Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. Steve Okun, senior advisor, McLarty Associates, chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They discuss China’s aggressive response to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, raising fears among US allies and partners in the region such as the Philippines. In addition, they talk about Senate's passing of the Democrats' $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill which is a significant victory for Pr...
Aug 08, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Synopsis: This ST video livestream was hosted by Cheow Sue-Ann on Aug 4. The fallout continues from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's short but controversial trip to Taiwan. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called her visit a 'manic, irresponsible and highly irrational' act by the US. Beijing has said that "measures taken by China at present and in the future are necessary and timely defensive countermeasures". Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podc...
Aug 05, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Synopsis: This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on Aug 3. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh and China correspondent Elizabeth Law discuss the reactions from Washington and Beijing towards US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://s...
Aug 04, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss the potential repercussions for South-east Asia after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Malaysia facing an oversupply of chickens after their export ban and Indonesia temporarily opening access to PayPal for its users after recently blocking it. Produced by: ...
Aug 03, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. In this week's China Perspective the team discusses how China's reaction to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan differ from back in 1997 when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich of the...
Aug 02, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss US President Joe Biden's two-hour phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. They also chat about the rise of monkeypox cases in the US plus the US House of Representatives passing of a sweeping legislation to subsidise the country's semiconductor industry. Produced by: Ni...
Aug 01, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia. This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on July 29. Collectively known as the Anti-Hopping Law, the new constitutional rules are now expected to be passed by the Senate. They could be gazetted as early as September, putting them in force before Malaysia faces its next general election, which must be held by September 2022. ST's Malaysia correspondent Ram Anand ...
Jul 29, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss highlights from Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to China, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak changing the defence team representing him in court and regional reactions with regards to Myanmar junta's execution of four activists. Produced by: Leslie Lopez ( ljlopez@sph.com.sg...
Jul 27, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. In this week's China Perspective the team discusses China's reaction to Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan to a new CEO for China Evergrande Group and the ex...
Jul 26, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss the key takeaways from the final Congressional hearing into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. They also chat about China issuing stark private warnings to the Biden administration about a possible trip to Taiwan in August by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Produced ...
Jul 25, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia. This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on July 22. Malaysia's Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz will be appointed treasurer of Selangor Barisan Nasional at a ceremony graced by the Umno-led coalition’s top state leaders on Sunday (July 31), confirming months of rumours that he is being groomed to be among the next generation of leaders for Malaysia’s grand old part...
Jul 22, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's possible next move after being asked to leave Singapore. They also cover the latest from Malaysia's Lower House meetings and the rejected attempts by financier Jho Low to reach a settlement in the 1MDB scandal. Produced by: Leslie Lopez ( ljlopez@sp...
Jul 20, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss the Covid-19 situation in China, with case numbers increasing once again. Also, highlights from Chinese Premier Xi Jinping visit to Xinjiang last week and the possibility of China stumbling into its own mortgage crisis. Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ) & Money FM's Breakfast Hud...
Jul 19, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 spate of mass hysteria in Malaysia's north-eastern state of Kelantan to find out why the disorder is more prevalent among schoolgirls. ST regional correspondent Jia Ning Tan speaks to Ustaz Abd Rashid Ahmad, faith healer and spokesman of an Islamic medical facility called Darussyifa, and Mr...
Jul 18, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss US President Joe Biden's first presidential trip to the Middle East where he confronted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. They also chat about former US President Donald Trump's potential return to Washington DC for the first time s...
Jul 18, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the biggest global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Aparna Pande, Research Fellow & director of Hudson Institute's Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, and ST's Japan correspondent Walter Sim. When news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination on July 8 broke upon a disbelieving world, India’s Pr...
Jul 14, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 87
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 prospect or possibility of an "Asian Nato". Nato is the well-known US-led military alliance in Europe. But how likely is a similar scenario in Asia? And what will this mean for China, which has been vocal about i...
Jul 14, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss Malaysia and Philippines' respective ongoing struggles with Covid-19, the battle between Malaysia and Indonesia in palm oil exports, and the future of leadership in Sri Lanka following the current president's recent removal from power. Produced by: Leslie Lopez ( ljlopez@sph.com.sg ) & Mo...
Jul 13, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar hosts ST’s Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee. They talk about China’s presence especially in this region in light of Hui Yee's recent reporting trip to Cambodia. She visited Sihanoukville, a quiet coastal town which has been transformed by Chinese investment. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, a flood of Chinese casino and hotel investments brought a construction boom to the Cambodian coastal city. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:00 The...
Jul 13, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Elliott Danker. They review the results of a survey that illustrated the public's willingness to stay in China, and the discussion US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the topic of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ( dawntan@sph.com.sg ) & Money FM's Brea...
Jul 12, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts Ms Eirliani Abdul Rahman, former Singapore diplomat and co-founder of the Berlin-backed Global Diplomacy Lab, to discuss if a feminine foreign policy (FFP) could prove a balm for global conflicts and tension points such as Ukraine, Afghanistan and the South China Sea. They also discuss the role of wo...
Jul 07, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses East Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' Japan correspondent Walter Sim chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They discuss Japan's upcoming Upper House election, the importance of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win and the battle for the Okinawa prefectural constituency. Produced by: Walter Sim ( waltsim@sph.com.sg ) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin Follow Regional Round-up Podcast ever...
Jul 07, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss Malaysia’s central bank Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) increasing the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent, to tame inflation. They also cover how Malaysian authorities are not indicating when they will lift their chicken export ban, and highlights of Indonesian President Jok...
Jul 06, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 Elliott Danker. The team discusses China tightening Covid-19 curbs for cities in the eastern part of the country. Also, China has hit back at New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s comments on them. They also chat about Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, coming out to defend China’s style of ruling Hong Kong. Produced by: Tan ...
Jul 05, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 53
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 Elliott Danker. The team discusses US President Joe Biden’s plans to protect women travelling for abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Also, according to a poll, 71 per cent of Americans do not want Biden to run for re-election. They also chat about whether it is fair for Boeing to take out their frustration...
Jul 04, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's China correspondent Elizabeth Law. China, which has maintained some of the world's strictest entry requirements, eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals in late June, 2022. It was the most signi...
Jun 30, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss Malaysia spending 77.3 billion ringgit (S$24.26 billion) in subsidies and cash aid this year to help temper the effects of rising prices. Indonesian President Joko Widodo is attempting to hold peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and lastly, Bank of Thailand's officials have come forward to...
Jun 29, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 54
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 Elliott Danker. They discuss the G-7’s attempt to compete with China’s formidable Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and how the situation is potentially easing up in Beijing with schools reopening. Chinese President Xi Jinping takes a shot at the US and its allies' opposition to the war in Ukraine at the Brics (Brazil, Russia, In...
Jun 28, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 52
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 Elliott Danker. Roe v Wade is in focus in this episode after The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision overturned abortion rights in the country. How did it come to this? Is there any way abortion rights can be made legal in the US once again? Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle te...
Jun 27, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 53
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. Details online: https://www.stbooks.sg/ In this fifth of six instalments, ST's executive editor Sumiko Tan looks back at how the government communicated its Covid 19 ...
Jun 26, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
