China Perspective Ep 5: Beijing tightening screws on China's tech giants 6:47 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: China's new rules targeting companies that hold data of more than 1 million users (1:42) The provision of Sinopharm and Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccines to the international Covax programme (3:04) A dispute between Chi...
Jul 14, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Regional Round-up Ep 6: Why Thailand is mixing Covid-19 vaccines to desperately boost protection 10:06 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Glenn van Zutphen about the following points: Malaysia's mass testing of the workers and volunteers at the Ideal Convention Centre in Shah Alam (2:00) Malaysia's aim to have 60% of the population immunised ...
Jul 13, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Washington Report Ep 6: Analysing Biden's efforts to counter corporate consolidation 9:29 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. Steve Okun, senior advisor of McLarty Associates, sits in for ST's Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, to chat with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker about the following points: President Joe Biden's new executive order and its effect on big businesses (1:26) What it means for the future of American jobs (3:26) Analys...
Jul 12, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Speaking Of Asia Ep 3: The great Asian gold rush 12:20 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts based on his weekly columns on Asian issues, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this third episode, he discusses the burst of wealth that is taking place in Asia, from Japan to the Middle East, and how European and American lenders are rushing in to manage the money of wealthy Asians. The great Californi...
Jul 08, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Asian Insider Ep 73: Indonesia's Covid-19 crisis deepens 10:08 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. A lack of vaccinations and leaky travel bans fuelled Indonesia's new Covid-19 cases, correspondent Linda Yulisman tells Asian Insider. Introduction 0:00 What led to the surge in infections? 1:23 Hospital beds in Java filling up fast. 3:13 5% of population fully vaccinated so ...
Jul 08, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Inside Hong Kong Ep 5: 9 arrested over HK 'car bomb' plot & plans for a potential travel corridor 4:35 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks to Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points: The city's government said it will assess Singapore's new Covid-19 strategy before reviving travel bubble (0:47) The minds behind Hong Kong's revolutionary group, 'Returning Valiant' (2:...
Jul 08, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 5
China Perspective Ep 4: Will Beijing’s plans to return Communist Party to revolutionary roots backfire? 8:37 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: How Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to bring CCP back to its revolutionary roots (1:26) The removal of Didi Chuxing on app stores by China’s cyberspace regulator (4:20) Question...
Jul 07, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Washington Report Ep 5: Biden's report card on Independence Day 11:19 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker about the following points: What America's been like more than five months into Joe Biden's presidency (1:18) How far the US is from reaching pre-pandemic health, jobs wise (6:39) Why authorities are proceeding with the demolition of collap...
Jul 07, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Regional Round-up Ep 5: Malaysia’s MCO 3.0 and Indonesia’s Covid crisis 12:27 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker about the following points: What went wrong during Malaysia’s latest lockdown to try to control the Covid-19 pandemic (1:37) 'White Flag' movement rippling across Malaysia and how Malaysians remain resilient (3:42) The possibility of m...
Jul 06, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Letter From The Bureau Ep 3: Filipinos cope with an epidemic of despair as Covid-19 takes a toll 14:01 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar in this podcast series as she talks about life as it goes on amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. She chats with ST's Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel about the following: Why is the Philippines in an ‘epidemic of despair’ (0:58...
Jul 02, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Inside Hong Kong Ep 4: Tight security in HK as China celebrates Chinese Communist Party centenary 9:47 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks to Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points: Atmosphere in Hong Kong as July 1 marks the anniversary of both Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China (0:55) The centennial of the Chinese Communist Party (3:01) Produced by: Prime T...
Jul 01, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Regional Round-up Ep 4: Indonesia's critical challenges as it enters hard Covid-19 lockdown 11:13 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker about the following points: Indonesia entering a hard lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19 (1:38) Slow pace of Malaysia’s latest RM150 billion ((S$48.6 billion) package rollout (5:30) How calls from Malaysia’s Ki...
Jun 30, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Washington Report Ep 4: Florida condo's structural weakness ignored 11:15 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker about the following points: Progression over linking the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal and 'Family Plan' (1:12) Biden administration's challenge against Georgia’s new tightened law that infringes on the rights of black vot...
Jun 28, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives an analysis of the progression over linking the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal and 'Family Plan', the Biden administration's challenge against Georgia’s new tightened law, the reaction behind the sentence of white ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 28, 2021•11 min
Inside Hong Kong Ep 1: Apple Daily bids farewell as first trial under national security law begins 8:53 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses developments in Hong Kong. ST's Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang chats with Money FM 89.3's Rachel Kelly about the following points: Apple Daily closes its doors after 26 years (0:40) How a 24-year-old Hong Kong man became the first defendant to be tried under the city’s nearly one-year-old national security law (5:01) Produced by: The ...
Jun 25, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Regional Round-up Ep 3: Could Malaysia face a general election this year? 10:29 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Timothy Go about the following points: A possible General Election in Malaysia at the end of 2021 (1:37) How significant is a vote by Thai lawmakers to potentially rewrite the country's charter (3:58) Why Filipinos may face a jail sentence if they ...
Jun 25, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 3
China Perspective Ep 3: Has Tesla found itself a rival in China's carmaker Nio? 7:59 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, sits in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go about the following points: China's reaction from the US FCC to advance a plan to ban approvals for equipment in US telecommuni...
Jun 25, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Washington Report Ep 3: United States ready to lead Western alliance again? 8:29 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go about the following points: US President Joe Biden's first international trip as President (1:10) How the US' move to ship 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan could rock US-China tensions further (2:46) The Biden administrat...
Jun 24, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Asian Insider Ep 72: Rising tide of meth across South-east Asia 13:09 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. Illicit drugs - mainly methamphetamines - is an industry that grew last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, border controls, and a recession. Nirmal Ghosh chats with Inshik Sim, research officer for illicit drugs at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in ...
Jun 24, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives his analysis of US President Joe Biden's first international trip as President, how the US' move to ship 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan could rock US-China tensions further, the Biden administration's plan to finalise a deal with Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 21, 2021•8 min
Power Play Ep 2: Can the US catch up to China’s vaccine diplomacy? 10:58 mins Synopsis: Once a month, join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they both look at various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. They chat about the following: Key differences between the US and China’s vaccine distribution approaches (2:50) Why China’s aid strategies have a poor reputation (4:11) How can America...
Jun 17, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
China Perspective Ep 2: Possible impact of China's new anti-sanction laws 7:48 mins Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei analyses the latest developments in the country she is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: China's reaction to G7 leaders seeking to counter Beijing's global might (1:37) China's new anti-sanction laws (3:23) China's next step in their space exploration front (5:22) Produced by: The Breakfast Hudd...
Jun 17, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On Prime Time, Howie Lim speaks to Claire Huang, Hong Kong correspondent for The Straits Times for an update and analysis of the latest from the territory. Earlier this week, 455,000 fully vaccinated Hongkongers registered for a lucky draw aimed at boosting the city's Covid-19 inoculation drive. On Thursday, 500 police officers raided the offices of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily, alleging its reports breached a national security law. #asianinsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Jun 17, 2021•11 min
Regional Round-up Ep 2: Understanding ground sentiment for Malaysia's post-pandemic exit plan 10:47 mins Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: Details of Malaysia's four-phase pandemic exit plan (1:33) The handling of the Covid crisis by the Malaysian government (4:20) Reasons for surge behind Indonesia's recovery in export numbers (8:07) Pro...
Jun 17, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Washington Report Ep 2: Deciphering G7's challenge to China's Belt and Road initiative 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: G7's challenge to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative (0:47) Making sense of G7 Summit climate change plans (2:35) Explicit language covering China this time round, in G-7 final c...
Jun 16, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Speaking Of Asia Ep 2: What lies behind Myanmar’s heart of darkness 11:33 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts based on his weekly columns on Asian issues, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this second episode, he explains the history behind Myanmar’s current tensions, and the less-reported but complicated relationship between deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the military that oust...
Jun 10, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Washington Report Ep 1: Analysing G-7's backing of global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% 10:37 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh, analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: How the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations' proposed global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% works, and which big companies are likely to be affected (1:35) US Department of Justice (DOJ) will no...
Jun 10, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
China Perspective Ep 1: Why China's aviation sector faces headwinds with reluctance for international technological transfer 7:37 mins Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei analyses the latest developments in the country she is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: What consequences Chinese e-commerce site Xiaohongshu will face for a post relating to the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiana...
Jun 08, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Letter From The Bureau Ep 2: How Chinese Communist Party is popularly viewed in China during Covid-19 18:42 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's foreign desk editor Bhagyashree Garekar in this podcast series as she talks about life as it goes on, amid, and in spite of the headlines, with one of ST’s 30-odd correspondents in 15 cities across the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They will share with you some of the more interesting things they are reporting on from the countries the...
Jun 03, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Asian Insider Ep 71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021 13:37 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. With South-east Asia’s vaccination rates relatively low, the coronavirus will continue to break through the region’s safety measures. Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Abhishek Rimal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societ...
Jun 03, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 71
