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 speaks with Richard Horsey, Senior Advisor on Myanmar at the International Crisis Group, and Jan Jan, a student and co-founder of GM4MD (Global Movement for Myanmar Democracy). Highlights (click/tap above): 01:50 Any optimism for a return to some stability and progress in Myanmar, politically? 03:56 Talks of an e...
Jan 27, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 82
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...
Jan 26, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:32 China’s budding relationship with Russia 02:40 US President Joe Biden’s uncertainty on whether China tariffs will be lifted soon 04:16 US government suspending China-bound flights from the US Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ), The Breakfast H...
Jan 25, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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): 00:38 From pandemic to endemic? A decline of Omicron cases in the US 02:53 The US resisting World Health Organisation's proposals to make itself more independent 05:06 Virtual meeting between US President Joe Biden and Japan's ...
Jan 24, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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 on the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 00:40 HK Schools to be shut from Jan 24 due to rising Covid-19 infections in several schools 01:47 Pet lovers outraged at government's decision on culling of hamsters to reduce risk of infections 04:35 What went wrong for Genting Hong Kong 06:47 Cathay Pacific offer...
Jan 21, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following: Highlights (click/tap above): 01:00 A recap on the trade agreement between US and China 03:21 China not living up to its purchase commitments 05:34 Overall outcome of US-China's Phase One trade deal 06...
Jan 20, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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): 01:10 Canada terminates sourcing contract with Malaysian Supermax Corp. following allegations about forced labour 02:14 Petitions to invalidate son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos from the Philippines' presidential elections 03:51 Indonesian President...
Jan 19, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:38 National Bureau of Statistics releases latest GDP numbers 02:32 Beijing’s first locally-transmitted Omicron infection case 05:00 Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for improved regulation and governance of China's digital economy Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (...
Jan 18, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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): 00:40 US Supreme Court blocks US President Joe Biden's rule requiring large companies to have a vaccine, mask or testing mandate 02:42 Students in Boston and Chicago demand remote learning due to surge in Omicron-related cases ...
Jan 17, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California in San Diego. He also happens to be a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which makes him the Pope’s climate scientist. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 03:27 Profes...
Jan 13, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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): 0:58 Malaysia's newest political party, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) 06:10 Omicron cases in Indonesia tripled within a week and government appeals for suspension of overseas leisure trips 07:40 Philippines' increase in national COVID-19 positivity rate 08:30...
Jan 12, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. 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 Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 00:51 China's first community spread of the Omicron variant ahead of the Winter Olympics 02:53 Progress of the Chinese own m...
Jan 11, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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): 00:51 US' rate of hospitalisation in January 2022 surpasses record set in January last year due to the Omicron variant 02:53 Citigroup staff face vaccine mandate; they must get exemption or risk losing job 04:50 US will push fo...
Jan 10, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:02 Asia's first global museum of visual culture 03:28 The reason behind the name of M+ 05:22 Hong Kong's reaction to the new museum and possible global reactio...
Jan 06, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 Shehzad Haque on the following points: Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 01:02 Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam investigates as government officials tested positive involved in gathering causing the fifth wave of Covid-19 03:03 New restrictions in Hong Kong being enforced after a year of relaxed me...
Jan 06, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. Leslie Lopez, The Straits Times' Regional Correspondent, gives an analysis of floods in seven Malaysian states that have forced thousands of people to be evacuated, the Philippines' expansion of Covid-19 restrictions outside its capital, Indonesia pause on coal exports, and more. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:49 Updates on the floods in Malaysia and how its government is addressing the situati...
Jan 05, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 31
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 special episode, Nirmal Ghosh speaks with author Amitav Ghosh, a prolific writer who has written such classics as The Hungry Tide, The Glass Palace, and In An Antique Land, among others, that have been translated into dozens of languages and read across the planet. His most recent is The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis...
Jan 04, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:35 China reopens embassy in Nicaragua after the latter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing, leaves Taiwan with just 14 diplomatic allies 02:30 China decides to scrap subsidies for electric cars as development in this sector has advanced grea...
Jan 04, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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 ...
Jan 03, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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): 0:55 Which countries were most impacted by Covid-19 2:35 Looking back on Southeast Asia's climate disasters 4:26 Myanmar's relationship with ASEAN 5:47 South China Sea dispute update 6:57 Summary of Malaysia's political troubles Produced by: Leslie Lopez ( ...
Dec 29, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:38 The biggest headline from China - The Third Historical Resolution 02:02 Chinese government crackdowns on various agencies 04:25 Third biggest news out of China - the Evergrande crisis 05:43 Winter Olympics - one of the big things the world can expect out of...
Dec 28, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 Biggest headline of the year - January 6th attack on the Capitol 02:27 Former US President Trump's impeachment and US President Biden's inauguration 03:38 Texas power crises caused by severe winter storms 04:47 The fall o...
Dec 27, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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: Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 01:22 Pro-Beijing candidates claimed a victory in Legislative Council election 03:28 Beijing’s “patriots-only” overhaul of the political system amid a record low turnout of 30.2% 05:57 Beijing issued a white paper covering Hong Kong's ...
Dec 24, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 ST's China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei and former top Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan. Highlights (click/tap above): 03:18 Ms Tan on what really matters to China when it comes to hosting a successful Games despite a US diplomatic boycott 07:00 Mr Bilahari on the concept of democracy, as viewed through We...
Dec 23, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 80
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): 01:15 How Malaysians are responding to their government's poor flood management, especially just outside Kuala Lumpur 03:30 Anger of Malaysian society over this sudden crisis and slow response of authorities 04:30 Gabungan Parti Sarawak's (GPS) whopping win...
Dec 22, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:35 Why Chinese banks are lowering borrowing costs for the first time in 20 months 02:45 On the powers of the new agency, the China National Anti-Monopoly Administration 05:00 China's zero Covid strategy in the face of Omicron variant & its hosting of the W...
Dec 21, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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): 02:08 More unvaccinated seniors than previously thought in a few US states due to mistake in vaccination audit numbers 04:07 US Federal Agency will issue citations to companies for failing to comply with the nationwide mandate ...
Dec 20, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Power Play Ep 8: US-China: War of words over democracy 11:14 mins Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following: Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:40 China and Russia among some of the countries not invited to President Biden's Summi...
Dec 16, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Regional Round-up Ep 28: Malaysian Parliament passes largest budget for 2022 10:33 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:57 US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South-east Asia region to bolster economic and security cooperation 02:59 The significance behind ...
Dec 15, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 28
China Perspective Ep 24: US forges united front against China in South-east Asia 6:49 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 00:27 China's reaction to US' Secretary of State Anthony Blinken seeking to forge a united front with South-east Asia against China with a visit throughout ...
Dec 14, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 24
