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July 26, 2021 Why US authorities not probing Covid-19 nursing home deaths: Washington Report Ep 8
Washington Report Ep 8: Why US authorities not probing Covid-19 nursing home deaths
9:21 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:
Republican demands to investigate some government-run nursing homes over Covid-19 deaths (0:23)
The US has purchased 200 million more Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines - 65 million meant for children (4:08)
Low wage and understaffed restaurants to affect Covid-hit US F&B industry (5:48)
Potential implications of some US states scaling back on Covid-19 data reports (7:54)
Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Dan Koh
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July 23, 2021S1E6: Anti-doxxing bill debate causes concern in Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong Ep 6
Inside Hong Kong Ep 6: Anti-doxxing bill debate causes concern in Hong Kong

8:32 mins

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:

Hong Kong police arrested former executive chief editor of Apple Daily tabloid (0:43)

National security police officers arrest five General Union of Hong Kong Speech therapists over children's books (2:17)

Hong Kong's legislature, which has no opposition party, to debate new legal rules criminalising doxxing, that is, publicly releasing private or identifying information about an individual or organisation (3:23)

Fully inoculated Singaporean obtained another two vaccination doses in Hong Kong to visit bars as Singapore's vaccine records are not recognised there (6:27)

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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July 23, 2021 Anti-doxxing bill debate causes concern in Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong Ep 6
Inside Hong Kong Ep 6:Anti-doxxing bill debate causes concern in Hong Kong
8:32 mins
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:
Hong Kong police arrested former executive chief editor of Apple Daily tabloid (0:43)
National security police officers arrest five General Union of Hong Kong Speech therapists over children's books (2:17)
Hong Kong's legislature, which has no opposition party, to debate new legal rules criminalising doxxing, that is, publicly releasing private or identifying information about an individual or organisation (3:23)
Fully inoculated Singaporean obtained another two vaccination doses in Hong Kong to visit bars as Singapore's vaccine records are not recognised there (6:27)
Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Nadiah Koh
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July 20, 2021S1E7: Covid era personal responsibility challenges in tradition-bound South-east Asian countries: Regional Round-Up Ep 7
Regional Round-up Ep 7: Covid era personal responsibility challenges in tradition-bound South-east Asian countries

9:43 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 becoming epicentre for Covid-19 cases in South-east Asia (1:20)

Getting religious leaders on board with government plans to help convince the public (2:30)

Are Malaysians desensitised or suffering from fatigue when it comes to Covid-19 measures? (5:41)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Aleemah Basirah

Edited by: Dan Koh

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July 20, 2021 Covid era personal responsibility challenges in tradition-bound South-east Asian countries: Regional Round-Up Ep 7
Regional Round-up Ep 7: Covid era personal responsibility challenges in tradition-bound South-east Asian countries
9:43 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 becoming epicentre for Covid-19 cases in South-east Asia (1:20)
Getting religious leaders on board with government plans to help convince the public (2:30)
Are Malaysians desensitised or suffering from fatigue when it comes to Covid-19 measures? (5:41)
Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Aleemah Basirah
Edited by: Dan Koh
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July 19, 2021S1E7: Why Washington shooting won't have impact on US gun laws: Washington Report Ep 7
Washington Report Ep 7: Why Washington shooting won't have impact on US gun laws

8:15 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:

The recent shooting outside the Washington Nationals stadium (1:35)

What impact does the Nationals Parks shooting have on gun laws in America (3:54)

Bootleg fire that’s spreading fast in Oregon (5:14)

How does the pandemic affect safety efforts in relation to natural disasters? (6:44)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Aleemah Basirah

Edited by: Dan Koh

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July 19, 2021 Why Washington shooting won't have impact on US gun laws: Washington Report Ep 7
Washington Report Ep 7: Why Washington shooting won't have impact on US gun laws
8:15 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:
The recent shooting outside the Washington Nationals stadium (1:35)
What impact does the Nationals Parks shooting have on gun laws in America (3:54)
Bootleg fire that’s spreading fast in Oregon (5:14)
How does the pandemic affect safety efforts in relation to natural disasters? (6:44)
Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Aleemah Basirah
Edited by: Dan Koh
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July 15, 2021S1E3: Lovable China? How the world sees China's PR struggle: Power Play Ep 3
Power Play Ep 3: Lovable China? How the world sees China's PR struggle

10:08 mins

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every 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:

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently said it will be tough to build a "credible, lovable and respectable" image and how the US sees this (0:41)

Who are China's wolf warriors on official Chinese social media posts? (1:46)

A Pew Research Center poll shows that Singaporeans are quite the exception among Asians when it comes to positive views of China (3:55)

How China missed plenty of good global PR opportunities to show it could be more generous and friendly than the US during Covid outbreak in 2020 (6:46)

Why Chinese diplomats and media agencies are increasingly on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, trying to improve the country's PR image (8:24)

Follow ST's Power Play articles: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-power-play

Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim

Edited by: Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim

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July 15, 2021 Lovable China? How the world sees China's PR struggle: Power Play Ep 3
Power Play Ep 3: Lovable China? How the world sees China's PR struggle
10:08 mins
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every 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:
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently said it will be tough to build a "credible, lovable and respectable" image and how the US sees this (0:41)
Who are China's wolf warriors on official Chinese social media posts? (1:46)
A Pew Research Center poll shows that Singaporeans are quite the exception among Asians when it comes to positive views of China (3:55)
How China missed plenty of good global PR opportunities to show it could be more generous and friendly than the US during Covid outbreak in 2020 (6:46)
Why Chinese diplomats and media agencies are increasingly on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, trying to improve the country's PR image (8:24)
Follow ST's Power Play articles: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-power-play
Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim
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July 14, 2021S1E5: Beijing tightening screws on China's tech giants: China Perspective Ep 5
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 China and a US warship from the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (4:46)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Penelope Lee

Edited by: Dan Koh

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