Let's Talk, Singapore

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):

01:15 How Malaysians are responding to their government's poor flood management, especially just outside Kuala Lumpur

03:30 Anger of Malaysian society over this sudden crisis and slow response of authorities

04:30 Gabungan Parti Sarawak's (GPS) whopping win in polls over the weekend and impact on Malaysian politics 

06:32 Global-warning debate in Asia following rising death toll from super typhoon in Philippines

Produced by: Leslie Lopez ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Indoor farms are gaining great traction on the back of Singapore’s “30 by 30” goal. By harnessing technology to grow food, indoor farming innovators are making locally produced and fresher food more accessible to Singaporean consumers. Stuart Oda, Founder & CEO, Alesca Life shares what a digitalised farming future mean for global food security and sustainable development in Singapore’s small but changing agritech landscape. 

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In this week's Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of how Malaysians are responding to the government's poor flood management, the Super typhoon Odette which tore through the central and southern Philippines, Thailand's suspension of its quarantine-free entry programme, and more. 

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