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  • S1E71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021: Asian Insider Ep 71

    Asian Insider Ep 71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021

    13:37 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.

    With South-east Asia’s vaccination rates relatively low, the coronavirus will continue to break through the region’s safety measures.

    Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Abhishek Rimal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Professor Dale Fisher from the National University Hospital in Singapore as they discuss the following points: 

    1. Not enough public health measures in South-east Asia (2:50)
    2. Some countries’ health systems on brink of collapse (5:08)
    3. Singapore has seen benefits of vaccination amid new clusters (8:00)
    4. Countries need to balance social, economic and health impacts (11:24)

    Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team

    Edited by: ST Video team, Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim

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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN

    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE

    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2

    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad

    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas

    Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ

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    14 min
  • South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021: Asian Insider Ep 71
    Asian Insider Ep 71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021
    13:37 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.
    With South-east Asia’s vaccination rates relatively low, the coronavirus will continue to break through the region’s safety measures.
    Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Abhishek Rimal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Professor Dale Fisher from the National University Hospital in Singapore as they discuss the following points: 
    Not enough public health measures in South-east Asia (2:50)
    Some countries’ health systems on brink of collapse (5:08)
    Singapore has seen benefits of vaccination amid new clusters (8:00)
    Countries need to balance social, economic and health impacts (11:24)
    Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team
    Edited by: ST Video team, Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim
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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
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    14 min
  • S1E1: Reviewing Malaysia's Covid Full Movement Control Order: Regional Round-up Ep 1

    Regional Round-up Ep 1: Reviewing Malaysia's Covid Full Movement Control Order

    9:18 mins

    Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker.

    They chat about the following:

    1. Sabah outrage at 16 Chinese military aircraft flying into Malaysian airspace on Monday earlier this week (1:45)
    2. Reviewing Malaysia's latest Full Movement Control Order from June 1-14 (3:24)
    3. Thailand's economic stimulus plans to try and heal the damage from Covid-19 (6:09)
    4. The Filipino mayor of a farming town an hour's drive north of Manila is promising to raffle a cow each month, starting September, to get his constituents to take shots of Covid-19 vaccines from China or Russia (7:19)

    Produced by: Money FM 89.3 & Ernest Luis

    Edited by: Aleemah Basirah

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    Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/leslie-lopez

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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN

    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE

    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2

    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad

    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas

    Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ

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    10 min
  • Reviewing Malaysia's Covid Full Movement Control Order: Regional Round-up Ep 1
    Regional Round-up Ep 1: Reviewing Malaysia's Covid Full Movement Control Order
    9:18 mins
    Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker.
    They chat about the following:
    Sabah outrage at 16 Chinese military aircraft flying into Malaysian airspace on Monday earlier this week (1:45)
    Reviewing Malaysia's latest Full Movement Control Order from June 1-14 (3:24)
    Thailand's economic stimulus plans to try and heal the damage from Covid-19 (6:09)
    The Filipino mayor of a farming town an hour's drive north of Manila is promising to raffle a cow each month, starting September, to get his constituents to take shots of Covid-19 vaccines from China or Russia (7:19)
    Produced by: Money FM 89.3 & Ernest Luis
    Edited by: Aleemah Basirah
    Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps:
    Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7
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    Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h 
    Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX
    Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
    Feedback to: [email protected]
    Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/leslie-lopez
    Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider
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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas
    Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ
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    10 min
  • S1E1: Can US-China competition save the planet's environment? - Power Play Ep 1

    Power Play Ep 1: Can US-China competition save the planet's environment?  

    9:57 mins

    Synopsis: Once a 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:

    1. Why scepticism over China's climate ambitions are misplaced (1:06)
    2. How the US is balancing competition and cooperation with China on climate change (4:00)
    3. Why part of the US view is political as the Biden administration is selling renewable energy as a way to create jobs, since the switch from fossil fuels will cost a lot of jobs (4:27)
    4. Why a US and China “race to the top” can strengthen the planet’s climate protection via competition to develop better and cheaper green technologies (6:55)

    5. Why Asian countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia involved in coal projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative, might be "called out" or caught in this US-China tussle (7:46)

    Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong as they chat with fellow ST Asian Insiders Bhagyashree Garekar, Nirmal Ghosh, Tan Dawn Wei and Zakir Hussain for this special Clubhouse chat at 8pm-8.45pm on May 25: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xBzj7qn2

    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

    Edited by: Aleemah Basirah

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    Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2

    Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj

    Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE

    Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters

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    The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2

    Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB

    Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa

    Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn

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    Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

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    10 min
  • Can US-China competition save the planet's environment? - Power Play Ep 1
    Power Play Ep 1: Can US-China competition save the planet's environment?  
    9:57 mins
    Synopsis: Once a 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:
    Why scepticism over China's climate ambitions are misplaced (1:06)
    How the US is balancing competition and cooperation with China on climate change (4:00)
    Why part of the US view is political as the Biden administration is selling renewable energy as a way to create jobs, since the switch from fossil fuels will cost a lot of jobs (4:27)
    Why a US and China “race to the top” can strengthen the planet’s climate protection via competition to develop better and cheaper green technologies (6:55)
    Why Asian countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia involved in coal projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative, might be "called out" or caught in this US-China tussle (7:46)
    Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong as they chat with fellow ST Asian Insiders Bhagyashree Garekar, Nirmal Ghosh, Tan Dawn Wei and Zakir Hussain for this special Clubhouse chat at 8pm-8.45pm on May 25: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xBzj7qn2
    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
    Edited by: Aleemah Basirah
    Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps:
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    Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX
    Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
    Feedback to: [email protected]
    Read Charissa Yong's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/charissa-yong
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    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas
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    10 min
  • 'We've lived here for decades, but we still can't fit in,' say Hong Kong's silent outsiders: Invisible Asia Ep 6
    Invisible Asia Ep 6: 'We've lived here for decades, but we still can't fit in,' say Hong Kong's silent outsiders
    15:08 min
    Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
    The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks to India-born Steven and Chinese mainlander Amy Zhang about the discrimination they face daily in Hong Kong, despite having lived there for decades. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.
    The discrimination they face in public tends to be more subtle. Find out how. 
    Micro-aggressions faced by Steven due to the colour of his skin (1:04)
    How Steven copes with discrimination (3:46)
    Amy remembers when mainlanders like her were treated better (7:09)
    How Hong Kong's education policies may have contributed to the situation (9:33)
    Chinese mainlanders still have a long way to go to gain wider acceptance (12:22)
    Read the full story by Claire Huang: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-still-cant-call-myself-a-hong-konger
    Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Penelope Lee, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee
    Edited by: Adam Azlee
    Discover Invisible Asia Podcast playlist: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/invisible-asia
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    Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts
    https://bt.sg/moneyhacks
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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas
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    16 min
  • 'What's worse than the job is the humiliation,' say India's sewer cleaners: Invisible Asia Ep 5
    Invisible Asia Ep 5: 'What's worse than the job is the humiliation,' say India's sewer cleaners
    11:56 min
    Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
    The Straits Times' India correspondent Rohini Mohan shines the spotlight on India's sewer cleaners. As many as a million Dalits - the lowest of the low in India's caste-ridden society - still ply the dangerous trade despite it having been outlawed for years. And they are powerless to escape it.
    In a country plagued with millions of choked toilets and drains, these indispensable workers go about their jobs daily without professional equipment, risking death from toxic fumes or drowning in liquid human waste, all to eke a living. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning: 
    Pedanna speaks of clearing out human waste in the streets, homes and offices, and of the abuse he faces daily for being a sewer cleaner (0:55)
    The Indian government’s efforts to outlaw the dehumanising practice of manual scavenging has served only to force these workers underground (3:24)
    Few police complaints are ever filed when a sewer cleaner dies at work, and the workers are often powerless to fight for compensation (5:54)
    Senior sewer cleaner Munisamy shares how he copes with the daily disgust and humiliation he faces on the job (9:03)
    Munisamy's 17-year-old granddaughter Chandana is among a new generation of Dalits who refuse to be silenced (9:50)
    Read the full story by Rohini Mohan: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/whats-worse-than-the-job-is-the-humiliation-we-face
    Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Sazali Abdul Aziz, Rohit Brijnath, Penelope Lee, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee
    Edited by: Adam Azlee
    Discover Invisible Asia Podcast playlist: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/invisible-asia
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    Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts
    https://bt.sg/moneyhacks
    Feedback to: [email protected] 
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    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
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    12 min
  • 'We've always lived here, yet we don't belong,' say Thailand's sea gypsies: Invisible Asia Ep 4
    Invisible Asia Ep 4: 'We've always lived here, yet we don't belong,' say Thailand's sea gypsies
    9:36 min
    Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
    The Straits Times' Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee explores the lives of the Urak Lawoi, aboriginal Malays from Thailand’s sea gypsy community, who are battling the authorities and developers for their right to stay on in their long-time coastal homes on the resort island of Phuket. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning: 
    Jitti Pramongkit speaks of the discrimination and difficulties her people face daily (1:20) 
    The Urak Lawoi fight a losing battle against rich developers and authorities for their land in Phuket (2:33) 
    Patcharaphon Pramongkit recounts how being mocked and bullied led her to drop out of school eventually (5:07) 
    The Urak Lawoi struggle to make a living and maintain their ways of life, especially during the pandemic (6:32) 
    Why Jitti prays for tourists to return to Phuket once more (7:50) 
    Read the full story by Tan Hui Yee: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/weve-always-lived-here-yet-we-dont-belong
    Produced by: Tan Hui Yee, Magdalene Fung, Ernest Luis, Adam Azlee, Penelope Lee
    Edited by: Adam Azlee
    Discover Invisible Asia Podcast playlist: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/invisible-asia
    Discover Invisible Asia Video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduNKeEL19yhXFVHxGB8X315b
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    Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts
    https://bt.sg/moneyhacks
    Feedback to: [email protected] 
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    Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf
    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
    Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas
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    10 min
  • 'I felt so alone,' says foreigner who married Singaporean man: Invisible Asia Ep 3
    Invisible Asia Ep 3: 'I felt so alone,' says foreigner who married Singaporean man
    9:21 mins
    Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on audio apps - Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
    The Straits Times' senior social affairs correspondent Theresa Tan speaks to two foreign brides in Singapore on their struggles to adapt to life in a new city, far from their loved ones back at home. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning: 
    Once a financially independent woman in Indonesia, Siti finds her movements restricted by her controlling husband in Singapore (0:31)
    A timely programme and a buddy system prove a lifeline for lost, lonely Vietnamese bride Anna in the early years of her marriage (2:36) 
    Anna pays it forward by befriending other Vietnamese women newly married to Singaporean men (3:33)
    The collective plight of the many “voiceless", "invisible” migrant brides in Singapore (5:06) 
    Read the full story by Theresa Tan: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-felt-so-alone-in-singapore
    Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning and Ernest Luis
    Edited by: Adam Azlee
    Discover Invisible Asia Podcast playlist: https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/playlists/invisible-asia
    Discover Invisible Asia Video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduNKeEL19yhXFVHxGB8X315b
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    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU
    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP
    Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt
    Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts
    https://bt.sg/moneyhacks
    Feedback to: [email protected] 
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    Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf
    Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
    ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
    Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2
    #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
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Synopsis: Every Friday, get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST’s globally-based correspondents.

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