The Big Story Ep 79: Scepticism towards Goal 2034: Stop hating, start participating

7:52 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Singapore's plan to send its football team to the 2034 World Cup has been met with scepticism, especially following the failed Goal 2010 campaign.

ST sports correspondent David Lee weighs in.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Aleemah Basirah

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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, unheard and little talked about.  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' regional correspondent Tan Jia Ning narrates and also speaks to Muhammad In’am Amin, 44, in Indonesia.

He is the founder of Kopi Gandroeng in Jogjakarta, the base for his counter-terrorism organisation Yayasan Lingkar Perdamaian (Peace Network Foundation).

In'am's brother, Wildan Mukhollad, was the first Indonesian to die fighting for the Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East, in 2014. Wildan was only 19. 

1. In'am recalls how Wildan became radicalised soon after leaving to study in Egypt  (2:25)
2. Their family is labelled as "terrorists" and ostracised in their village after Wildan's death (3:28)
3. In'am rebuilds life in Jogjakarta, helping to pull vulnerable youth back from the brink of religious extremism (4:49)
4. His strategy proves an effective alternative to the government’s deradicalisation programmes (6:17)
5. The Quran's words of tolerance, mercy and kindness must ring louder than those of war and jihad, In'am says (8:35)

Read Tan Jia Ning's story here: https://str.sg/Jjhe

Produced by: Tan Jia Ning, Magdalene Fung, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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Invisible Asia Ep 1:  'My ISIS fighter brother turned me into an advocate against terror'

10:23 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, unheard and little talked about.  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' regional correspondent Tan Jia Ning narrates and also speaks to Muhammad In’am Amin, 44, in Indonesia.

He is the founder of Kopi Gandroeng in Jogjakarta, the base for his counter-terrorism organisation Yayasan Lingkar Perdamaian (Peace Network Foundation).

In'am's brother, Wildan Mukhollad, was the first Indonesian to die fighting for the Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East, in 2014. Wildan was only 19. 

1. In'am recalls how Wildan became radicalised soon after leaving to study in Egypt  (2:25)
2. Their family is labelled as "terrorists" and ostracised in their village after Wildan's death (3:28)
3. In'am rebuilds life in Jogjakarta, helping to pull vulnerable youth back from the brink of religious extremism (4:49)
4. His strategy proves an effective alternative to the government’s deradicalisation programmes (6:17)
5. The Quran's words of tolerance, mercy and kindness must ring louder than those of war and jihad, In'am says (8:35)

Read Tan Jia Ning's story here: https://str.sg/Jjhe

Produced by: Tan Jia Ning, Magdalene Fung, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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BT Money Hacks Ep 91: Investing in China's market - the case for retail investors

11:43 min

Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

This week's episode looks at the case for investing in China in 2021 and beyond. It is brought to you by Fidelity International: https://www.fidelity.com.sg/

BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Catherine Yeung, Fidelity International's investment director, who explains the following:

1. China's household consumption, GDP, and pent-up demand (0:42)
2. How retail investors can take advantage of China's domestic demand story (2:12)
3. What China’s tremendous data advantage means (3:15)
4. Investing opportunities: looking outside China’s big-name equities (6:10)
5. Income opportunities: yield from Chinese state-owned enterprises (8:26)
6. Assessing risk in Chinese markets (9:30)

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Produced by: Chris Lim and Ernest Luis

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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Asian Insider Ep 62: Is mediation possible for Myanmar?

26:43 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.

With deaths mounting and an economy on the brink, ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh looks at what lies ahead for Myanmar.

HIs guests are: Moe Thuzar, co-coordinator of the Myanmar Studies Programme at The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas) in Singapore, Tokyo-based Romain Caillaud, associate fellow of the same Iseas programme and principal of Sipa Partners, and Soe Myint Aung, founder of the Yangon Centre for Independent Research.

1. Some disillusionment now with pace of international interventions: Moe Thuzar (5:12)
2. ​​Negotiation the only way out of the crisis: Soe Myint Aung (9:54)
3. ​We are seeing an economic disaster in the making: Romain Caillaud (14:15)
4. Demonstrators are leaderless, directionless at the moment: Soe Myint Aung (18:30)

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

Edited by: ST Video team and Adam Azlee

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The Big Story Ep 78: Paradox of S'pore's green push: Why emissions will peak by 2030 under its eco plans 

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

ST's science and environment correspondent Audrey Tan makes sense of the debate on the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment's budget, discussed in Parliament on  March 4.

This includes GreenGov.SG, which will see the public sector taking the lead in environmental sustainability areas. She also shares more on the trade-offs Singapore will have to make to meet our green targets, because of manpower and land constraints.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 116: The Substation's arts festival opens, possibly for final time

11:32 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

In this week's Life Picks, journalist Toh Wen Li shares more on SeptFest, The Substation's arts festival which returns after a six-year hiatus.

It could be the last edition as The Substation is poised to permanently close.

Journalist Jan Lee then reviews snappy K-drama How To Be Thirty.

Find out from journalist Anjali Raguraman too, about the cocktail offerings at Roxy, set to reopen on March 10.

Produced by: ST Life desk & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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Bookmark This! Ep 20: Feminists take on literary classics (Women's Day edition)

22:17 mins

Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.

Bro! Tell me about a complicated man. In the Women’s Day episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li talk about feminist translations of the male-dominated classics, such as Emily Wilson’s groundbreaking The Odyssey and Maria Dahvana Headley’s swaggering Beowulf.

They also discuss rewrites of tradition like Natalie Haynes' A Thousand Ships, which recounts the Trojan War in myriad women's voices, and Aoko Matsuda's Where The Wild Ladies Are, a fresh spin on Japanese ghost stories.

Listen at:

1. Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley (1:21)
2. The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (11:40)
3. A Thousand Ships, rewritten by Natalie Haynes (16:40)
4. Where The Wild Ladies Are, a 2016 collection of short stories by Aoko Matsuda, translated from Japanese to English in by Polly Barton last year (2020) (18:12)

Produced by: Olivia Ho, Toh Wen Li and Penelope Lee

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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The Big Story Ep 77: Maid abuse: Lawyer recommends employers must pass exam before allowed to hire maids

5:47 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Justin Chan, a senior partner at law firm Tito Isaac & Co., weighs in on the Government's plans to prevent maid abuse in Singapore.

At a virtual doorstop on Thursday (Feb 25), Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said the Government is reviewing three key areas: safeguards against abusive employers, the reporting system for doctors, and the involvement of community and partner organisations.

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#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 123: No shouting please; live tennis in the age of Covid

11:00 mins

Synopsis:  #GameofTwoHalves is The Straits Times' weekly sports podcast.

This week, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Laura Chia chat about the recently-concluded Singapore Tennis Open, and the new norm of covering international live sports events.

They discuss:

1. Antigen Rapid Tests - a game changer for live events? (1:57)
2. Safe distancing, and no shouting please (4:12)
3. Alexei Popyrin - remember the name (6:53)
4. Could the ATP return to Singapore? (9:29)

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz ([email protected]) & Penelope Lee

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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