The Straits Times Podcasts

By The Straits Times

Synopsis: Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore youth perspectives and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal f

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March 09, 2022 S1E2: Ukraine Crisis: Economist predicts long-term oil prices could be lower - ST Podcasts
Synopsis: The Straits Times audio channel showcases key news analyses, and selected episodes from our niche and sponsored series.

Russia on Monday (March 7) warned that a ban on Russian oil imports may more than double the price of oil to $300 a barrel. Economist Christof Ruhl, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, gives his assessment of what the consequences are if an embargo goes ahead.

Produced by: ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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March 09, 2022 S1E131: How to hit retirement goal with CPF Life: The Big Story
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

The CPF Basic Retirement Sum in Singapore will be raised by 3.5% a year for the next five cohorts of CPF members turning 55 from 2023 to 2027.

ST's Invest editor Tan Ooi Boon explains that when you put more money into CPF Life, you will also get higher monthly payouts from the age of 65.

Read more: https://str.sg/wszx [For subscribers]

Produced by: ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Paxton Pang

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March 09, 2022 S1E38: Much anticipated reopening of Malaysia's international borders: Regional Round-up Ep 38
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.
The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopezchats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.
In this week's episode, they analyse how a heavy downpour that caused flash floods in several places in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week and the reopening of Malaysia's international checkpoints without quarantine for vaccinated travellers from 1st April 2022.
Produced by: Leslie Lopez ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team
Edited by: Dan Koh & Penelope Lee
Follow Regional Round-up Podcast every Wednesday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel:
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Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX
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March 08, 2022 S1E33: Chatri Sityodtong on past challenges, future plans and anticipated One: X event: ST Sports Talk
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles Singapore's national sports talking points.

In this episode, ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chats with Chatri Sityodtong, the chief executive officer and founder of mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation One Championship.

Chatri talks about the One: X event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 26 - one of its biggest cards ever - and the fight he looks forward most to, the experience of filming The Apprentice series, and what MMA fans can expect from One in 2022.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:07 How the year is shaping up for One

03:00 Plans to have events outside Singapore again

04:29 Which One: X fight intrigues Chatri the most?

10:15 How real was that Chatri on The Apprentice?

13:17 Plans for US broadcast in 2022

Read more: https://str.sg/wWoN

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz ([email protected]) & Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

Follow ST Sports Talk Podcast episodes every second and fourth Wednesday of the month:

Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE

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Follow Sazali Abdul Aziz on Twitter: https://str.sg/JbxS

Read his stories: https://str.sg/Jbxq

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

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

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

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March 08, 2022 S1E35: China to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Ukraine: China Perspective
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

In this week's episode, they analyse China's role in promoting peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and its rationale behind the urgency and need to call out to Asean to resist external influences.

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Dan Koh

Follow China Perspective Podcast every Tuesday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel:

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Websites:

https://www.moneyfm893.sg/

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Feedback to: [email protected]

Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7

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

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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:

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

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

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

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

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Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

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

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

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

SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR

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

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

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

The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe

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

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March 08, 2022 S1E4: Lower-income workers set to benefit from Progressive Wage Mark accreditation scheme: SG Extra
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' Zakir Hussain, Singapore editor at The Straits Times, speaks with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Goh, Rachel Kelly and Melissa Hyak.

In this week's episode, they analyse the latest updates from Parliament and details of the new Progressive Wage Mark accreditation scheme to be launched in the second half of 2022.

They also discuss about how those in traditionally lower income jobs can stand to get more from this scheme, the scheme's framework and also, the future of Singapore's work arrangements.

Produced by: Zakir Hussain ([email protected]) & Money FM 89.3

Edited by: Money FM 89.3 and Paxton Pang

Follow SG Extra Podcast episodes every Tuesday on our ST Podcasts channel:

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

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

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March 07, 2022 S1E1: The plane that vanished into thin air
Synopsis: In this special series, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed.

In this episode, we revisit the mystery of Malaysian flight MH370, the plane that vanished into thin air on 8 March, 2014.

ST's Malaysia correspondent Hazlin Hassan narrates and also speaks with the following guests - French journalist Florence De Changy, who has written her book called The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370, ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh.

She also interviews the husband of a passenger on board MH370 - management consultant K.S. Narendran and Dr Joel Low, a clinical psychologist.

Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended)

02:05 Recap on what happened to flight MH370 eight years on

05:55 Crash location: What data and debris washing ashore in six different countries point to

07:55 Theory #1: British retiree Richard Godfrey predicts where the plane crashed

08:43 Theory #2: French journalist Florence De Changy believes that the plane was shot down from above the South China Sea

15:45 ST Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh explains how the information gap has dogged investigations from the very start

20:07 One family member of a MH370 passenger finds catharsis writing about his personal ordeal

22:40 Why alternative theories and wild speculation still proliferate as people struggle to find ways to cope in the aftermath of disaster

Check out ST's interactive special on MH370 at str.sg/mh370

Produced by: Tan Jia Ning ([email protected]), Hazlin Hassan ([email protected]), Magdalene Fung ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

Follow The Unsolved Mysteries Of South-east Asia podcast series here every third Tuesday of the month till July:

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Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

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Read Hazlin Hassan's articles: https://str.sg/wsys

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

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

Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE

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Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX

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ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa

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Special edition series:

True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2

Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn

Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB

Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa

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March 07, 2022 S1E1: The plane that vanished into thin air: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia
Synopsis: In this special series, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed.
In this episode, we revisit the mystery of Malaysian flight MH370, the plane that vanished into thin air on 8 March, 2014.
ST's Malaysia correspondent Hazlin Hassan narrates and also speaks with the following guests - French journalist Florence De Changy, who has written her book called The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370, ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh.
She also interviews the husband of a passenger on board MH370 - management consultant K.S. Narendran and Dr Joel Low, a clinical psychologist.
Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended)
02:05 Recap on what happened to flight MH370 eight years on
05:55 Crash location: What data and debris washing ashore in six different countries point to
07:55 Theory #1: British retiree Richard Godfrey predicts where the plane crashed
08:43 Theory #2: French journalist Florence De Changy believes that the plane was shot down from above the South China Sea
15:45 ST Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh explains how the information gap has dogged investigations from the very start
20:07 One family member of a MH370 passenger finds catharsis writing about his personal ordeal
22:40 Why alternative theories and wild speculation still proliferate as people struggle to find ways to cope in the aftermath of disaster
Check out ST's interactive special on MH370 at str.sg/mh370
Produced by: Tan Jia Ning ([email protected]), Hazlin Hassan ([email protected]), Magdalene Fung ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
Follow The Unsolved Mysteries Of South-east Asia podcast series here every third Tuesday of the month till July:
Unsolved Mysteries Playlist: https://str.sg/ws76
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Spotify: https://str.sg/wsCa
Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wsCE
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Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: [email protected]
Read Hazlin Hassan's articles: https://str.sg/wsys
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Discover ST's special edition podcasts:
Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76
Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi
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In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt
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Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7
Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf
Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN
#PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad
ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE
Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas
Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ
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March 07, 2022 S1E38: Ukraine crisis; implications of Finland's interest to join Nato : Washington Report
Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

In this week's episode, they analyse Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's attempt to secure direct Nato help in the Ukraine-Russia conflict ahead of a ceasefire talk, and the implications of Finland’s interest to join Nato.

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Dan Koh & Paxton Pang

Follow Washington Report every Monday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel:

Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7

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Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Feedback to: [email protected]

Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG

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

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

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

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

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

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March 06, 2022 S1E1: How 24 people saved one life: Singapore's War On Covid
Synopsis: This podcast series is based on selected chapters from a book, detailing Singapore’s experience battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The book - written by journalists of The Straits Times and edited by ST’s executive editor Sumiko Tan - is titled In This Together: Singapore's Covid-19 Story and is available in major bookstores now. Details online: https://www.stbooks.sg/
In this first episode of six instalments, ST's senior health correspondent Joyce Teo tells the story of the ordeal, that Madam Irene Tan went through, after catching Covid-19 in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, and how, a team quickly rallied around her to save her life.
Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended)
01:25 Retired tutor Irene Tan's cautious way of life in February 2020
05:40 Likely exposure from weekly singing classes, where she took her mask off to sing
07:30 The ventilator experience that scarred Madam Tan
11:25 Having her life supported by a machine
12:35 Madam Tan recounts praying to God, before eventually pulling through
14:00 Madam Tan's fighting spirit despite low blood oxygen saturation levels
15:15 Dr Chia Po Ying, 33, a consultant at S'pore's National Centre for Infectious Diseases and one of her doctors, looks back on treatment advances two years on in February 2022
16:00 Madam Tan on her way of life now in 2022
In This Together: Singapore's Covid-19 Story retails for $28 (with GST) at major bookstores. It is also available on the Straits Times Press website: https://www.stbooks.sg/
Listen to Episode 2 on how Singapore joined a global hunt for masks: https://str.sg/wsfD
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Follow Singapore's War On Covid podcast series here:
Playlist: https://str.sg/wsfD
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Spotify: https://str.sg/wsPs
Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wsyN
Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: [email protected]
Read Joyce Teo's stories: https://str.sg/JbxN
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