following points:

1. China punishes 30 officials for failing to curb new Covid-19 outbreak (1:27)
2. Can China go into a possible military campaign as it works towards its target of military modernisation by 2027 (3:01)
3. Beijing sues Tencent for going against the law protecting minors on WeChat app (5:33)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.

PopVultures host Jan Lee explains her transition from the previous year-long Can I Tell You Something Crazy series about pop culture zeitgeist moments to a new scripted series in 2024 along the lines of Where Are They Now.

For once-famous Asian or global celebrities you might like to know more of but just don’t know where to start, DM Jan Lee your suggestions on Instagram: https://str.sg/Jbxc or reach her at janlee@sph.com.sg

Meantime, you can catch up on back episodes of the Can I Tell You Something Crazy series at our show links below.

Produced by: Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg) & Amirul Karim

Edited by: Amirul Karim

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 103: Huge defeats for Man Utd, Liverpool; sporting #Covidiots flouting safe distancing

13:51 mins

Synopsis: #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.

This week, Money FM's Howie Lim chats with ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee and they try to make sense of one of the most bizarre matchdays in English Premier League history, when both Manchester United and Liverpool were embarrassed by heavy defeats within hours of one another.

They discuss the following:

1. Whether Man United’s and Liverpool’s losses were one-offs or signs of trouble (2:02)
2. A United fan’s brutal assessment of the problems within the club (3:25)
3. Are table-toppers Everton the real deal? (7:35)
4. Why are Singaporeans flouting the ‘rule of five’ at public sports facilities like basketball and street soccer courts? (8:55)
5. Live sport set to return to Singapore for the first time since circuit breaker measures (11:28)

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) & Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

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Edited by: Nadiah Koh and Muhammad Firmann

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Asian Insider Ep 78: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week

17:57 mins

Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12.

They discuss the following points:

1. Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00)
2. Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25)
3. On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40)
4. Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30)
5. We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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Two Singaporeans share their experiences working for Red Bull racing.

Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month. 

The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix returns on Sept 22 when fans here witness exhilarating action over 62 laps of the 4.94-kilometre Marina Bay Street Circuit. And while the title race between Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris heats up on track, The Straits Times’ Hard Tackle revs up for the race weekend by learning more about what happens behind the scenes at a F1 team. 

In this episode, sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan is joined by Singaporeans Charis Chua and Heng Yi-Hsin, students from Nanyang Technological University who look back on their 2½-month stint with Red Bull Racing and look ahead to the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.  

Highlights (click/tap above):

5:30 Finding out about winning the internship challenge to work for Red Bull Racing  

7:45 What Yi-Hsin and Chua did during their stints with RB 

11:25 Why Formula 1 is more than just about fast cars and the famous drivers 

13:30 The standout moments from the internship with RB 

18:30 Looking ahead to 2024 Singapore Grand Prix

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Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) and Amirul Karim

Edited by: Amirul Karim 

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The seasoned Singapore diplomat is bullish on India and Asean but says the US should not be underestimated.

Synopsis: Every third and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.

Veteran Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, never shy about sharing his views, is bullish on India and Asean, believes China will not invade Taiwan unless the island declares independence - and warns that no one should underestimate America. 

In this episode, Mr Mahbubani says Europe should also revise its notions of being a global economic powerhouse, and the United Kingdom needs to give up its seat on the UN Security Council so India can take it.

Asean has been successful as a regional organisation in preventing Brexit-style breakaways as well as wars in the region - and by 2030 its combined economy will be bigger than Japan’s, Mr Mahbubani contends. 

Pressure on China will grow regardless of who occupies the White House after America’s presidential election. In terms of tactics, Kamala Harris would be predictable, but Donald Trump would not. 

Mr Mahbubani, currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore, is among other things former Singapore Ambassador to the UN, former Permanent Secretary at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He has just published a new book titled Living The Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir." 

Highlights (click/tap above): 

1:54 Three geopolitical geniuses - Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Keng Swee, and S. Rajaratnam 

5:32 South-east Asia has an enormous agency; Asean will be bigger than Japan by 2030

8:46 "I am extremely bullish about the prospects of India," says Kishore Mahbubani

11:11 Chinese and Indian inventors are responsible for 20% of all US patents

15:04 Wars are draining

16:59 Near-universal consensus in Washington DC that the US has about 10 years to stop China from becoming No.1 

18:44 You can’t predict what Donald Trump is going to do 

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Host: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg)

Produced and edited by: Studio+65 and Fa’izah Sani

Executive producer: Ernest Luis

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Life Picks Ep 74: Newly-opened bar at Suntec City and new installation at Objectifs

14:41 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.

This week, Money FM's Michelle Martin speaks with Hedy Khoo, STFood Online Editor and Ong Sor Fern, Senior Culture Correspondent for ST Life about Route 65, a newly opened bar and kitchen at Suntec City tower 5 and a new installation at Objectifs, Middle Road by Bangladesh born American artist Hasan Elahi.

Produced by: Michelle Martin & ST Lifestyle desk

Edited by: Aw Yao Feng, Nadiah Koh & Penelope Lee

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ST Sports Talk Ep 133: More teenage footballers in Singapore Premier League - good or bad?

19:47 mins

Synopsis: ST Sports Talk is The Straits Times' monthly sports podcast.

In this episode, sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan hosts Young Lions head coach Philippe Aw and former youth coach Khairul Asyraf to talk about the emergence of 15-17 year-old footballers in the Singapore Premier League.

Aw and Khairul discuss if this trend will benefit Singapore football or if it's a sign of trouble.

They discuss the following:

1. How some of these teenage footballers are assessed to be ready for professional football (1:18)
2. Is the emergence of a 15-year-old in the SPL a sign of the decline in standard of the league (5:55)
3. The benefits of giving young footballers an early debut (10:40)
4. Why this trend may show a fault in the structure of youth development in Singapore football (12:25)

Produced by: Deepan Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) and Sazali Abdul Aziz  

Edited by: Aleemah Basirah 

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The Big Story Ep 102: Covid-19: No dining in from July 22-Aug 18 as Singapore returns to Phase 2

6:17 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Dylan Ang.

Covid-19 measures will be tightened from Thursday (July 22) to August 18, as Singapore goes back to Phase 2 (heightened alert) to stem the recent spike in community cases.

In a virtual press conference on Tuesday (July 20) by the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said dining in, will not be allowed during this period, among other restrictions. Eateries can only offer takeaway and delivery options.

Maximum group sizes for social gatherings will be reduced from five to two. The number of distinct visitors per household per day will also be capped at two, from the current five.

Produced by: Hairianto Diman (mdhairi@sph.com.sg) & Olivia Quay (oliviaq@sph.com.sg)

Edited by: ST Video team and Aleemah Basirah

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 111: Squeaky bum time in the Singapore Premier League

22:12 mins

Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points.

It’s squeaky bum time in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) with a new league champion set to be crowned on Saturday (Dec 5) so this week, Money FM's Adrian Abraham talks to ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports broadcaster Shehzad Haque about whether Tampines Rovers can hang on to the top spot they climbed to last weekend, and win their first league title since 2013.

The three also discuss the legacy that Diego Maradona left on the footballing world, as well as talk about all the latest English Premier League action - whether Tottenham Hotspur are legitimate title contenders, Man United’s match-winner Edinson Cavani in hot soup over a social media post, and Arsenal’s bizarre bluntness in attack.

They discuss the following:
1. Can Tampines hold on to top spot for two more games? (1:38)

2. A lack of women coaches in Singapore sport (6:00)

3. What Maradona meant to football (8:52)

4. A discussion on the weekend’s EPL action (14:10)

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) & Adrian Abraham (matta@sph.com.sg)

Edited by: Adrian Abraham and Muhammad Firmann

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Synopsis: This is a special-edition podcast series by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness of the modern scourge of scams in Singapore and globally.

In Singapore, nearly $1 billion has been lost by scam victims since 2016. Mutating and spreading, different types of scams have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from romance to work. The police are cracking down on offenders. What can you do to protect yourself?

In the series’ fourth episode, ST’s deputy news editor Andre Yeo and journalist Osmond Chia speak with OCBC branch manager Leong Wen Xian, 34, who prevented a housewife in her 50s from losing some $200,000 to fraudsters.

Mr Leong also details the challenges brought on by the pandemic in spotting victims and the new innovations OCBC Bank has introduced in 2022 to combat scams.

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:52 How Mr Leong prevented a woman from losing $200,000 to scammers

06:50 Spotting the signs that someone is being scammed

13:19 Why Covid-19 has make it tougher to fight scams

15:09 Mr Leong on the changes OCBC has made to fight scams in 2022

18:08 Tips from Mr Leong on how to avoid falling prey to scams

Listen to earlier Stop Scams podcasts: https://str.sg/wnBi

Ep 1 - Near impossible to recover your money once scammers transfer it out of Singapore

Ep 2 - How scammers are buying bank accounts and digital identities of youth for misuse

Ep 3 - Why children are more susceptible to scams than adults

Produced by: Andre Yeo (andrey@sph.com.sg), Osmond Chia (osmondc@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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• Anti-Scam Hotline: 1800-722-6688 (9am - 5pm); https://www.scamalert.sg/

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Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn 

Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB 

Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa 

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The Big Story Ep 66: What are the metrics of success for home-based learning in 2021?

6:36 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Home-based learning is set to become mainstream as students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Millennia Institute will have compulsory HBL days of at least two days a month, starting from the third term of 2021.

Through this new blended learning approach, students will have a mix of home-based and in-school activities both online and offline.

Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie weighs in with The Big Story host Hairianto Diman on how one measures the success of home-based learning, and the concerns parents and students have over this approach.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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Iconoclast director Tim Burton is back with the latest live action remake of a 'classic' Disney feature. It's the elephant who could fly, Dumbo.

Jonathan Roberts is joined by The New Paper's Joanne Soh to discuss whether this films feels like a Burton joint, or if it is case of visuals over story...

Produced by: Jonathan Roberts

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 85: Reality of sports events behind closed doors

13:16 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 and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz. 

They discuss the following topics in the first and second halves of this episode:

1. Among the top European football leagues, the German Bundesliga was the first to return to action behind closed doors. Sports elsewhere saw a charity golf match featuring world No.1 Rory McIlroy. How did they turn out? What are the downsides to sports events without fans and is there a silver lining for now?

2. Why can't Singapore's Formula One Grand Prix be held behind closed doors? We find out the reasons so far.

Produced by: ST Sports Desk

Edited by: Aw Yao Feng, Nadiah Koh & Penelope Lee

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ST Sports Talk Ep 132: Are more S’porean parents ready to back their children’s sporting dreams?

24:39 mins

Synopsis: ST Sports Talk is The Straits Times' monthly sports podcast.

In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Laura Chia invite Vera Ong and David Chua, who are among a growing group of parents who have gone against the traditional grain and thrown their full support behind their childrens’ pursuit of elite-level sport.

Ms Ong is the mother of 19-year-old tennis player Ethan Lye, who has largely been based abroad since 2012 honing his skills, while Mr Chua is the father of 25-year-old national badminton player Grace, who has represented Singapore at three SEA Games and the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

They discuss:

1. Why they decided to go all in, and whether they had doubts (1:20)
2. Challenges as a parent taking this path (7:08)
3. Have critics told them they’ve made the wrong decision? (14:56)
4. How have their respective decisions affected them and their kids? (19:58)

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg), Laura Chia (laura@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee

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Inside Hong Kong Ep 7: Implications of China's anti-sanctions law on Hong Kong

10:37 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go on the following points:

1. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam supports adoption of China’s anti-sanctions law (1:08)

2. Implications on other trade unions after Professional Teachers' Union (PTU) disbandment (3:08)
3. Dispute over Hong Kong's Democratic Party contesting legislative council elections (5:43)
4. Hong Kong's new plans and strategies to encourage vaccination (7:04)
5. New identification system introduced by Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (8:40)

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:49 Singapore and Indonesia ties took a major step after the conclusion of agreements on 3 long standing bilateral issues

07:13 Malaysia government announces that they will not bring back movement control order

08:57 Thailand and Saudi Arabia finally hold first high-level talks after three decades

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Health Check Ep 52: Addressing Covid-19 vaccine safety and the science behind it

20:14 mins

Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times and this episode is on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.

Much has been said about the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine frontrunners but there are still many people who are hesitant about taking the vaccine, mostly because they are unsure if it is truly safe.

In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Prof Ooi Eng Eong from the Duke-NUS Medical School. He's the school’s principal investigator in the partnership with Arcturus Therapeutics to develop a self-replicating mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.

Prof Ooi talks about the science of the vaccine, addresses concerns about side effects (including reports of long-term effects from pandemic flu jabs), as well as discuss the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines, and how different the one being trialled here is.

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The World Cup 2018 is down to four teams. It's France v Belgium and Croatia v England, as if you didn't know. The panel discusses the journey through the quarter-finals and the semi-final match-ups. 

Plus, David Lee, our man in Russia hits the streets to deliver his latest video postcard...

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Plastic's risks to the environment and human health far outweigh the benefits. 

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.

Bans on single-use plastics are essential, experts say. Nations are also negotiating a global plastic pollution treaty to try to bring the crisis under control. But more is needed. 

In this episode, ST's climate editor David Fogarty hosts Dr Sarah Dunlop, who leads the Plastics & Human Health Research Program at the Minderoo Foundation in Australia. She is also Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia.

She tells Green Pulse that plastics are an incredible success story and are used to make many things from bottles to carpets to Dreamliner aircraft. And such is the demand for plastics that production has soared in recent decades to more than 450 million tonnes a year and it could reach more than 1 billion tonnes by mid-century. 

Yet the majority of plastics ever made still exist – discarded in landfills, or dumped in the environment. And only about 10 percent of plastics are currently recycled. 

Add to this the threat from more than 10,000 chemicals added to plastics to make them flexible, flame retardant, different colours and other characteristics. These chemicals leak out into the environment and get inside the human body.

Chemicals associated with plastics have been linked to cancers, miscarriages, hormonal changes, obesity and other serious health impacts that cost billions of dollars a year. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:34 How great is the threat from plastics?

6:58 Singapore recycles 6 per cent of plastics but otherwise produces 1 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, most of which is incinerated; why is recycling plastics a real challenge?

13:10 What is the Minderoo Foundation, and what challenges it tackles

15:50 What are some of the risks from the thousands of toxic chemicals added to plastics?

22:00 Is it possible to urgently design plastics that are less toxic? Solutions to reduce plastic consumption and waste

29:29 “The plastics treaty is a once-in-a-lifetime fantastic opportunity”, says Dr Sarah Dunlop

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Bookmark This! Ep 6: Assassins, AI and alternate histories  

20:31 mins  

Synopsis: A new monthly podcast by The Straits Times, where we talk about titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.  

This month, we take a stab at two new books in translation. Korean novelist Kim Un-Su's offbeat thriller The Plotters is about a society of assassins who work out of a library.

Broken Stars is an anthology of cutting-edge Chinese science fiction by the likes of Liu Cixin, Xia Jia, Hao Jingfang and more, edited by Ken Liu.  

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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.

Host Ven Sreenivasan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.

In this episode, he chats with Vasu Menon, executive director of investment strategy at OCBC Bank, about inflation, interest rates, the soaring Greenback and their impact on markets and the investment outlook.

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:56 Inflation likely to remain stubbornly high until supply chain issues are resolved

3:15 Can US inflation be brought down to the 2% target?

5:45 The Greenback to remain muscular as long as the Fed remains on track to hike up rates

7:59 Why investors should accumulate good stocks gradually despite market volatility

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A conversation with a veteran Canadian commentator and author on Sikh separatism.

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' associate editor and senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

In this podcast, which comes after the bombshell accusation thrown by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Indian agents were likely involved in the June murder of a Canadian advocating Sikh separatism in India, he discusses the issues involved with Terry Milewski, a veteran Canadian journalist who has covered Sikh militancy and the separatist issue for four decades. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

3:40 Who killed Hardeep Nijjar?

7:00 Looking for the ‘smoking gun’; How the Sikh community has reacted

17:20 Where’s the ‘Khalistan’ movement today

22:00 Canada’s ‘deadliest terrorist attack"

30:54 Trudeau’s high-stakes; 'Canada’s Indo Pacific policy is sunk'

Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Fa’izah Sani

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Editor Says Ep 7: Why we should not refuse the Covid-19 vaccine

4:15 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday afternoon, senior editors from The Straits Times give their take on the top news of the week, why it matters and what’s next.

The Straits Times editor Warren Fernandez says that given the near miracle of the breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine, it would be unconscionable if people refuse it while expecting healthcare workers to put their lives on the line.

He adds that in this battle, "no one is safe until we are all safe".

Editor Says will resume in January as Warren Fernandez is now on his 2020 year-end leave.

Produced by: ST Video team and Ernest Luis

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Find out why economists are expecting inflation to start to move up again. 

Synopsis: Every third Monday of the month, hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors and senior columnists at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.

In this episode, Ven discusses with Ms Carmen Lee, head of OCBC Investment Research, on what is the outlook for the Singapore market.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have cut growth forecasts. Interest rates remain high. What is the impact on Singapore? 

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:55 Current credit crisis in China: Contagion risk in the region, market confidence low

2:30 Why are Singapore stocks underperforming? How high is the dividend yield though?

5:18 Sustainability and artificial inteliigence as investment themes: Can Singapore play a significant part in this area?

7:00 What other core sectors can balance and stabilise your portfolio?

Produced by: Ven Sreenivasan (ven@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Paxton Pang

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Asean’s latest climate plans will face intense scrutiny as climate impacts worsen.

Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Fast-growing South-east Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. 

As the climate risks grow, the region needs to lift its game to ramp up green energy investment and adopt stronger climate targets.

This year is a key test of the region’s climate resolve. All 10 Asean members are obliged to submit updated and more ambitious 2035 climate plans to the UN this year. Only Singapore has done so to date. 

The question is, though, with the United States and Europe rolling back on climate finance and targets, does South-East Asia have the will to boost green investment? And where will the money come from?

Green Pulse podcast hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty discuss SE Asia’s climate plans with Ms Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Asean Studies Centre, at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. 

Have a listen and let us know your thoughts!

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

2:20 With the US and EU backsliding on climate commitments, are you seeing this in Asean, too?

4:21 Importance of Asean on global climate and energy policies

10:53 Efforts in in funding Asean net zero targets 

17:10 Asean ambitions in new climate plans this year 

21:54 Could China step in as a major source of climate finance for South-East Asia?

30:09 Why Asean should start showcasing climate investment opportunities with a pavilion at the annual UN climate conference  

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Developing countries are in a vicious debt cycle with little relief in sight, undermining social progress.

Synopsis: The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.

Some 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments in their debt, than on either education or health. In 2023, a record 54 developing countries allocated 10 per cent or more of government revenue just to pay off interest on their debt - reducing funds available to provide basic services from schools to hospitals, for their populations. 

Public debt thus becomes a human rights crisis, as well as an environmental crisis as most debt is denominated in foreign currencies. Countries then often have to export their way out of debt - which in many cases, such as in that of Laos, means exploiting their natural resources. 

The crisis is worsened by the fact that for many developing countries, it is more costly to borrow than for rich countries - because their credit ratings are worse. For example, the average African country may be paying almost 10 per cent while the United States and Germany may be paying less than 3 per cent, because the latter have higher credit ratings. 

In Laos' case, there is a geopolitical dimension as well; about 50 per cent of Laos's external debt is owed to China.

There is wide consensus that this is a full blown crisis, but the solutions to it are hard to implement. Part of the reason is many creditors are private lenders. Yet solutions are critical if developing countries are to be able to dig themselves out from under the mountain of debt they are burdened with. 

In this episode of Asian Insider, Olivia De Schutter, professor of law and UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, and Keith Barney, Associate Professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy, share with host Nirmal Ghosh insights into the fundamentally unjust situation many developing countries are trapped in. 

Highlights (click/tap above): 

1:52 Global debt: From $51 trillion in 2010 to $97 trillion in 2023

4:01 The Pact for the Future acknowledges the issue, but much public debt is owned by private creditors

5:53 Why Laos debt crisis is also an environmental crisis; China's role in this

10:04 Since the debt is in foreign currencies, countries must export to repay it

13:59 China offers debt deferrals, not relief, just delaying the issue

16:01 Debt burden is driving the international community to consider debt-for-nature or debt-for-climate swaps

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Life Picks Ep 64: Star Island Singapore Countdown, Marquee Singapore New Year's Eve and Cedele's revamped menu

14:01 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.

This week, Money FM's Claressa Monteiro chats with ST entertainment and nightlife reporter, Anjali Raguraman about the Star Island Singapore Countdown Edition 2019-2020, which is a 90-minute long firework musical taking place at The Float @ Marina Bay, and what we should keep our eyes peeled for.

Anjali also shares about Marquee Singapore New Year's Eve with W&W, where those who purchase their tickets online will be treated to Marquee merchandise, and everyone gets to enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly in time for the countdown. 

ST food correspondent Eunice Quek shares about homegrown restaurant chain Cedele relaunched its Wheelock Place outlet last month with a revamped menu. Its dining space now has a bar counter and retail section as well. 

The new menu includes more vegan, and plant-based items using real, natural ingredients - not meat alternatives like Impossible and Beyond meats. 

Produced by: Claressa Monteiro & ST Lifestyle desk

Edited by: Jon Silva & Penelope Lee

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Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series.

In this episode, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Kheng Siang Ng, Asia Pacific head of fixed income and head of Singapore at State Street Global Advisors about the attractiveness of Asian bonds, even as global bond funds take a beating, due to a spike in crude oil prices, and concerns over soaring inflation levels.

This episode is brought to you by State Street Global Advisors.

Highlights of the conversation: 

01:20 What volatile factors to keep an eye on

02:40 Why it's a good time to consider Asian bonds

03:49 Fixed income vs. other investment trends

06:28 Fixed income ETFs instrumental in positioning portfolios

07:55  Asian central banks will lag in interest rate movements

11:17 Outlook for Asian bond market in 2022 and beyond

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Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.

In the lead-up to the expected general election that must be held by November 2025, Natasha looks at how MPs, and others involved, are preparing themselves.

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung talks to Natasha about resetting the rules during the pandemic, his biggest challenge at the ministry now, and why he would love to be a Sembawang GRC MP till he retires.

Natasha also looks back at his political career - he got his feet wet in the 2011 general elections running in Aljunied GRC, though he lost there - and what convinced him to join politics. He also takes on questions about politicians campaigning on anti-vaccine sentiments and Singaporeans’ desire for more opposition representation in Parliament. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

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16:25 Mr Ong on anti-vaccine sentiments seeping into society

22:34 His view on the PAP’s outlook for Aljunied GRC

35:44 Learning from his parents’ involvement in politics

41:50 He talks about why he struggles with social media

50:28 “Just remember, whatever it is, we have to be in it together.” Mr Ong reflects on the changing times

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Portfolios could benefit from small-cap stocks and when markets are rising, they can deliver higher returns. Find out where the opportunities are in 2023 as Howie Lim, correspondent at The Business Times speaks to Alfie Yeo, head of small-mid cap research at RHB Singapore.

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcasts channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market, WealthBT, PropertyBT, Market Focus and sponsored series.

This episode is brought to you by RHB Singapore. 

Highlights:

01:38 2022 small-cap market

02:44 Why consider small cap investing now

04:08 Impact of inflation and recessionary fears

04:57 Current trends in small cap

07:14 Opportunities to note in 2023

10:03 Risks to consider

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Written and hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With Alfie Yeo, head of small-mid cap research at RHB Singapore

Edited by: Claressa Monteiro & Howie Lim

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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#PopVultures Ep 55: Rebecca Lim gets engaged, Britney Spears is free and Taylor Swift revisits Red (and Jake Gyllenhaal)

28:37 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 note-worthy entertainment news for listeners. In local news, Mediacorp actress Rebecca Lim gets engaged to her mystery fiance. She announced the happy news on her Instagram and while she received congratulations and blessings from celebrities and fans alike, fellow actor Ian Fang did not seem as thrilled. Fang and Lim were linked for years but Fang and fellow Mediacorp actress Carrie Wong were caught exchanging sexually suggestive messages to each other in 2019.

Meanwhile in Hollywood, pop star Britney Spears is finally freed from her conservatorship after 13 years. She was previously placed under the conservatorship, which stripped her of her ability to make financial, medical and other personal decisions for herself, in 2008 after she suffered a highly publicised mental breakdown. Jan discusses how there's still more to the case, including Spears' allegations that her father, who was in charge of her conservatorship for years, exploited and surveilled her.

Finally, Jan goes into Taylor Swift's re-recording and releasing Red - an album first released in 2012. Swift added previously unpublished songs into the re-recorded album, including an extended ten-minute version of one of the album's most popular songs All Too Well. This album has reignited interest in Swift's brief relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Many of the album's breakup songs are said to be about Gyllenhaal. Jan also provides a primer on why Swift is re-recording her own music. 

Here's what she talked about:

1. Rebecca Lim's engagement and how Ian Fang's response has shifted the focus away from her happy news (0:49)
2. Britney is finally free and how the conservatorship system is ripe for abuse (12:15)
3. Taylor Swift's re-recording and releasing her album Red (19:05)

Produced by Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee

Edited by: Penelope Lee & Hadyu Rahim

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Health Check Ep 73: What to know about antimicrobial resistance

21:28 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

The World Health Organisation has declared that antimicrobial resistance or AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. AMR occurs when some of the germs that cause infections no longer respond to the drugs designed to kill them.

Infections then become harder or impossible to treat.

In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Associate Prof Hsu Li Yang, who has a special interest in antibiotic resistance, about AMR. Prof Hsu is the Vice Dean of Global Health and Programme Leader of Infectious Diseases at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. And, with the worrisome Omicron spreading around the world, she also asked him how worrying the new variant is.

0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

01:20 Why should you bother about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a pandemic?

03:42 The use of antibiotics in chickens, and what you should know about what you find in supermarkets

10:59 Lessons from the pandemic that can be applied to the control of AMR

15:05 Why is it difficult to develop new antibiotics for drug-resistant infections?

16:35 Will the new variant Omicron break through vaccine protection against severe disease?

Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani

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Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

If you're planning to buy a new property this year or already have an existing mortgage, be sure to pay closer attention to the loan packages and what they entail.

Knowing the details of the loan and what you're agreeing to could save you a few thousand dollars each year. Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon shares more on what you need to know about home loans, and the golden rules on how to keep financially healthy. 

Produced by: ST Video team

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The Big Story Ep 50: Breaking down a TraceTogether token with GovTech

2:45 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

What technology is contained within the TraceTogether tokens? Deputy tech editor Trevor Tan, under the guidance of GovTech, gets under the hood.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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With the Round of 16 done and dusted, host Jonathan Roberts invites ST sports correspondent Shamir Osman and SPH Head of Podcasting Ernest Luis to dissect the England match against Colombia, the Quarter-Final match-ups and give evidence on their greatest World Cup villains.

And for the half-time show, Our Man in Russia, David Lee posts his latest audio postcard.

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Asian Insider Ep 50: What would a Biden administration mean for Asia?

15:45 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

In this episode, ST's associate editor Vikram Khanna moderates and hosts a special panel comprising Singapore ambassadors and professors Tommy Koh and Chan Heng Chee, and Nirmal Ghosh and ST's global affairs correspondent Benjamin Kang Lim.

They say that under Joe Biden, the US may engineer a "cold peace" with China while re-engaging with its allies in Asia.

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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Synopsis: The Straits Times' opinion editor Grace Ho takes a hard look at political and social issues of the day with her expert guests. 

In this first episode, she looks at the sentiments of pro-China Singaporeans, especially against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Helping her make sense of this small but increasingly vocal group of Singaporeans, as well as the many narratives surrounding the conflict, is Political Science Associate Professor Ian Chong from the National University of Singapore.

Highlights (click/tap above):

03:23 On the claim that Singapore is "following" the Western posture instead of a supposedly "Asian" or "Asean" one: Why such "easy labels" cannot be easily applied in complex geopolitical and cultural debates?

06:24 How much of this is due to misinformation, or disinformation or propaganda by pro-China or pro-Russia camps?

10:58 Beyond what is happening in Ukraine, why are some Singaporeans are so strongly supportive of China? Is it just ties of ethnicity or plain business?

16:05 Why it is simplistic to attribute such sentiments purely to ethnicity

17:30 Prof Chong on the role the media can play, when even within mainstream media and vernacular media, this tension is being played out in the coverage of the Ukraine crisis

19:40 Has national education suffered, partly because there is not much publicly available information about detailed considerations and sensitive closed-door negotiations

Produced by: Grace Ho (graceho@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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Bookmark This! Ep 8: Middlemarch, Middle-Earth and the end of the world

20 mins

Synopsis: A new monthly podcast by The Straits Times, where we talk about titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.

Book-to-screen adaptations - love them or hate them? This month, as Game Of Thrones wraps up on HBO and we look forward to the Amazon Studios and BBC miniseries based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Armageddon comedy Good Omens, we size up the best and worst adaptations out there - from actors playing multiple characters in Cloud Atlas to the failure of the 2005 Pride And Prejudice film, and why Brad Pitt needs to stop making zombie movies.

1:55: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
5:37: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
7:04: The Lord Of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
11:42: Middlemarch by George Eliot
13:31: Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
14:51: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
15:27: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
15:47: Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
16:23: World War Z by Max Brooks
18:18: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
18:44: The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew

Produced by: Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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China Perspective Ep 12: China's economic strategies and plans for climate change

11:30 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker about the following points:

1. How will President Xi JinPing's mission to narrow the wealth gap affect the rich? (1:35)
2. Benefits in China's plans to set up a third stock exchange in Beijing (3:00)
3. Agenda of Britain's senior climate change official Alok Sharma in Tianjin (5:09)
4. Sinopharm's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine (6:28)
5. China overtaking the US to be the world's largest economy by 2031 (7:53)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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There is no health without mental health.

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

Mental health is a national priority in Singapore. While the recent 2023 National Population Health Survey showed that there was an improvement in the mental health of the general population between 2022 and 2023, younger adults aged 18 to 29 remained more affected than other age groups, with about 26 per cent of them reporting poor mental health.

We, at ST, want to normalise conversations about mental health so that people can get timely support. This is super important because there is no health without mental health.

This is why we’re starting a year-long Mental Health Series, which will feature a package of stories focusing on mental health every month.

We will talk to people with mental health conditions about the challenges they face, and what they do to manage their conditions. 

We will also look at the evolving mental health landscape here, and tell you what is changing.

In this podcast, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo talks to two guests about their help seeking journey. 

They are her colleague Lee Li Ying, who’s a correspondent at ST and Yusri Shaggy Sapari, a freelance filmmaker.

Highlights (click/tap above)

4:35 Li Ying’s first visit to a psychiatrist  

9:13 Shaggy’s help-seeking journey via the polyclinic route 

13:06 What’s the difference between a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a counsellor?  

18:13 Tips for those thinking of seeking help

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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:

1. A deeper look at athlete abuse in Singapore and world sport. Why has former national skater Yu Shuran and former national gymnastics coach Gerrit Beltman come out respectively to talk about being abused and being an abusive coach?
2.  The English Premier League is done and dusted. What were the big stories on the final day and how far are Manchester United away from their glory days?

Produced by: ST Sports Desk

Edited by: Aw Yao Feng, Nadiah Koh & Penelope Lee

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Political upheaval in Japan as its snap elections see the ruling party lose its majority, reshaping its ties with the US and Asia. 

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the Asian continent.

In this episode, Ravi speaks with Tobias Harris, founder of political risk consultancy Japan Foresight on the fallout from the stunning electoral reverses suffered by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following his decision to hold snap polls.

They discuss what the results, which saw the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party and allied party Komeito lose their parliamentary majority, mean for Japan, its alliance with the US, and its ties with wider Asia.

Tobias and Ravi also discuss how the results could impact on fiscal policy, and whether the government would now be forced to go in for further fiscal expansion.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:36 Japan’s political ‘earthquake’

4:33 Anger, frustration in Japan 

7:50 Domestic priorities to be a focus 

8:33 Japan’s foreign policy

17:55 Fiscal discipline will be difficult

21:17 A modernised LDP

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Yes, we have updated this episode to include the Lion King review so cruelly taken from us by a previous technical glitch, and a look at the big Marvel announcements at Comic-Con.

Elsewhere... What were they thinking? Are the mo-cap feline versions of Judi Dench, James Corden, Jennifer Hudson and Taylor Swift really the nightmare fuel the internet would have you believe?

And filed under 'Is The Anything He Can't Do?', we have to ask if Tom Cruise has been learning to fly fighter jets in his spare time? 

And then we ask if the joke has gone too far in Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy, The Dead Don't Die? Are the laconic styles of Bill Murray and Adam Driver enough to carry this undead vehicle?

Ernest Luis pops by to host Jonathan Roberts as they ramble through the movies.

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BT Mark To Market Ep 6: How to ride the next phase of the bull market

12:11 min

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this new podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.

In this sixth episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul delves into why so many Singapore stocks are still trading below their book values per share even after STI has almost fully recovered from the Covid-19 crash, and how to find winners among them.

He tackles the following points:

1. Controlling shareholders are taking their companies private cheaply (1:45)
2. Why so many Singapore stocks are trading below their book values (4:32)
3. How value unlocking has been a key catalyst for local stocks (6:20)
4. What potentially exciting stocks do, besides merely unlocking value (7:55)

Produced by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Lee Kim Siang and Fa'izah Sani

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 106: Fans set to return to live sport

19:26 mins

Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points.

This week, Money FM's Rachel Kelly and ST sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz welcome One Championship chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong to talk about his mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation’s Into The Matrix event taking place on Oct 30, which will herald the return of spectators at live sports events in the Republic.

They discuss the following:

1. When and how the decision was made to include spectators (3:37)

2. Whether being under the microscope as a pilot project is stressful (8:28)

3. What fans can look forward to at Into The Matrix (16:01)

4. This week’s Game of Two Halves Moments of the Week (17:59)

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg) & Rachel Kelly (rachelk@sph.com.sg)

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Life Picks 39: What to do in Singapore July 4-18: Modern zi char (food); Madonna's new album Madame X (music)

7:26 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times highlights the best films, concerts, restaurants and arts events you can catch in Singapore over the coming weeks.

This week, host Melissa Sim is joined by colleagues Tan Hsueh Yun (left above) and Boon Chan (right), who chat about Enjoy Eating House & Bar at Kam Leng Hotel (383 Jalan Besar), which has dishes such as Ugly Cabbage In Fish Sauce, Sauteed Otah and Chef Joel's Chendol Panna Cotta .

Also, check out Madonna's new album Madame X. The pop queen's 14th album debuted at No 1. on the Billboard 200 chart.

Produced by: Melissa Sim and Ernest Luis

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An expert shows how fresh entrants to the workforce can gain the prior experience employers increasingly seek.

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.

It seems paradoxical for prospective employers to seek prior experience even for entry-level roles.

This reflects the rising bar expected of fresh entrants to the job market.

However, employers are becoming more open-minded towards what constitutes relevant prior experience.

ST correspondent Tay Hong Yi speaks with his guest, a seasoned career expert who has worked with tertiary students from different backgrounds, on the help at hand.

His guest is:

Ms Sarah Neo, head of the career development office at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:55 Why are employers increasingly seeking prior experience even for entry-level roles?

4:13 The forms such experience can take, from internships to hackathons

9:05 Is it realistic to expect ever more prior experience from students before graduation?

11:58 How can students who lack experience still land that first job?

14:15 What does Sarah recommend those who remain undecided about their future careers do?

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In this week's episode, host Jonathan Roberts questions Sazali Abdul Aziz's precognitive abilities regarding Jose Mourinho. David Lee extols the virtures of Sergio Aguero and host Jonathan Roberts regrets talking down Brighton...

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Why more evidence is needed to break down the cost of transitioning migrant workers away from being ferried on lorries.

Synopsis: Every second and fourth Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.

Migrant workers have been transported in the backs of lorries here for decades, with an ongoing debate about whether the practice should be banned. Yet, despite the platitudes and petitions signed, employers and the authorities have stopped short of doing so, citing knock-on effects on society.

Besides delays to various construction projects, higher costs for businesses and consequently all Singaporeans, are often cited as a justification for why a ban should not be imposed.

But are Singaporeans really unwilling to fork out more money to ensure that the lives of migrant workers are better protected? Especially when more are stepping up now to call for an end to the unsafe practice? 

In this episode, ST journalists Ang Qing and Aqil Hamzah examine the age-old debate with their guests - labour economist and associate professor Walter Theseira, who heads the master of management in urban transportation programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Suraendher Kumarr, an activist with workers’ rights group Workers Make Possible.

They discuss a survey recently commissioned by The Straits Times and conducted by market research firm Milieu Insight, on how young people in Singapore feel about the practice of ferrying workers on lorries and how much they are willing to pay to stop it.

The survey of 1,000 residents aged 16 to 35, found that while most young people here think that migrant workers should be transported safely to work, more than half surveyed are unwilling to pay more to ban the practice of ferrying migrant workers on lorries.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:05 Why are businesses reluctant to adopt alternative transport methods?

4:51 Who should bear the brunt of any increase in costs if other forms of transport besides lorries are used?

7:45 What are the challenges businesses face in making such a decision?

16:34 Young people in Singapore appear more concerned about whether current infrastructure can support migrant workers taking public transport

22:29 Why organisations wrote letters to the government in July 2023, calling for a ban on migrant workers being transported on the backs of lorries

34:27 Policy, not just individual action, needed to enact change

Produced by: Ang Qing (aqing@sph.com.sg), Aqil Hamzah (haqil@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Fa’izah Sani & Amirul Karim

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Following the brief hiatus, a croaking Jonathan Roberts is joined by ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz.

They look ahead to life for the Lions after Fandi finishes his Suzuki Cup stint and at what values his replacement will need. As well as asking the big question: Could FAS look across the Causeway for the next head coach?

Elsewhere, Germany find themselves with a different coach issue. After failing to get past the group stages of the World Cup, Germany is also out of the Nations League tournament. Is it time for Joachim Loew to go? 

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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 Timothy Goh and Melissa Hyak.

In this week's episode, the team discusses the recent announcement of Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the leader of the fourth generation of Singapore's political leadership, paving the way for him to become the country's next Prime Minister.

Produced by: Zakir Hussain (zakirh@sph.com.sg) & Money FM 89.3

Edited by: Money FM 89.3’s Nadiah Koh and ST’s Paxton Pang

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Celeb Chats Ep 9: Broadway Beng star Sebastian Tan gives an unexpected definition of 'Ah Beng'

6:27 mins

Synopsis: In this podcast series, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre, food, and more.

This episode features theatre practitioner Sebastian Tan, who plays his straight-talking, musical-loving character, Broadway Beng, in the new production titled Broadway Beng - Last Beng Standing.

Broadway Beng - Last Beng Standing is being performed at Capitol Theatre until Aug 4, 2019.

Started in 2006, Broadway Beng shows are a mixture of stand-up comedy, musicals and Hokkien humour, which over the years, has evolved from being sketch-based, to adopting a current classier concert format. This is its seventh instalment.

Produced by: Benson Ang

Edited by: John Lui

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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks to India-born Steven and Chinese mainlander Amy Zhang about the discrimination they face daily in Hong Kong, despite having lived there for decades. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.

The discrimination they face in public tends to be more subtle. Find out how. 

1. Micro-aggressions faced by Steven due to the colour of his skin (1:04)
2. How Steven copes with discrimination (3:46)
3. Amy remembers when mainlanders like her were treated better (7:09)
4. How Hong Kong's education policies may have contributed to the situation (9:33)
5. Chinese mainlanders still have a long way to go to gain wider acceptance (12:22)

Read the full story by Claire Huang: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-still-cant-call-myself-a-hong-konger

Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Penelope Lee, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

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Asian Insider Ep 75: What the US' Afghanistan exit means for Asia's regional powers 

25:33 mins

Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

What the American failure in Afghanistan, India's unrealised political promises and an emboldened China means for dynamics in Asia?

Nirmal Ghosh chats with two expert guests. Associate Professor Christine Fair is with the Security Studies Program within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Prakhar Sharma is a currently New York-based political analyst who has studied Afghanistan for 15 years and lived in the country for several years prior to 2016. 

They discuss the following points:

1. How China & Russia had normalised the Taleban even before the 9/11 attacks (2:30)
2. Why China ignores human rights abuses in favour of a stable Afghanistan under the Taleban (5:50)
3. Pakistan has been a spoiler in Afghanistan's national development (9:19)
4. Why Pakistan will continue to bargain with the US, extracting aid to fight terrorism - and Washington will acquiesce (11:17)
5. What the American failure in Afghanistan, India's unrealised promise, and China's rise means for regional dynamics and relations with the US (18:49)
6. Should friends and allies henceforth doubt the US' staying power? (20:01)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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Money Hacks Ep 75: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19?

10:53 min

Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Host Chris Lim speaks remotely with bionic financial adviser MoneyOwl's chief executive and chief investment officer Chuin Ting Weber.

She explains the following points:

1. Why the role of insurance is protection (2:40)

2. Why our most important financial asset is our income (3:45)

3. What does it mean to be comprehensively insured? (5:45)

4. Why term insurance is more affordable and preferable till your planned retirement age and you no longer have dependents (7:00)

Produced by: Chris Lim and Ernest Luis

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.

The Straits Times' Japan correspondent Walter Sim speaks with Japan's "untouchables", known as the burakumin. They are descendants of a shunned caste from a long-gone era, who are still ostracised in modern times purely because of their lineage. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.

Official estimates number the burakumin at 900,000, but activists says there are as many as 3 million across the country who have moved out of the hamlets their ancestors once lived in.

1. Risa Kumamoto - emerging from discrimination against burakumin to become a respected academic (0:30)
2. History of Japan's burakumin (2:00)
3. Emotionally scarred while growing up as a burakumin (3:59)
4. Taro Murasaki: From monkey trainer to monkey theme park owner (7:46)

5. The late Japanese politician blocked from becoming Japan's Prime Minister in 2001, chiefly because of his ancestry (9:58)

6. How burakumin such as abattoir worker Yuki Miyazaki still live in fear of their ancestry being exposed in public (10:23)

Read the full story by Walter Sim: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-wanted-to-escape-this-life-by-hiding-who-i-was

Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Toh Wen Li, Yeo Sam Jo, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

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Find out why the broader tech sector remains quietly resilient despite high-profile layoffs, as companies digitalise.

Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, the new Career Talk podcast by The Straits Times helps you take charge of your own career and make your ambition pay off.

The Ministry of Manpower recently released its latest job vacancies report on March 30, 2023.

In this episode, host Tay Hong Yi and his guests talk about which jobs employers yearn to fill, why they do, and what these numbers mean for Singapore’s workforce.

He speaks with associate Professor Randolph Tan from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), who has a background in econometrics and labour economics, and Mr Samir Bedi, who leads Asean workforce advisory at Ernst and Young Singapore, and has extensive experience in human resources consulting, ranging from manpower planning to job redesign and the future of work.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:23 What are the highlights of the report?

3:24 Why are there still so many newly-created positions in tech, despite high-profile layoffs in the sector?

4:56 What does the ratio of new positions to replacement positions measure?

6:58 How can we reduce skills mismatch in Singapore?

10:56 How can Singapore build a life-long learning culture?

13:19 What is the impact of leaving vacancies for a long time on businesses and the workforce?

19:29 How can Singapore attract more local talent to fill increasing vacancies in the skilled trades?

22:59 Is upskilling in Singapore too confusing for workers?

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Celeb Chats Ep 3 - Author Mitch Albom on The Next Person You Meet In Heaven

6:21 mins

Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times features the best chats with the creators and stars of music, film, books, theatre and more.

Author Mitch Albom, who is behind bestselling books such as Tuesdays With Morrie, tells books reporter Olivia Ho about his new book The Next Person You Meet In Heaven, a sequel to his popular 2003 novel The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and what it was like to revisit his favourite literary character 15 years later.

Produced by: John Lui & Olivia Ho

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Money Hacks Ep 28: How to make your credit card work harder for you

7:35 mins

Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial and investment scene.

Ms Natalia Goh - head of credit cards and personal loans for Standard Chartered Bank Singapore - explains why practical Singaporeans love cashback cards like Standard Chartered's Unlimited Cashback Card.

It offers 1.5 per cent cashback on spending with no cap, and is among the best in the market, as The Straits Times had previously reported.

To make your credit card work harder, keep three pointers in mind:

1. Know your lifestyle needs and spending habits

2. Read and compare terms, conditions and benefits of credit cards online first, before applying

3. Look out for seasonal promotions, ahead of the approaching Christmas period for example

She gives us tips on how to look for different credit cards for different needs - ranging from petrol to dining, and online shopping.

Produced by: Ernest Luis

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Wearable tech can help us monitor our heart.

Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

Today, we can easily find heart rate monitors in wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. As Singapore shifts the centre of gravity in healthcare from acute hospitals to the community with its preventive care strategy Healthier SG, such wearable technology will likely become more popular as they enable us to take charge of our health. 

In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Clin Assoc Prof Ching Chi Keong, a Senior Consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore about how one can make use of these devices and just how accurate they are.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:55 How do ECG readings taken with a smart watch compare with a traditional ECG done in a medical setting? How accurate are they? 

3:41 Interpreting ECG readings on your phone and what it means to have a sinus rhythm

11:09 When should you seek medical help? 

14:35 Which group of people should use wearable devices to monitor their heart rate?

Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh

Edited by: Eden Soh

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Health Check Ep 32: How to encourage pregnant women to exercise more

13:25 mins

Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays, The Straits Times guides you to healthier living and clears up common misconceptions on health with expert guests.

In this episode, ST senior correspondent Joyce Teo and podcasting head Ernest Luis host Dr Serene Thain, an associate consultant from the Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine at KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

The first guidelines on physical activity and exercise for pregnant women were released earlier in January in a bid to curb the high rate of gestational diabetes here.

This episode is aimed at popular misconceptions about exercising during pregnancy. Mothers-in law, do have a listen too!

Dr Thain answers the following questions:

1. Why pregnant women should aim for a target of 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercises (divide the time into daily slots or at least three times a week) (3:05)

2. How to avoid hypoglycaemia, which is dangerous for pregnant women (5:40)

3. Danger signs pregnant women should notice while exercising (8:40)

4. Should women lie flat on their backs in prolonged yoga sessions, especially after the fourth month of pregnancy? (11:05)

5. Post-pregnancy exercising guidelines (12:00)

Produced by: Joyce Teo and Ernest Luis

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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Technology is advancing at such a pace as Chinese electric vehicle brand Xpeng is aiming to prove to the global market.

Synopsis: In this special episode, The Straits Times' Lee Nian Tjoe meets Mr He Xiaopeng, the chairman and chief executive of Chinese electric vehicle brand, Xpeng.

By 2025, Xpeng cars will bring the driver from door-to-door with barely any human intervention and in 2026, it plans to deliver its first flying vehicle. 

Xpeng is using automated driving technology to make driving safer and more relaxing.

The target, Mr He says, is to make the cars behave like “good drivers” on the road, adapt to local conditions and behaviours.

Concurrently, the company is taking to the skies. Its first flying vehicle will reach customers in 2026. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:55 By 2025, Xpeng’s drivers will only need to step in to take control once or twice per 100km covered

3:45 Level 5 autonomous driving means that the vehicle can handle itself in all conditions, whether it is a typhoon or an earthquake

5:25 Automated driving technology does not mean drivers will lose their jobs

7:00 Flying cars? 

8:46 How Xpeng picks its markets and goes about entering them

9:35 On why only a minority of car companies in China today will survive in the next five to 10 years

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Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.

After a three-month hiatus, #PopVultures host Jan Lee teases what she has been working on and gives her first reactions to some of the more thrilling revelations coming out of Prince Harry's autobiography - the brilliantly titled Spare.

Highlights (tap/click above):

0:48 An update on #PopVultures.

06:20 A brief recap on what Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have been up to since stepping down as working royals.

10:40 What are the most headline-grabbing stories from Spare?

14:42 Thoughts on stories coming out from the book and why it could be a bad PR move on Prince Harry's part.

Produced by: Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg), Penelope Lee & Eden Soh

Edited by: Penelope Lee & Eden Soh

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The Big Story Ep 29: Crucial to avoid Covid-19 super spreader settings, like dining in big groups

6:37 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Two restaurants and a bar were ordered to close after they were found to have flouted safe management measures.

Separately, a recent family cluster of five Covid-19 cases from two households was identified. Are we dropping our guard in the Covid-19 fight?

Dean of NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Professor Teo Yik Ying weighs in with The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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Asian Insider Ep 54: Why India’s farmer protests are unlike any demonstrations PM Modi has seen

15:12 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

Protests continue, and are having ramifications abroad as well, ST India Bureau Chief Nirmala Ganapathy and Hudson Institute's Aparna Pande tell Asian Insider.

1. Modi has not faced a protest like this before: Nirmala Ganapathy (1:14)
2. A lot of mistrust among farmers about big corporates: Nirmala Ganapathy (4:24)
3. Diaspora politics in play as world watches protests: Aparna Pande (06:20)
4. Certain groups have tried to divert attention to other causes: Aparna Pande (08:37)
5. Protests threaten Modi’s reformist image: Nirmala Ganapathy (11:07)
6. How will protests affect India-US relations? (13:14)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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Synopsis: Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times tackles the talking points in Singapore sport.

In this episode, ST sports correspondent David Lee chats with former Valencia president Anil Murthy about his highs and lows running the Spanish football club.

The Singaporean was Valencia president for five out of the eight tumultuous seasons under Singaporean tycoon Peter Lim. While they won a King's Cup in 2019 and qualified for the Champions League thrice, there was also a high turnover of managers and players. And in May 2022, Murthy also left the club under a shroud of controversy.

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:40 Audio-leaks: What was actually said

03:24  Death threats led to Anil's resignation, not sacking

05:56  Why is there animosity towards the club's Singapore leadership?

07:27  No football experience, no problem?

11:00  Anil on his relationship with Peter Lim

Produced by: David Lee (davidlee@sph.com.sg) & ST Video Team

Edited by: Pax Pang

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 60: Singapore's SEA Games highs and lows 

11:27 mins

Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.

In this episode, Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts ST assistant sports editor Low Lin Fhoong, who is in the Philippines covering the SEA Games, and sports editor Lee Yulin.

They discuss the pleasant surprises at the Games as well as a couple of shocks - the end of the water polo team's epic 52-year winning streak and the flap created by football coach Fandi Ahmad's reasons for the Young Lions' poor performance.

In the second half, the spotlight falls on the night running of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. 

Produced by: Bernard Lim, Low Lin Fhoong and Lee Yulin 

Edited by: Olivia Quay & Penelope Lee

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Salaries need to be structured more flexibly to reflect broader aspirations.

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.

Views on pay issues vary widely among young workers depending on their professional and life goals.

This was borne out in a survey of 1,000 young people commissioned by The Straits Times, carried out in May by market research firm Kantar and released in August.

In this episode, ST journalist Tay Hong Yi digs deeper into the implications of the results and underlying beliefs that give rise to different attitudes.

His guests are Dr Fermin Diez, a researcher on compensation issues with over 30 years of corporate experience, and young professional Jonathan Ng, who juggles being a business development manager with robotics company Otsaw while studying for a degree in marketing at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:38 How has working and studying at the same time influenced Jonathan’s views on salary?

4:10 How have career norms shifted?

8:33 Are companies keeping up with these shifting norms in how pay is designed?

12:43 Why does satisfaction with one’s salary and work-life balance decline with age?

15:29 Disclosing salary details 

22:14 How can employers deal with inter-generational differences on how pay is perceived?

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Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 144: Dive into gripping documentary about 2018 Thai cave rescue

9:46 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore. 

This week's Life Picks highlights two new releases on the big screen. Film correspondent John Lui talks about The Rescue, a National Geographic documentary on the 2018 mission to rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. (0:56)

Journalist Jan Lee gives her take on the biopic Anita, which has model-actress Louise Wong portraying the legendary Cantopop singer Anita Mui. (3:54)

Produced by: ST Life desk & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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Asian Insider Ep 51: China ends absolute poverty in signature achievement for President Xi Jinping

14:10 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

China marked a milestone in its anti-poverty efforts this week, removing its last remaining counties from a list of poor regions.

ST's China correspondent Danson Cheong and University of Gottingen's Dr Yu Xiaohua explore its implications with host Nirmal Ghosh on Asian Insider.

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#PopVultures Ep 11: On brownface and race depiction in SG

14:10 mins

Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian entertainment or Hollywood.

In this episode, the Pop Vultures get deep into a serious topic - the act of brown-facing in Singapore entertainment. 

The issue came to the forefront of the local entertainment scene this week after Mediacorp artist Dennis Chew participated in an Epay advertisement where he darkened his skin. This is not the first time local celebrities have landed themselves in hot water over such an act. 

The Pop Vultures' co-hosts Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo invite colleague S.Sakthivel to discuss briefly, past examples of brown-facing and get into why that is often hurtful to minority races.

Is it ever okay to portray someone of another race? 

And finally, what’s the lesson here for local entertainment? Can dialogue and engagement between different races in Singapore be further improved?

It’s a heavy topic but one of importance - let the millennial #PopVultures walk you through it.

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Asian Insider Ep 53: Biden inherits a conflicted United States

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

The US election and its contested result has denied Washington its bragging rights of having the most secure democracy in the world, as Georgetown Professor Sanford Ungar explains in this episode.

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Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

Group size limits will go up to 10 people, and masks will no longer be mandatory in outdoor settings from Tuesday (March 29). These are some of the latest changes to Covid-19 rules announced on March 24, as Singapore makes a decisive step towards living with the virus.

Additionally, in Singapore’s most significant move to reopen its borders, travellers will no longer be required to take only designated flights to enter Singapore quarantine-free from April 1, and will not have to take a Covid-19 antigen rapid test within 24 hours of arrival.

Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of NUS’ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, weighs in on these developments.

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This nascent industry holds much promise but needs to manage the giddy ambitions of some investors and governments. 

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.

Everyone is talking about green hydrogen as the fuel of the future. It’s regarded as a key way the global economy can transition away from polluting fossil fuels to create a cleaner and greener future. 

Huge projects have been announced worth many billions of dollars. And more and more governments say they see the promise of using renewable energy to create hydrogen that can power factories, generate electricity and even fuel ships and planes. 

But is this all just more hype or is there real promise in rapidly scaling up green hydrogen production? To find out the challenges ahead, ST's climate editor David Fogarty hosts Mr Alex Tancock, chief executive officer and co-founder of InterContinental Energy, a developer of large-scale hydrogen projects in some of the sunniest places on Earth. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:34 What is green hydrogen? Why is it attracting so much interest from investors and governments?

4:21 Main uses for green hydrogen

16:40 More than 1,000 green hydrogen projects have been announced recently, yet very few have reached financial close: What's holding the industry back?

20:27 Mr Alex Tancock: "The challenge we have is to scale-up and scale-up very quickly. And I see that as more of an opportunity."

21:46 Costs of green hydrogen

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 86: Post-circuit breaker scenarios for Singapore's September F1 Grand Prix outcome

12:22 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 Jonathan Wong and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz.

They discuss the following topics in the first and second halves of this episode:

1. It is a tricky time for sport in Singapore; the government has begun to ease up on circuit breaker restrictions, but there is little to suggest the Republic's battle against the coronavirus pandemic will end anytime soon. This puts events like the Singapore Grand Prix, scheduled for Sept 20, in serious doubt. What are the likely scenarios?

2. Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong last week said the move to Phase Two of post-circuit breaker measures could happen before the scheduled date of July 2. Sport Singapore has just announced that athletes who have qualified or are close to qualifying for the Olympics and Paralympics, can return to training on June 2 under "controlled conditions". What does this mean for athletes?

Produced by: ST Sports Desk

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Recording & interview originally published: Dec 23, 2018

Lunch With Sumiko Ep 3: TWG Tea's Taha Bouqdib on how he fell in love with tea

3:10 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie.

Taha Bouqdib's father wanted him to join the military. He chose tea, and TWG Tea is now a global brand. The Moroccan-born Frenchman is president, chief executive and co-founder of TWG Tea, one of the world's fastest-growing luxury tea brands.

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Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series.

In this episode, how to make your SME more profitable with low cost digital solutions, including standard website building, payment integration, analytics and mentorship. Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Wong Wenbin, Head of GrabPay at Grab Singapor​e.

This episode is brought to you by Grab: https://www.grab.com/sg/

Highlights of the conversation (click/tap above): 

01:44 Gaps in digitalisation adoption and the 3 challenges impeding digitalisation

05:11 Access to credit for SMEs still the most crucial

07:15 Alliances for action the next crucial step

09:22 Digital solutions need to stand the test of time

12:14 Cashless transactions/payments are the next frontier for growth

13:42 Case study of an SME which grew sales 3x after digitalisation

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The Big Story Ep 34: Maid acquitted of stealing from ex-Changi Airport Group chief – what damages can she seek?

6:50 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Both the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the police are looking into the case of a former domestic worker acquitted of stealing from Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong and his family. Liew, 74, stepped down from his post after an announcement in a statement on Sept 10, to bring forward his retirement from the role.

In a statement on Sunday (Sept 6), MOM said that it is in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) as to whether further action, if any, ought to be taken following comments by the judge, Justice Chan Seng Onn.

The AGC said earlier on Sunday that it would be studying Justice Chan's judgment.

The Straits Times' law correspondent Selina Lum breaks down the case with The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

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This Week, The New Paper's Cheow Sue-Ann and Jonathan Roberts swing into the stunning world of a myriad of web-slingers.

Can an animated film stand up to the likes of Avengers: Infinity war, Black Panther and many other live action superheroes?

Also featured is Singapore film, A Land Imagined by director Yeo Siew Hua

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Hear why active ETFs are becoming more popular.  

Synopsis: Every third Monday of the month, hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both senior columnists at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.

In this episode, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Apac head of ETF - Philippe El-Asmar - discusses the growth of ETFs in Asia.

In particular, there is a growing focus on active ETFs.

Being actively managed, they may offer better returns. However, what are the risks?

Highlights (click/tap above): 

2:05 Growth of the ETF market   

5:20 Misconceptions that all ETFs are passive ones 

6:25 ETFs are also used by institutional investors, not just retail investors   

7:50 What are fixed income ETFs? 

9:45 Advantages of investing in active ETFs 

12:50 Risks to be aware of when investing active ETFs

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 66: Don't write off Serena Williams; why Liverpool are a joy to watch; what's up at the SMBC S'pore Open 

12:29 mins

Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.

In this episode, Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts ST sports' Rohit Brijnath, Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee.

The team reveals why it would be foolish to write off Serena Williams' chances at the upcoming Australian Open, why Liverpool are such a joy to watch and who to watch at this week's SMBC Singapore Open.

Produced by: Howie Lim, Rohit Brijnath and Sazali Abdul Aziz 

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The Big Story Ep 118: Restaurants call for year-end increase to 8-pax dine-in capacity

6:22 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

At the opening ceremony of Restaurant Asia 2021 (Nov 18-20), a three-day food and beverage symposium and trade show expected to attract 3,000 participants, Mr Andrew Kwan, president of Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS), called for an increase of dining capacity to eight people to help the battered food and beverage industry get back on its feet.

In an interview with The Big Story, event co-chairman and RAS management committee member Diana Teo joins the call for capacity limits and the 1-metre social distancing rule to be re-examined, and discusses the new normal for the F&B industry.

Read more: https://str.sg/3N4C

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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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Green Pulse Ep 49: Can aquaculture solve the seafood “seaspiracy”?

20:38 mins

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 in this podcast series.

The recently-released Netflix film “Seaspiracy”, which calls on people to stop eating seafood, has generated widespread debate. Supporters say the film highlights the impact of industrial fishing on marine life, bringing public attention to an aspect of the trade that not many usually think about. But others have lambasted the British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi for inaccurate facts and figures used to support the arguments made.

In this episode, ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty speak with Professor Dean Jerry, an aquaculture expert from the Singapore campus of the James Cook University, about the implications of seafood consumption and the role of aquaculture in feeding the world.

They discuss the following points:

1. Is the demand for seafood really emptying the oceans? (2:43) 
2. How can Singapore consumers identify sustainable wild-caught seafood? (6:55) 
3. What is the role of aquaculture in feeding the world? (9:33)
4. But aquaculture does not have a pristine reputation, so can it be made more environmentally-friendly? (13:28)
5. Can there still be plenty of fish in the sea, while ensuring that communities can continue to get access to seafood? (17:25)

Listen to Ep 44: Fishy business about the fish you eat in Singapore: https://omny.fm/shows/green-pulse-1/in-hot-soup-the-fishy-business-about-the-fish-you

FAO’s (Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN) state of the world fisheries: http://www.fao.org/state-of-fisheries-aquaculture

Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Penelope Lee

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Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong becomes Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15, 2024, when he succeeds current PM Lee Hsien Loong. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times’ Natasha Ann Zachariah explores contemporary societal choices and youth perspectives and digs deeper into issues of the day.

The upcoming leadership transition - when Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong becomes Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15 - has ignited discussions about where Singapore goes from here.

In particular, what issues are youths most concerned about before they go to the ballot box in the next General Election?

In this episode of The Usual Place, Natasha hosts three guests:

• Joel Lim, 31, host of Political Prude: The Podcast
• Gautham Vijayan Kumaran, 26, a final-year student at the National University of Singapore
• Carissa Cheow, 28, the chief strategy officer for a tech firm and a career counsellor

From expectations of DPM Wong when he takes over as prime minister, to their thoughts of how the impending general election will play out, these three guests candidly share their views and shed some insight on what youths might want to see from their future political leaders.

Highlights (Click/tap above):

4:18 Qualities youth are looking for in Singapore's next PM

12:19 What youth are looking for when the next election comes around

19:31 Is there a dichotomy between traditional bread-and-butter concerns and wider, all-encompassing issues such as climate change and civil liberties?

21:58: Are younger voters harder to convince?

31:51: How will scandals of politicians in 2023 factor into the next election?

34:28: Will social media be the dominant platform among voters at the next GE?

Host: Natasha Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg)

Edited by producers: Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh

Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong

Filmed by: Joel Chng and Marc Justin De Souza, ST Video

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Your mother tongue can also be your super power - that’s what our three guests on The Usual Place tell us.

Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.

In this episode, Zhang Xi Ying, a content producer at HeyKaki, C Aishwarya, a branding and promotions executive from Tamil Murasu and Rabiatul Adawiya Binhan, deputy audience and growth editor from Berita Harian, share their views on what it takes to be bilingual.

Beyond acquiring another language, your mother tongue helps shape some sense of your identity, and preserve culture and connections with your roots.

For one, it’s no longer passe to be fluent in your mother tongue, say Xi Ying and Aishwarya. But sometimes, the struggle to pick it up can be real, adds Rabiatul, who is trying to get her two children to learn Malay.

Learning our mother tongues came up at the National Day Rally (NDR) in August 2024.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, said in his Mandarin speech, that he understood that the Chinese community is “very concerned” about the standard of Mandarin in Singapore.

In an effort to spur on students who are strong in their mother tongue, Mr Wong announced that those who do well in these languages at primary school will be able to study it at a higher level from Secondary 1.

Highlights (click/tap above):

5:59 Why learning your mother tongue brings you closer to culture

10:48 Clinging to their culture when they can’t speak their mother tongue

13:42 Mixing English and mother tongue languages to appeal

21:23 Hating on your mother tongue

27:26 Connecting with your mother tongue starts at home

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Editor's Take: (July 3) "The GE2020 gloves have come off", says Warren Fernandez

4:54 mins

Synopsis: This is The Straits Times' snappy GE2020 podcast analysis - Editor's Take.

The editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings' English, Malay and Tamil Media Group and editor of The Straits Times - Warren Fernandez - shares what the top news of the day will be and why it matters.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Ernest Luis

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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.

In this episode, The Straits Times environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk about how the reinsurance industry can push for greater climate action.

They speak with Mr Mark Senkevics, head of the property and casualty underwriting hub in Asia, Australia & New Zealand for Swiss Re. This episode is brought to you by Swiss Re: https://www.swissre.com/

Highlights (click/tap above):

02:50 What is the role of reinsurance companies in dealing with climate change and how influential can they be?

05:48 Reinsurance companies also pay out when disaster strikes; what are the payout trends for natural catastrophes across Asia?

07:10 What is the role of climate change in causing natural catastrophic events, such as floods? 

10:15 Why 85 per cent of economic losses from natural catastrophes in Asia are still not insured, when compared with advanced economies

13:00 How vulnerable is the Asia-Pacific region to floods, and why governments need to address the poor flood protection gap

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Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh

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The Meg has stunned with its success, raking in over US$140 million (S$192 million) globally. But then, it had no competition and a PG13 monster movie with a watchable star is going to get bums on seats during a lull. Will it continue for a second week? Who knows? It’s a case of Schrodinger’s shark.

Ernest Luis and Jonathan Roberts take a bite out of the big dumb shark movie.

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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 welcomes podcast producer Penelope Lee to talk and air their feelings about idols dating!

Did you know that South Korean tabloid Dispatch usually releases a report on the first day of the new year that exposes a celebrity romance? Celebrity couples who confirmed they were dating after the Dispatch New Year report includes Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, Exo's Kai and Blackpink's Jennie and Lee Seung-gi and Girls Generation's Yoona. 

Using that as a jumping-off point, Penelope and Jan - who are both long-time fangirls of different groups like BTS, Arashi and One Direction - discuss the taboo around dating for idols, how idols are marketed, the consequences that can arise from a dating or marriage scandal and their own thoughts on the issues.

Highlights (tap/click above):

02:06 Are there dating bans for idols? Why aren't idols allowed to date? And how do the Hollywood and Asian entertainment industries differ on this front?

10:45 How pop idols are different from actors or singers

13:36 Consequences and case studies on idols who have been caught dating with examples from Super Junior's Heechul and Twice's Momo, AKB48's Minami Minegishi and pop singers Hyuna and Dawn

30:57 Final thoughts

Produced by Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee

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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 (click/tap above):

00:55 New York City leading surge in Covid cases among cities on the US east coast

02:55 Investigation into Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, and if there is evidence to show culpability of former US President Donald Trump

05:40 The 2022 edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) exercise organised by the US Navy, and the political signals due to Taiwan's expected invitation

07:15 US authorities asking telecom operators to delay an already postponed rollout of 5G networks, due to potential flight safety equipment interference

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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No other car company has invested as much as Porsche to sell cars to consumers in Singapore with a high-end “studio” in the heart of the city. How is it working?

Synopsis: The Straits Times offers expert insights if you are in the market for a new vehicle or are tracking transportation trends.

Cars in Singapore are the most expensive in the world. In this episode, ST's senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe visits the Porsche Studio Singapore in Guoco Midtown along Beach Road, to speak with Mr Brendan Mok, head of PR and communications at Porsche Asia Pacific.

They discuss how the German sportscar brand is going to sell more units in Singapore.

Highlights (click/tap above):

4:30 What is so different about how Porsche is selling cars in Singapore? 

17:20 How frequently do car companies review their contracts with dealers?

19:00 Answering the EV question 

23:25 Only one in five Porsches sold are actually “sports cars” 

28:30 Porsche’s sales projection for Singapore in 2024 

36:30 When there will be a garage sale of Porsche in Singapore

Produced by: Lee Nian Tjoe (niantjoel@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh, T Kumar & Willy Wong

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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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.

In this week's episode, they analyse the US' plan to help transfer Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine, Donald Trump's return to Michigan to rally his base, and a historic move by the Amazon workers in New York to become the first group to vote in favour of unionising at a US facility.

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Dan Koh

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David Lee hosts his ST sports colleague Sazali Abdul Aziz in this episode.   Where does Benjamin Davis' future lie after the Fulham Under-18 midfielder was labelled a defaulter by Mindef for failing to return to Singapore to report for National Service?

Why is Chelsea's dead man walking Maurizio Sarri refusing to give young striker Callum Hudson-Odoi a chance to shine despite a clear lack of cutting edge in their 2-0 FA Cup defeat by Manchester United?

Is Pep Guardiola getting it right at Manchester City with Phil Foden scoring twice in their 4-1 win over Newport?   Which English team is bucking the trend and blooding youngsters? Hint: They are coming to Singapore in July.  

Produced by: David Lee, Sazali Abdul Aziz and Adam Azlee  

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Money Hacks

Episode 18

Duration: 6:44 mins

Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene.

How do you put together an investment portfolio as a beginner? What is a portfolio? What are equities? What are recommended periods for long-term and short-term reviews of your investment portfolio?

Mr Kelvin Goh, head of investments and wealth advisory, OCBC Bank, gives us good starter tips.

Produced by: Ernest Luis & Christopher Lim

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Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.

Following Budget 2025 and the Committee of Supply Debate on government spending, Natasha invites as her co-host Isabelle Liew, a ST journalist who covers the housing beat.

They welcome Minister for National Development Desmond Lee on their living room couch as he says housing affordability will always be a “top-of-mind” issue for Singaporeans, as the nation gears up for the upcoming general election.

He explains how the Government’s measures, including the increase in supply of Build-To-Order (BTO) flats and the injection of executive condominium (EC) units, will start to address this issue.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:50 What are 'brownfield' sites? Minister explains; on seeming ground sentiment that homeownership is slipping out of reach for younger Singaporeans

5:29 Differences between "willing buyer, willing seller" resale open market and new BTO flats; on supply projection

9:25 On property sales flyers hyping up million-dollar HDB resale flats; the FOMO (fear of missing out) effect, information and prudence

11:42 On possible government levers and measures on demand, how market can find stable baseline over the long term; advice to younger home-buying couples

18:20 On how his own West Coast GRC team fared since the last general election, and following the departure of Mr S Iswaran after corruption charges

24:00 On voter sentiments and housing affordability as an issue for the GE

34:00 What Minister Desmond Lee has learnt about himself as a politician so far, juggling portfolios? On what happens at his Meet-the-People Sessions

39:28 The deeper nuances behind converting the brownfield site for the upcoming new Mount Pleasant BTO housing estate

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 51: Singapore's F1 ambitions and the haze's impact on local sport

Time: 13:58 mins

Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.

In this 51st episode, Bernard Lim is joined by sports editor Lee Yulin and assistant sports editor Low Lin Fhoong, as they discuss the thrills and spills of the Sept 20-22 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, and the impact of the haze on athletes and local sports events such as the upcoming The Straits Times Run.

Produced by: Lee Yulin, Low Lin Fhoong & Money FM's Bernard Lim

Edited by: Penelope Lee & Money FM's Olivia Quay

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 57: Have Liverpool wrapped up the English Premier League title?

14 mins

Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday.

In this episode, Money FM's Howie Lim hosts ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondents Sazali Abdul Aziz and David Lee to discuss Liverpool's 3-1 win over Manchester City.

Closer to home, they also examine what the Asean Club Championship means for Singapore football and the fate of beleaguered Singapore Premier League club, Warriors FC. 

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