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Asian Insider Ep 46: High risk of election-related violence in the US

16:56 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

The high risk of election-related violence on and beyond the US presidential election on Nov 3 is worrying, say experts on Asian Insider.

1) Introduction (0:08)

2) Is the risk of violence more acute in the current political environment? (2:22)

3) Is the prospect of potentially armed poll watchers a worry? (3:54)

4) What are the prospects of a rural rebellion? (4:54)

5) Does the US risk being exploited by outside influences? (8:13)

6) Are there links between right-wing extremists worldwide? (9:40)

7) Colin P. Clarke on the risk of a civil war (11:46) 

8) Vasabjit Banerjee on the risk of a civil war (13:12)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected])

Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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Johan Jooste, CIO, The Global CIO Office discusses if tech stocks are still worth their valuations heading into the US elections.

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FCM Travel Solutions, the business travel arm of Flight Centre Travel Group recently released its State of the Market report which revealed the impact and the extensiveness Covid-19 pandemic has had on corporate travel. But, with the announcement of a travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong, could this help corporate travel pick up pace once again? Bertrand Saillet, Managing Director, FCM Travel Solutions Asia shares more.

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TikTok has introduced its Asia Pacific Safety Advisory Council which will provide advice on content moderation policies and trust and safety issues specific to APAC and Singapore. But, who makes up this Council? And how can the formation of this Council help TikTok lessen the pressure they are facing globally now? Arjun Narayan, Director of Trust and Safety, Asia Pacific, TikTok shares more.

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Nanofilm Technologies, which specialises in advanced materials and nanoproducts, and is the spin-off company of Nanyang Technological University, is set to list on the SGX tomorrow. The listing is created a buzz as it's set to be the first tech unicorn on the local bourse. But, what are the expectations for the IPO? Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Head of Consumer Sector Equity Research at Tellimer gives his analysis and whether this could be a tipping point for more IPOs in the tech space in Singapore.

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International Architecture firm, Benoy, which is a partner of UK’s Department for International Trade at Singapore’s British High Commission, is a champion of sustainable architecture. And they’ve worked on some of Singapore’s favourite places like Ion Orchard, Changi Airport Terminal 4 and Jewel Changi Airport. Terence Seah, Director, Head of Singapore Studio at Benoy shares how Singapore is a hub for sustainable architecture and some of the challenges of taking current and future environmental factors into architecture planning.

 

 

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Straits Times Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez breaks down the latest in Malaysia, as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin receives the crucial support of the UMNO and PAS parties, plus the outcome of the two-day parliamentary special session in Thailand to discuss the ongoing protests and more.

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