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Gino Hardial Singh, Founder, Abbots Chambers LLC, discusses the recent increase of racial intolerance cases and if turning to the law can be the remedy for every incident involving race. 

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Sean Wee, Head of Singapore, OFX, discusses how central banks are positioning themselves to support their economies amid signals of recovery, and how that might move FX markets and affect SMEs. 

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Speaking Of Asia Ep 2: What lies behind Myanmar’s heart of darkness

11:33 mins

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts based on his weekly columns on Asian issues, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

In this second episode, he explains the history behind Myanmar’s current tensions, and the less-reported but complicated relationship between deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the military that ousted her on Feb 1.

He discusses the country’s troubled history and its relevance in today’s crisis:

1. Latest state of power play in Myanmar throwing off anti-Covid campaign (1:17)
2. Why last general election’s results were problematic for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s current military supremo (2:18)
3. The complicated historical link between Myanmar’s founding father General Aung San, the military and his third child Suu Kyi (4:57)
4. Understanding Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts, and Suu Kyi’s defence of the military’s actions against the Rohingya (7:06)
5. A glimpse of hope for Myanmar despite deep roots of despair (9:48)

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Produced by: Ravi Velloor ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Aleemah Basirah

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Washington Report Ep 1: Analysing G-7's backing of global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%

10:37 mins

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh, analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go.

They chat about the following:

1. How the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations' proposed global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% works, and which big companies are likely to be affected (1:35)
2. US Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer seize journalist's records in leak investigations (4:21)
3. President Joe Biden defends the stand of top Covid-19 adviser - Dr. Anthony Fauci - on the claimed Wuhan lab leak of the coronavirus (7:10)
4. Analysing former US President Donald Trump's speech in the North Carolina Republican Convention (8:42)

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

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had just recently eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, digital health passports will be the new thing you might just need when you travel. Jason Bay, Senior Director, Government Digital Services, GovTech shares what GovTech have been doing to hopefully make traveling for us in the future easier, and hopefully revive the aviation and travel industry. 

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The issue of fake news and misinformation is not new to us and has continued to grow over the last few years. Anusha Alikhan, Senior Director of Communications, Wikimedia Foundation, shares how Wikipedia, an online free-content encyclopedia project, combats this growing issue and measures taken to provide accurate information.

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Laurent Lequeu, Head of Portfolio Management, Lumen Capital Investors, discusses his outlook for inflation and what is in store for markets, investors and consumers in the months to come.

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Margaret Yang, Strategist, DailyFX, provides an analysis on Top Glove's net profit during the pandemic and how the US import ban caused a delay on its Hong Kong IPO.

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Catherine Yeung, Investment Director, Fidelity International discusses the catalysts that might move markets further, how investors should interpret he record high job openings in April.

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The US says "violence is spiralling" in Myanmar, and is stepping up efforts to help the country return to democracy, but will they be successful? Straits Times Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez gives his analysis. Plus, shares how Malaysia's new Covid-19 vaccination centres will tackle rising cases in the country, and the unusual strategy Vietnam is taking to raise funding for vaccines.

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