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Washington Report Ep 13: How Hurricane Ida could boost President Biden's US infrastructure campaign

11:08 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:

Key differences between Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina (1:55)

The aftermath of Hurricane Ida could boost President Biden's infrastructure campaign (4:00)

How will global warming awareness improve the climate change conversations (5:40)

New anti-abortion law being passed in Texas and the divide it'll cause (6:54)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Letter From The Bureau Ep 5: How Japan lost reputation as needle-shifting tech innovators 

20:19 mins

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 about the following:

1. Cultural resistance to change remains in Japan; how even vaccination passports are still paper-based (4:17)
2. How the 'Galapagos Island' syndrome has cost Japan (6:15)
3. Japan's strongest sectors and future prospects? (7:53)
4. How China has overtaken Japan in online payments and how it took made-in-Japan QR Code technology to a higher level (9:20)
5. Banking on oddball creativity for a cool Japan image, or even kawaii (cute) cultural product exports to improve its global 'soft' power (15:15)

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa’izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Dan Koh

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Letter From The Bureau Ep 5: How Japan lost reputation as needle-shifting tech innovators 

20:19 mins

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 about the following:

Cultural resistance to change remains in Japan; how even vaccination passports are still paper-based (4:17)

How the 'Galapagos Island' syndrome has cost Japan (6:15)

Japan's strongest sectors and future prospects? (7:53)

How China has overtaken Japan in online payments and how it took made-in-Japan QR Code technology to a higher level (9:20)

Banking on oddball creativity for a cool Japan image, or even kawaii (cute) cultural product exports to improve its global 'soft' power (15:15)

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa’izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Dan Koh

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Regional Round-up Ep 13: Malaysia and Indonesia recalibrate Covid-19 measures

11:34 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:

1. Malaysia's citizens urged to cooperate with vaccination programme (2:09)
2. Sarawak & Sabah to set out its own Covid-19 counter-measures (3:40)
3. Looming duties on Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri includes fixing the country's fiscal deficit (4:59)
4. Concerns with prolonged lockdown situation of schools in Indonesia (9:34)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Regional Round-up Ep 13: Malaysia and Indonesia recalibrate Covid-19 measures

11:34 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:

Malaysia's citizens urged to cooperate with vaccination programme (2:09)

Sarawak & Sabah to set out its own Covid-19 counter-measures (3:40)

Looming duties on Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri includes fixing the country's fiscal deficit (4:59)

Concerns with prolonged lockdown situation of schools in Indonesia (9:34)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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China Perspective Ep 11: Examining factors for possible China-Taliban alliance

10:32 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. Where does China stand with regards to the "new" Afghanistan (1:57)
2. Could the China-Taliban alliance hurt China on the flip side? (4:40)
3. Objectives behind China's panda diplomacy (6:29)
4. How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the policy? (8:36)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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China Perspective Ep 11: Examining factors for possible China-Taliban alliance

10:32 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:

Where does China stand with regards to the "new" Afghanistan (1:57)

Could the China-Taliban alliance hurt China on the flip side? (4:40)

Objectives behind China's panda diplomacy (6:29)

How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the policy? (8:36)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Washington Report Ep 12: Potential Taleban-ISIS-K conflict after US' Afghanistan exit

10:04 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:

1. Analysing the US forces' final phase of leaving Kabul airport and proposed Turkish security management of airport (1:25)
2. Former president Donald Trump's allegation of potential terrorist dangers posed by those among Afghan refugees (3:30)
3. What do we know about Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), the ISIS affiliate? (5:45)
4. Potential Taleban vs ISIS-K conflict that could spark a civil war (7:50)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Washington Report Ep 12: Potential Taleban-ISIS-K conflict after US' Afghanistan exit

10:04 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:

Analysing the US forces' final phase of leaving Kabul airport and proposed Turkish security management of airport (1:25)

Former president Donald Trump's allegation of potential terrorist dangers posed by those among Afghan refugees (3:30)

What do we know about Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K), the ISIS affiliate? (5:45)

Potential Taleban vs ISIS-K conflict that could spark a civil war (7:50)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim

Edited by: Dan Koh

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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 ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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