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The seasoned Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani is bullish on India and Asean but says the US should not be underestimated.
Synopsis: Every third and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.
Veteran Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, never shy about sharing his views, is bullish on India and Asean, believes China will not invade Taiwan unless the island declares independence - and warns that no one should underestimate America.
In this episode, Mr Mahbubani says Europe should also revise its notions of being a global economic powerhouse, and the United Kingdom needs to give up its seat on the UN Security Council so India can take it.
Asean has been successful as a regional organisation in preventing Brexit-style breakaways as well as wars in the region - and by 2030 its combined economy will be bigger than Japan’s, Mr Mahbubani contends.
Pressure on China will grow regardless of who occupies the White House after America’s presidential election. In terms of tactics, Kamala Harris would be predictable, but Donald Trump would not.
Mr Mahbubani, currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore, is among other things former Singapore Ambassador to the UN, former Permanent Secretary at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He has just published a new book titled Living The Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir."
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:54 Three geopolitical geniuses - Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Keng Swee, and S. Rajaratnam
5:32 South-east Asia has an enormous agency; Asean will be bigger than Japan by 2030
8:46 "I am extremely bullish about the prospects of India," says Kishore Mahbubani
11:11 Chinese and Indian inventors are responsible for 20% of all US patents
15:04 Wars are draining
16:59 Near-universal consensus in Washington DC that the US has about 10 years to stop China from becoming No.1
18:44 You can’t predict what Donald Trump is going to do
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Salaries need to be structured more flexibly to reflect broader aspirations.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Views on pay issues vary widely among young workers depending on their professional and life goals.
This was borne out in a survey of 1,000 young people commissioned by The Straits Times, carried out in May by market research firm Kantar and released in August.
In this episode, ST journalist Tay Hong Yi digs deeper into the implications of the results and underlying beliefs that give rise to different attitudes.
His guests are Dr Fermin Diez, a researcher on compensation issues with over 30 years of corporate experience, and young professional Jonathan Ng, a business development manager with robotics company Otsaw – all while studying for a degree in marketing at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:38 How has working and studying at the same time influenced Jonathan’s views on salary?
4:10 How have career norms shifted?
8:33 Are companies keeping up with these shifting norms in how pay is designed?
12:43 Why does satisfaction with one’s salary and work-life balance decline with age?
15:29 Disclosing salary details
22:14 How can employers deal with inter-generational differences on how pay is perceived?
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In the bid to make alternative protein palatable to the consumer, South-east Asian cuisine offers some advantages.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Home to glitzy bars and Michelin star restaurants, Singapore is a foodie paradise. It is a reputation that extends well beyond the dinner plate – and it is not just diners who are noticing.
The country’s research into ways of feeding the world in ways that are more beneficial for the climate and nature is also attracting global attention.
On Sept 5, the Bezos Earth Fund launched Asia’s first Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore, with a $39 million commitment from the Bezos Earth Fund. The fund was started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as a philanthropic commitment to address the climate crisis.
What does this centre hope to do, and how will it help with Asia’s protein pivot? Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty get the lowdown from Dr Andy Jarvis, director of future of food at the Bezos Earth Fund.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
1:57 The link between food production, climate change and nature loss
4:27 Is producing alternative protein really more climate-friendly than regular animal-based protein?
5:34 What is the gap in alternative protein R&D identified by the Bezos Earth Fund?
9:23 What is the role of philanthropy in the great protein pivot toward sustainable source?
12:28 The focus for Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein in the National University of Singapore
14:27 What is one advantage that South-east Asian cuisine has over others, in terms of the move to sustainable protein?
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Revered as soldiers, the Gurkhas are Nepalis who are recruited into the British Army, the Singapore Police, the Indian Army, and recently, even the Russian army.
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the Asian continent.
In this episode, Ravi speaks with one of the most highly decorated officers of the Indian Army, retired Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan, on the future of Gurkhas, the famous warriors from the hill tribes of central Nepal. Gurkhas, who form the largest ethnic component of the Indian Army, have also lately been in the news after it was reported that some of them died fighting for Russia in the Ukraine War.
A celebrated scholar-soldier and a retired second generation Gurkha Rifles officer of the Indian Army, Lt. Gen. Chauhan and Ravi discuss recent changes to India’s military recruitment policies that led Nepal to ban Gurkha recruitment by New Delhi, whether Nepal’s Maoist government will permit Nepalese soldiers to continue participating in UN peacekeeping operations, and the relevance of foot-soldiers in the era of robotics in warfare.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 Why Gurkha troops are special
08:50 Special height provisions for Gurkhas in British, Indian armies
11:15 Why Gurkhas go abroad to fight; Gurkhas in Russia
14:40 How India’s new recruitment policy hits Gurkhas
18:00 Could India’s Gurkha Regiment be disbanded?
22:50 Nepal and UN peace-keeping operations
25:00 Future of Gurkhas and infantry in the age of robotics
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Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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Does living a meaningful, purpose-filled life trump materialistic goals and climbing the corporate ladder these days?
Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues of the day, and finds out about what young people are talking about.
Talk about the new definition of success has been fronted this year by Singapore’s new prime minister Lawrence Wong, who has called for wider definitions of success.
But can it be done? In this episode, Natasha asks her three guests how possible it is to run on passion, and in redefining success, what does failure look like now? Also, what is one thing that young people need to do if they want to redefine what success looks like to them.
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry Alvin Tan, founder and executive director of Access Singapore Clarence Ching, and co-founder of River Valley Irregulars Sheila Manokaran speak about how they see the Singaporean dream moving beyond the 5Cs.
The question - or is it an existential crisis? - that millennials and Gen Zs grapple with is about how they can make an impact that counts, even in a 9-to-5 job.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:49 Why is it necessary for us to redefine success now?
9:52 The stumbling blocks on the paths to success
18:35 Can chasing passions put food on the table?
24:54 ”What is the government doing to ensure I have a job?”
33:20 What does failure look like in this new definition of success?40:25 What we need for a mindset shift
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Two Singaporeans share their experiences working for Red Bull racing.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix returns on Sept 22 when fans here witness exhilarating action over 62 laps of the 4.94-kilometre Marina Bay Street Circuit. And while the title race between Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris heats up on track, The Straits Times’ Hard Tackle revs up for the race weekend by learning more about what happens behind the scenes at a F1 team.
In this episode, sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan is joined by Singaporeans Charis Chua and Heng Yi-Hsin, students from Nanyang Technological University who look back on their 2½-month stint with Red Bull Racing and look ahead to the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.
Highlights (click/tap above):
5:30 Finding out about winning the internship challenge to work for Red Bull Racing
7:45 What Yi-Hsin and Chua did during their stints with RB
11:25 Why Formula 1 is more than just about fast cars and the famous drivers
13:30 The standout moments from the internship with RB
18:30 Looking ahead to 2024 Singapore Grand Prix
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Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan, who turns 60 this year in 2024, finds out the challenges to growing older as she confronts her own negative attitudes about ageing.
Intergenerational friendships are not just about age groups, as Sumiko finds out from Michael Chiang. The playwright is nearly three decades older than married couple Jonathan Leong and Jeneen Goh, but the trio share a firm friendship.
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The 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) scheme allows for purchase on zero interest instalment plans with less credit requirement.
Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
In 2023, Singapore consumers spent $3.4 billion online and in-store using 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) services from third-party providers like Atome and Grab PayLater, banks and retailers - without the need for minimum income as required by credit cards.
And members of Gen Z, those between 18 and 24 years of age, and young millennials between 25 and 34, were among the bigger users of this method, according to the Worldpay’s 2024 Global Payments Report.
With BNPL strengthening the purchasing power of youths, are there worrying social and financial implications from this new payment method, despite seemingly having more purchasing power?
To discuss more about this, ST assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong co-hosts with business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan to speak with their guests about the possible implications of the BNPL scheme on youths.
Once in financial trouble with a $75,000 debt, Khairul Abbas Hamzah is now heading a consultancy to help debtors who are in the same boat - that he managed to get out of.
Also on the show is financial literacy expert Aaron Chwee, head of Wealth Advisory at OCBC Bank.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:03 Instant gratification impulse among younger generation?
10:55 When BNPL becomes a slippery slope; what types of financial habits BNPL inculcates
21:18 Phantom debt and the recourse to get out of debt troubles
26:24 Abbas’ $75,000 debt trouble
32:14 Social implications from BNPL
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Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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The bitter aftertaste though, is the story of how Chinese Indians are struggling to fit in.
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe, about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
There is a popular sauce in India, which involves massive amounts of green chillies, salt and Indian spices such as turmeric. And it is sold as a Chinese sauce, in Kolkata’s Chinatown.
From paneer chilli to green chilli, Chinese sauces, adapted for Indian taste buds, are very popular in India.
It is also a representation of how ethnic Chinese - their origins in Kolkata can be traced to the 18th century in India - have assimilated.
But that is not the complete story, for the community whose history has been fraught, from the fall-out from the 1962 war between India and China, to the after-effects of today’s border conflict.
In this episode, ST’s foreign editor Li Xueying chats with India correspondent Debarshi Dasgupta on the Chinese-Indian community’s hopes and fears.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:48 What are Chinese-Indian sauces
1:59 Indian influences
3:13 A story of decline and atrophy
8:10 A painful history
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Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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How to choose a healthier salt and cooking oil.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Singapore is planning to introduce Nutri-Grade labelling for salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil.
These are labels that will allow consumers to tell at a glance how healthy they are. The products will be graded A to D – with D being the least healthy choice, having the highest levels of sodium and/or saturated fat, among other possible nutrients.
The mandatory Nutri-Grade label has been successfully used on pre-packaged and freshly prepared beverages. Drinks that exceed a threshold of sweetness are graded C and D, and there are also prohibitions on advertising such beverages that are grade D.
Still, it would appear easier for someone to cut down on sugary drinks, or even eliminate them, than it is to significantly reduce the intake of sodium and saturated fats as savoury foods can form a big part of our diets.
Will this new labelling requirement truly benefit us, and what should we watch out for, when it comes to maintaining healthier diets in the meantime?
ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo finds out more from the president of the Singapore Nutrition Dietetics Association, Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran.
She is the deputy director of Industry Partnerships and the head of the Glycemic Index Research Unit at the School of Applied Science at Temasek Polytechnic.
Highlights (click/tap above)
2:29 The taste test: what’s the difference between potassium salt and table salt?
3:08 Watch out for hidden sodium
6:59 Salty tolerance for the elderly is much higher
10:39 What exactly are saturated fats?
13:17 How to pick out a healthier cooking oil?
15:13 Is there any truth to the claim that coconut oil is actually good for health?
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Produced and edited by: Eden Soh
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong
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We ask Indranee Rajah - Minister in the Prime Minister's Office - to explain the mindset shift aim of the enhanced parental leave scheme, announced on Aug 18.
Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues of the day, and finds out about what young people are talking about.
When it was announced at the National Day Rally that the parental leave scheme would be enhanced starting in April 2025, Ms Indranee recalls young parents being happy to hear the news.
Employers, she adds, on the other hand, are cautiously welcoming the news as they put forth their concerns about managing schedules and workloads.
Ms Indranee talks about the need for a well-designed workplace to make shared parental leave work for all, not just parents of newborns.
This would mean fathers giving advance notice of when they want to take their leave or compensating those who take on a parent’s workload - with the money freed up by the government-paid paternity leave.
Natasha asks Ms Indranee why fathers haven’t been so keen to take up the existing provisions - reluctant line managers seem to be standing in the way - and if this would be the game-changing move couples need to support their aspirations to start and grow their families?
Highlights (click/tap above)
1:56 Who’s happy, post-National Day Rally?
6:40 Sending a signal that dads should be more involved in child-raising
10:57 A mindset change and cultural shift in the workplace
19:06 Will the enhanced parental leave improve Singapore’s TFR?
21:42 Making a family-friendly Singapore
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Start early, compound your wealth, and try not to beat the market.
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Finance literacy experts always tell us to “start young” so we can make full use of the effect of compounding and grow our wealth from a young age.
But how early is early enough for first-time, young investors? Can an undergraduate without a full-time job start investing?
Crucially, if someone has just $100 a month to invest, what can they do with that amount?
In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan also looks at how university investing clubs help undergraduates to start growing their money, and the first investments that they can buy to begin.
Her guests are Associate Professor of Finance Matthew Dearth from NTU who brings 30 years of finance experience, and NTU undergraduate Victor Tan, who has invested since age 18.
The NTU Investment Interactive Club helps to link students to the finance community and hone their practical investing skills. It was founded in 1999 and now has over 5,000 members.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:30 How did Victor start investing at 18?
4:53 What’s the recommended age for people to start investing?
9:25 What products should people buy as a first investment?
12:17 Should we try to beat the market or do individual stock picking?
16:06 The biggest investment mistakes our guests have made
21:27 Where do you get your investing advice or knowledge from?
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Businesses are buying into new financial products that could help save nature, but funds for nature’s protection have not reached the scale required.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Coral reef bonds, biodiversity credits and schemes that enable national debt to be forgiven in exchange for conservation efforts.
These are just some of the financial instruments that have been in the news recently, as the world races to find the funds needed to prevent nature from falling into further decline. But when did the financial sector start paying attention to nature, and can their involvement in conservation truly help to protect and restore natural ecosystems?
Financing for nature is expected to be a key topic of discussion at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia in October. In the lead-up to the United Nations summit, Green Pulse co-hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty discuss the role of the financial sector in nature conservation with Ms Hoon Ling Min, investment director at decarbonisation investment platform GenZero.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
4:05 Who are the buyers of nature-linked investment products?
9:14 What drives the development of new types of nature-related financial products?
15:43 In the absence of a measurable metric for nature, how can biodiversity benefits be quantified?
17:30 How important is the role of the private sector in protecting nature?
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Hosts: Audrey Tan ([email protected]) & David Fogarty ([email protected])
Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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New episodes from our rebranded podcast channel will drop here: https://str.sg/wB2m
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Our previous Money and Career podcast channel is now rebranded HeadSTart on Record, taking on a fresher and sharper approach on how to chase your aspirations and grow your money.
Hosts Sue-Ann Tan and Tay Hong Yi will speak with guests on how to navigate jobs and finances in a daunting, complex world.
Hong Yi has been covering manpower and talent topics for ST, with a focus on careers, the job market and workforce trends.
Sue-Ann will look at how to invest your money and the delicate balancing act between saving and living. Sept 2 Monday sees her first episode dropping across our audio platforms and the ST app.
Stay tuned for more episodes on chewy topics like how far would you go for your pay cheque and how you can invest from age 18.
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Produced by: Sue-Ann Tan ([email protected]), Tay Hong Yi ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Home-grown rapper Shigga Shay is the 14th guest in this music channel.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Each month, The Straits Times invites music acts to its podcast studio.
In the 14th episode of Music Lab, ST’s music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi hosts Singaporean rapper Shigga Shay.
The 31-year-old hip-hop artist speaks at length about his experience as the first Singaporean to take part in The Rap Of China 2024, the popular Chinese reality show (2017 to present) that looks for the country’s next rap star.
He was among the 72 contestants out of 600 who passed the first round, and reached the 41st spot before being eliminated in the third round.
It is still a win, he says, because his time on the show gave him a platform to reach out to a whole new fanbase in China.
He still makes regular trips to China to work with his counterparts there on his upcoming release, a mixtape titled Hanyu Pinyin.
Featuring verses in Mandarin, English and Hokkien, this new batch of songs reflect his identity as a multilingual rapper from Singapore who is ready to take on the global stage.
Shigga also discusses how hip-hop helped him overcome his shyness, and how his late father gave him his stage name.
In the episode, he also performs a rendition of his latest single, Overachieve, which will also be included in his upcoming release Hanyu Pinyin.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:54 On being the first Singaporean to take part in The Rap Of China
14:24 How his multilingual songs tells his story as a rapper from Singapore
18:15 On how he has been rapping for half is life
26:17 Why he calls himself Shigga Shay
30:20 He started making music videos in school
34:47 On running his own music company
Listen to Shigga Shay’s live performance of Overachieve here: https://str.sg/GRrZ
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Host: Eddino Abdul Hadi ([email protected])
Produced by: Eden Soh, Hadyu Rahim & Amirul Karim
Recorded by: ST Podcast Team & Studio+65
Edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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Hear home-grown rapper Shigga Shay's intimate live studio take of his latest single, Overachieve, which will also be included in his upcoming release Hanyu Pinyin.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): This Music Lab playlist features the full live performance of music acts invited by The Straits Times to its podcast studio.
Listen to Shigga Shay talk about his musical journey in the full audio-only podcast here: https://str.sg/yzJA
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Host: Eddino Abdul Hadi ([email protected])
Produced by: Eden Soh, Hadyu Rahim & Amirul Karim
Recorded by: ST Podcast Team & Studio+65
Mixed by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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Love or loathe them, could insects also become a food source in the wider context of the global population?
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Green Trails is a 4-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts.
"Can this be eaten?” is an oft repeated question that every nature guide is familiar with.
In July, Singapore approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, to the delight of sustainable food firms and disgust of some Singaporeans.
But can bugs one day whet mainstream appetites like sambal stingray, a smokey South-east Asian dish crafted from the creature once considered as a “trash fish”?
In this third episode of Green Trails, our team speaks to members of the Entomological Network of Singapore, a group of insect researchers and hobbyists, about the stories of insects in the city-state and whether these creatures can be foraged.
At Windsor Nature Park, ST journalist Ang Qing meets Dr Sean Yap, a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University’s Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab, Mr Foo Maosheng, a senior scientific officer at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, and entomological educator and consultant James Khoo.
For almost two hours, they go on a trail while discussing everything related to insects - from Singapore's historical link to beetle science, to how pretty privilege shapes research in the insect kingdom.
Highlights (click/tap above):
5:41 Singapore's historical role in beetle science
11:18 Debunking the myth about cockroaches
15:38 How insect as food can gain popularity akin to seafood like sambal stingray
17:53 The tastiest insects and can we forage for them
22:10 Sharing our home with insects
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Listen to other Green Trails episodes:
Ep 1: Visit to Sungei Buloh: How Singapore can better host migratory birds - https://str.sg/BrqS
Ep 2: Visit to East Coast: How reclamation will shape up against rising sea levels - https://str.sg/mRG8
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Host: Ang Qing ([email protected])
Trail producers: Hadyu Rahim, Fa’izah Sani, Amirul Karim & Hana Chen
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive Producers: Lynda Hong ([email protected]), Ernest Luis ([email protected]) & Audrey Tan ([email protected])
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Aggression from China is driving Manila and Washington closer, spurring a loose coalition against Beijing.
Synopsis: Every third and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.
Despite talks between China and the Philippines regarding resupply of the small contingent of Philippine marines aboard the World War II era ship Sierra Madre which Manila had grounded on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, tensions remain high in the South China Sea.
In the latest incident, Chinese and Philippine Coast Guard vessels collided near Sabina Shoal, a disputed feature in the Spratly Islands, in the early hours of Monday, Aug 19. The vessels were damaged and though there were no casualties, Washington responded by reminding Beijing of the US's 73-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty with Manila.
China claims most of the 1.3 million square miles of the South China Sea, including the Second Thomas Shoal, where Philippine vessels must run the gauntlet of a de facto Chinese blockade to resupply the marines on the Sierra Madre.
The United States however, also needs to maintain a fine balance, being careful not to be too provocative and back China into a corner, says Indo-Pacific security expert Lisa Curtis, former top US official and now Senior Fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, DC.
Ms Curtis has served as deputy assistant to the US President under three successive national security advisors. She has 20 years of service in the US government including at the National Security Council, the CIA, the State Department, and Capitol Hill, specialising in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia.
Ms Curtis guests on this episode of Asian Insider alongside Filipina writer Marites Vitug, a longtime investigative journalist and author of several books including the 2018 Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China, and most recently, the just-released, co-authored Unrequited Love : Duterte's China Embrace which explores the various aspects of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's appeasement of China.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:25 Why (former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte) hated the US and still dislikes it
5:07 How far the US-Philippines relationship has progressed under President Marcos
9:20 Why it would be helpful if there is more engagement between the Philippines and the Quad
12:49 Provocative air manoeuvres; Chinese shooting flares right in front of the Philippines’ aircraft - is this a test of the resolve of the Philippines and the US?
14:26 A lot of domestic support for Marcos' shift in foreign policy; how South China Sea could be a likely conflict zone besides Taiwan Strait
17:34 Why the Marcos government should make clear to the US, what kind of help they want
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Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) and Fa’izah Sani
Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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A motor industry expert connects popular culture to the success of Chinese car brands in Singapore.
Synopsis: Every third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times offers expert insights on new vehicles or transportation trends.
BYD is leading the sales chart in Singapore and other Chinese car brands are also making their way here. In a market where the total number of vehicle registrations is capped, the success of the newcomers comes at the cost of incumbent players.
Dr Victor Kwan, who was in the motor trade for more than 20 years before joining academia, explains what is driving this trend and whether it is sustainable.
Highlights (click/tap above):
6:15 The reason for the appearance of so many new Chinese car brands in Singapore
8:20 What BYD Is doing right
22:00 The pressure to develop the charging infrastructure to spur the desire for electric cars
24:50 What dealers think about when deciding to bring in a car brand
38:00 Chinese car brands are here to stay
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Produced by: Lee Nian Tjoe ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Climate and environment data disclosures are vital. But real action is needed for cutting emissions and nature protection.
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
There’s a saying in sustainability circles: What gets measured, gets changed.
And this applies particularly to companies, which are the major source of carbon emissions heating up the planet. Companies are also top sources of damage to nature, especially biodiversity loss. Corporate supply chains, products and services all have a carbon and nature footprint. So, what companies, as well as cities and public institutions, decide really matters.
But until recently, companies were under no obligation to fully measure and report their impacts and what they were doing about it.
Times have changed. A growing number of countries, including Singapore, are mandating annual corporate climate disclosures. And likely soon, nature impact disclosures, too.
One organisation that has been at the forefront of corporate environmental disclosures is the non-profit CDP.
But can we really trust the data in corporate climate and environment disclosures? Who's checking? And are disclosures really making a difference?
ST's climate change editor David Fogarty hosts Sherry Madera, chief executive of CDP, which manages an environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:01 What data is being provided to CDP and is it getting better?
5:20 What percentage of companies, cities and public institutions that share data with CDP come from Asia?
7:32 How are investors using the data given to CDP?
9:40 What are the main gaps in the data? And where are companies, cities and others failing to take action?
12:42 How can we really trust the data supplied to CDP? How do you check it?
16:14 In what ways is data disclosure translating into real action on the ground? Some examples?
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Produced by: David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Amirul Karim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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