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. In this week's episode, they break down the latest of Barisan Nasional's major electoral win in Saturday’s Johor state polls, why the Philippines waited 6 weeks before confronting the Chinese ambassador over a navy ship’s ‘illegal intrusion’ and Vietnam’s unclear quarantine and testing ...
Mar 16, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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. In this week's episode, they discuss Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s announcement to step down from his post in March 2023, with eyes on his successor, China’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the country’s latest battle with Covid-19. Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ) &am...
Mar 15, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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, the team discusses the freshly imposed sanctions on North Korea by the US, the impact of Russia's 'most favoured nation' trade status being revoked, and the latest on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) &a...
Mar 14, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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 how the US and China are responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Highlights (click/tap above): 02:50 China realises importance of self-dependency after Russia removed from international finance system 03:41 Ma...
Mar 11, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, to discuss the Global Gateway strategy. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:26 Main objective of the Global Gateway strategy is to accelerate green and digital transitions globally 04:32 Doubts on raising 300 billion euros (S$45...
Mar 10, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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. In this week's episode, they analyse how a heavy downpour that caused flash floods in several places in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week and the reopening of Malaysia's international checkpoints without quarantine for vaccinated travellers from 1st April 2022. Produced by: Leslie Lopez ( ...
Mar 09, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 38
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. In this week's episode, they analyse China's role in promoting peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and its rationale behind the urgency and need to call out to Asean to resist external influences. Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team Edit...
Mar 08, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Synopsis: In this special series, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed. In this episode, we revisit the mystery of Malaysian flight MH370, the plane that vanished into thin air on 8 March, 2014. ST's Malaysia correspondent Hazlin Hassan narrates and also speaks with the following guests - French journalist Florence De Changy, who has written her book called The Disappearing Act: The Impossibl...
Mar 07, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's attempt to secure direct Nato help in the Ukraine-Russia conflict ahead of a ceasefire talk, and the implications of Finland’s interest to join Nato. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) & Mone...
Mar 07, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Synopsis: This podcast series is based on selected chapters from a book, detailing Singapore’s experience battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The book - written by journalists of The Straits Times and edited by ST’s executive editor Sumiko Tan - is titled In This Together: Singapore's Covid-19 Story and is available in major bookstores now. Details online: https://www.stbooks.sg/ In this first episode of six instalments, ST's senior health correspondent Joyce Teo tells the story of the ordeal, that ...
Mar 06, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Japan correspondent Walter Sim. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:26 Decline in the number of vending machines in Japan - is the lure fading? 03:24 Japan's history of vending machines and changes over the years 09:40 Popularity of ...
Mar 03, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments on the Ukraine crisis in this special podcast. Shockwaves are rippling across the globe as Ukraine comes under a military assault from Russia. What are the implications for Asia? Listen to the panel discussion. • Prof Kishore Mahbubani, veteran diplomat and distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore • Jonathan Eyal, global affairs correspondent, The Straits Times • Ravi Velloor, associat...
Mar 02, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. In this week's episode, they analyse how a Russian oil tanker, hit by US sanctions, is heading to Malaysia and putting the country in a bind amid the Ukraine-Russia cr...
Mar 02, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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): 00:53 US White House calls on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine 02:56 Chinese President Xi Jinping urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate with Ukraine 04:46 Key topics of National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the ...
Mar 01, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, stands in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:04 US President Joe Biden instructed to release an additional US$350 milllion worth of weapons to Ukraine to repulse Russian invasion 03:19 Impact on Russia: The Eur...
Feb 28, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments on the Ukraine crisis in this special podcast. Russian President Putin has said that Ukraine belonged in the “Russian sphere” and was not entitled to the right to exist as a sovereign country. Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday (Feb 24), launching the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. In an exclusive interview, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar spe...
Feb 25, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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. In this episode, they analyse Hong Kong's announcement of a S$139 billion budget for 2023, its economic prospects and how its citizens feel. Also, the Hong Kong government has invoked emergency powers to allow personnel from China to help combat the latest Covid-19 outbreak. Produced by: Claire Huang ( huangjy@sph.com....
Feb 25, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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): 00:59 Impact of the European Union's expansion of its sanctions on Myanmar's military junta 02:29 Slow progress of implementing the five-point peace plan between Asean and Myanmar's military junta 03:57 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says ...
Feb 23, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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): 00:29 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for negotiations to avoid major conflict over Ukraine 02:26 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison demands a full investigation into a Chinese naval vessel that has pointed a laser at an Australian defence plane 04:0...
Feb 22, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, stands in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 00:56 Heightened fears of a conflict in Ukraine 02:02 Former US President Donald Trump's accounting firm declares his financial statements 'u...
Feb 21, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old San Francisco-born skier, known in China by her Chinese name Ailing, has won hearts with her Beijing-accented Mandarin. Eileen had competed for the United States team when she was younger but switched to compete for China in 2019. At the time of recording, she has won two medals for China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, one ...
Feb 17, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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): 01:04 Malaysia's Prime Minister made his first official visit to Brunei for a proposal to establish VTL (Vaccinated Travel Lane) between Brunei and Malaysia 02:37 Deadlock between Malaysia's PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) and MUDA (Malaysia United Democratic A...
Feb 16, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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): 00:36 Whose side will China take during the Russia-Ukraine conflict? 02:41 How will Washington's new Indo-Pacific strategy affect China? 05:02 China's technology giants beginning to invest in the metaverse Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ), The Bre...
Feb 15, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, stands in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 01:43 US urges its citizens and allies to leave Ukraine to avoid possible Russian invasion 03:14 US hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera...
Feb 14, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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 Vitaly Yermakov, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies to discuss the Arctic Route and what it implies, especially for the energy business. Highlights (click/tap above): 02:34 Why is Russia so keen on the Northern Sea Route (NSR)? 04:50 The realistic possibilities for th...
Feb 10, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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: 01:01 Hong Kong's toughest Covid-19 rules have come into force 03:05 Public response to restrictions 05:10 Vaccination rate in Hong Kong 06:27 Supply chain issues in Hong Kong 07:17 Tighter rules for airline staff Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah Koh Su...
Feb 10, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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): 00:46 New conditions set in place for high-risk groups to retain COVID-19 vaccination privileges in Malaysia 03:06 Myanmar's military leader agreed to arrange for an ASEAN special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party on future visi...
Feb 09, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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): 00:42 China reaffirms ties with Singapore 03:26 Putting up a strong front with Russia 06:12 Possibility of China adopting a US-styled preemptive strike policy Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani...
Feb 08, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, stands in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 00:50 Democratic Representative Grace Meng of New York introducing a bill to push for Lunar New Year to become the US' 12th federal holiday 0...
Feb 07, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, stands in for The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 01:25 On President Joe Biden’s intention to nominate a Black woman for the first time, to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Brey...
Jan 31, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
