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This car-sharing service managed to convince the government to allow them to match private car owners to hirers.
Synopsis: The Straits Times offers expert insights if you are in the market for a new vehicle or are tracking transportation trends.
Car-sharing causes traffic congestion because the cars are more heavily used; the cars tend to be abused by the hirers; and in the event of an accident, the insurance excess to pay will be stratospheric - beliefs that Mr Dirk-Jan Ter Horst disagrees with.
The Dutch co-founder of peer-to-peer car sharing platform Drive lah, which has been matching private car owners to hirers since 2019, speaks with host Lee Nian Tjoe to make sense of it all.
Highlights (click/tap above):
4:02 Using data to convince the Land Transport Authority that peer-to-peer car-sharing works.
13:20 The secret ingredient to running a “two-sided marketplace”.
22:59 Driving a rental car into Malaysia
25:50 Why a resident in Marine Parade hires a car in Jurong.
35:01 Being a good host
43:14 The goal is to make cars accessible to the public.
Produced by: Lee Nian Tjoe ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Home-grown singer and songwriter shazza is the 12th guest in this music channel.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): Each month, The Straits Times invites music acts to its podcast studio.
In the 12th episode of Music Lab, ST's music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi hosts Singaporean singer and songwriter shazza.
The past year has been quite eventful for the 22-year-old - her music caught the attention of several high profile personalities, including Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chris Martin, the frontman of popular British band Coldplay.
A video that she did with Canadian pop duo Crash Adams went viral worldwide, earning her new fans from as far as Brazil.
As one of the artists fronting Spotify’s Equal campaign, her face was featured on a billboard at Times Square in New York City.
In July 2023, she put out her debut album Chapter One, a release that includes Right Person, Wrong Time, a song that has clocked over two million streams in Spotify alone.
The hijab-wearing singer, whose real name is Shareefa Aminah, speaks about how people assume she makes Malay music because of how she looks, as well as her drive towards inclusivity in the pop music world.
She also sings for our Music Lab Podcast, a live rendition of her latest single Rain In Manhattan, a duet with fellow home-grown singer-songwriter Umar Sirhan.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:58 On having to turn down an invitation to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s swearing-in ceremony
3:25 How singing in the viral Crash Adams video made her famous worldwide
5:28 Chris Martin calling out her name at one of Coldplay’s Singapore concerts
9:45 On being featured on New York’s Times Square billboard
11:24 Being a hijab-wearing singer making English pop music
13:26 Realising her calling for music at a young age
16:00 On choosing the unconventional path of music as a career
20:39 How juggling school and a music career can get overwhelming
27:58 On plans to nurture new artistes in the future
Watch the special live performance and video podcast version of this episode on the Straits Times’ Podcast YouTube channel: https://str.sg/b5za
Listen to shazza’s live performance of Rain In Manhattan with Umar Sirhan here: https://str.sg/B3cx
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Produced by: Eddino Abdul Hadi ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Eden Soh, Hadyu Rahim & Amirul Karim
Recorded by: ST Podcast Team
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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Hear home-grown singer-songwriters shazza's and Umar Sirhan's intimate live studio take of their latest single, Rain In Manhattan.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): This Music Lab playlist features the full live performance of music acts invited by The Straits Times to its podcast studio.
Watch the special live performance and video podcast version of this episode on the Straits Times’ Podcast YouTube channel: https://str.sg/b5za
Listen to shazza talk about her musical journey in the full audio-only podcast here: https://str.sg/LstG
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Produced by: Eddino Abdul Hadi ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Eden Soh, Hadyu Rahim & Amirul Karim
Recorded by: ST Podcast Team
Mixed by: Hadyu Rahim
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How is the government's $1.3 billion budget working for SMEs so far? We invite them on the show.
Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, listen to the Work Talk podcast to help you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life.
It is June, the mid-point of 2024. Join Krist Boo and her co-host Timothy Goh on Work Talk to hear how Singapore's Budget 2024 measures are affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Joining them are Mr Ang Yuit, president of the Association of SMEs, and Dr Ramesh Rajentheran of AI healthcare start-up MiyaHealth.
SMEs are broadly struggling this year due to trade tensions, disruption from artificial intelligence, and manpower challenges. Start-ups face a chilly 'funding winter'.
Which part of the 2024 Budget package of support measures are useful to businesses in meeting the challenges? What more do our entrepreneurs wish for? And if the government has started thinking of Budget 2025, what do our SME guests hope to see included?
In a year marked by various disruptions, what is the hard question for businesses?
This episode of WorkTalk is brought to you by the Ministry of Finance: https://www.mof.gov.sg/singaporebudget
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:40 Why it's a challenging 2024 for SMEs so far
3:39 "Funding nuclear winter" for start-ups; coming at a bad time in region
6:28 On the idea of the Overseas Markets Immersion Programme
7:15 SkillsFuture could align workforce training with industry needs
13:32 Why corporate venture capital incentivised by the government could help support start-ups
19:50 Change is certain, firms with no long-term viability should face reality
More on Budget 2024: http://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/Produced by: Krist Boo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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While the future Long Island will guard against sea level rise, the trade-offs to marine life and the East Coast’s character must be addressed, stakeholders told host Shabana Begum.
Synopsis (headphones recommended): By end-century, Singapore’s mean sea level is expected to rise by up to 1.15m. Now a top attraction in the area, East Coast Park would be a place to avoid if nothing is done.
Frequent floods are likely to put the beach underwater in the future, as climate change continues to exacerbate rising sea levels. And if exceptionally high tides or storm surges were to hit, seawater levels could rise up to 5m, breaking through the coast. The entire park, East Coast Parkway, vehicles and void decks at housing estates like Marine Parade in the vicinity could be submerged in water.
To prevent this reality, there are plans to have a defence offshore. That is Long Island, twice the size of Marina Bay reclaimed off the east coast, with a reservoir in between.
But such a mega project raises many uncertainties and questions. How would reclamation for Long Island change the East Coast landscape? What are the implications for nature and marine life nearby? What do young people - who will live to see the project taking shape - have to say?
As the June 14 oil spill has shown, human activity - if not managed properly - can threaten coastal and marine habitats, including the biodiversity-rich Southern Islands.
In this second episode of Green Trails, our team heads to East Coast Park and a lesser known habitat near Marina Barrage - important to threatened species and likely to be threatened by reclamation - to find answers.
At the heart of East Coast Park, ST journalist Shabana Begum meets with representatives from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and National Water Agency PUB - Mr Lee Wai Kin and Mr Thoo Jung Chee. Both agencies are spearheading the Long Island project.
At the little-known Marina East Drive habitat, Shabana uncovers the wildlife there when she takes a walk with Mr Lester Tan, who chairs Nature Society (Singapore)’s Marine Conservation Group.
In the evening, Shabana returns to East Coast Park to speak with Mr Maximus Tan, 22 and Mr Crispus Tan, 27. These youths - who will live to see Long Island taking shape in the next few decades - voice their aspirations for Long Island.
Read our previous article about Long Island: https://str.sg/ixC7
Find out more about the mega project here: https://str.sg/6zoP
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:43 What will happen to East Coast if nothing is done to protect the shoreline?
4:00 How will Long Island defend Singapore from rising sea levels?
11:07 How will the authorities minimise the impact of reclamation on marine life?
16:13 What are the lesser-known biodiversity havens of the East Coast?
22:04 Lester on whether marine life along East Coast will eventually return post-reclamation
26:22 Reactions from Crispus and Maximus on East Coast's changing landscape
32:53 Crispus and Maximus on life on Long Island, their hopes and ideas
Host: Shabana Begum ([email protected])
Trail producers: Lynda Hong, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive Producers: Ernest Luis ([email protected]) & Audrey Tan ([email protected])
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Scroll social media and you’ll likely be served a food recommendation or review, often one that’s either enthused or a takedown of sorts.
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ Natasha Ann Zachariah explores contemporary societal choices and youth perspectives.
If someone takes videos of their food and serves them with a side of honest opinions, does that make them a good food reviewer?
Singapore is a nation of foodies, and we're passionate about what we eat. But it seems like many food creators often go in with quick overviews, giving honest reviews or enthused recommendations without much context on social media.
Intrigued by this proliferation of content creators who feed their audience with clickbaity spiel and pepper their food recommendations with superlatives, I wanted to find out the highlights and pitfalls of online food reviewers in this age of quick-fire social media content.
To help me answer questions I have about this crowded scene, I invited food and lifestyle content creator Chiara Ang, second-generation hawker Melvin Chew, and former home-based baker-turned-marketing entrepreneur Then Zhi Wei to weigh in on the practices that make a good food review.Highlights (click/tap above):
2:35 Are there too many food reviewers on social media?
6:59 Being brutally honest
13:00 Eating at an establishment where you find your dish to be sub-par: To post or not to post online?
18:36 Adding value with food content
27:35 Showcase more than just the menu
34:07 What consumers should look out for when consuming 'social media' food reviewsFollow Natasha on her IG account and DM her your thoughts on this topic: https://str.sg/8Wav
Host: Natasha Zachariah ([email protected])
Edited by producers: Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh and Zachary Lim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
Filmed by: Joel Chng and Marc Justin De Souza, ST Video
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"Why invest in Singapore, when you can invest in the US?" Our guest expert counters this argument with facts and his opinion.
Synopsis: Every third Monday of the month, senior columnist Ven Sreenivasan offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.
In this episode, Ven hosts Thilan Wickramesinghe - regional head of research at Maybank Securities - to look at the investment outlook from our vantage point in Singapore, at the halfway mark of June, in 2024.
This also comes against the backdrop of the new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sworn in on May 15, taking over from Mr Lee Hsien Loong, now Senior Minister.
They also cover opportunities that include bringing to fruition nascent projects such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Ideas mooted under the zone include a passport-free QR code system to speed up immigration clearance and a one-stop business and investment service centre in Johor to make it easier for Singapore businesses to set up shop there.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:11 What is the outlook for Singapore’s GDP for the rest of the year?
6:06 The 1Q 2024 results season just concluded: Major takeaways
8:32 There is a new PM and Cabinet for Singapore in place: How Singapore is benefitting from safe haven flows and a strong ecosystem for start-ups and innovation
11:10 On the Johor-Singapore SEZ: After previous attempts, what is different this time round and what are the opportunities?
13:55 "Why invest in Singapore, when you can invest in the US?": Is this a valid statement and how should investors think about South-east Asian markets?
16:26 Discover Thilan's top stock picks in Singapore at the halfway mark of 2024 and reasons for his choices
Produced by: Ven Sreenivasan ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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South-East Asia has big plans to become a regional carbon storage hub. Can it work or are the risks too great?
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.
For years now, we’ve heard a lot about carbon capture and storage as one possible solution to climate change. CCS, as it is known, involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from polluting operations, such as power plants, refineries and steel and cement production and injecting the CO2 deep underground.
And not just anywhere. It has to be the right type of geological formation to ensure the CO2 doesn’t escape.
But CCS hasn’t taken off quite as well as many, especially those in the fossil fuel industry, had hoped for. There have been several very costly failures.
And yet there are plans to greatly scale up CCS, including the creation of regional CCS hubs. One of these is in South-east Asia, using depleted oil and gas wells.
This would lock away CO2 captured from industries in the region, or, CO2 brought in by tanker ships from major polluting nations such as Japan. So, is this a good idea? Can it make a difference in fighting climate change? Or, is it just storing up trouble for the future?
To tell ST's climate change editor David Fogarty more about this is energy sector expert Grant Hauber, advisor for Asia for the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, a US-based think tank.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:02 What is carbon capture and storage?
4:33 What are CCS hubs and can you explain the regional plans to create them?
8:43 CCS has been around for several decades. What have we learned?
17:10 And what about liability? Who’s responsible for any leaks?
21:01 CCS remains expensive. Will a high carbon price per tonne drive investment?
25:18 And what about alternative methods to remove CO2?
Produced by: David Fogarty ([email protected]), Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Our expert guest on what to expect on the external front from Modi 3.0, India’s challenges, and options.
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, Ravi speaks with the eminent foreign policy thinker C Raja Mohan, the noted scholar and close friend of India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
They discuss Indian foreign policy in the wake of the recent elections that returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power for a third time.
Mr Modi resumes office at a time of dire border tensions with China, ruffles in what was a swiftly developing relationship with the United States, and a growing compact between India’s traditional security partner Russia and China.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:50 A time for fresh choices
8:30 The Andhra factor in foreign policy
13:30 Could history repeat on the China border?
14:25 Soured ties with the West
17:30 Ties with Russia, now a junior partner of China’s
19:50 Soft-pedalling Quad
21:45 Where’s India’s ‘Act East’ policy?
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Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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What does it take for parents to nurture an athlete who wants to reach sport’s pinnacle?
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
The Olympics is just around the corner and come July, several Team Singapore athletes will fly the flag for the Republic in Paris. Two of them, kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder and Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen will make their Olympics debut.
Beyond their individual hustle to get to sports’ grandest stage, Maeder's and Chen’s journey to the Olympics has been helped by their families' relentless support.
In this episode, Maximilian’s parents Valentin Maeder and Hwee Keng and Michael Chen and Sarah-Yvonne, parents of Stephenie, join sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan to talk about how they have supported their children’s aspirations.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 Did Maximilian Maeder's and Stephenie Chen’s parents have sporting backgrounds that influenced their kids?
13:10 Is there a point in which parents build a roadmap to sporting success?
17:40 Why is there a need to trust the experts and coaches as opposed to intervening?
21:12 Making sacrifices for your children when they pursue sports
26:28 Why parents should be a safe space for their children who pursue sports
35:00 Reacting to naysayers who say there is no future in sports
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Children can invoke feelings of joy, gratitude and fulfilment, but also thoughts of fatigue, financial stress, and lack of personal time?
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.
For the first time ever, the resident total fertility rate (TFR) dropped below 1, hitting 0.97 in 2023. Singapore's replacement TFR rate meanwhile stands at 2.1 - the level of fertility at which the population replaces itself from one generation to the next.
The instincts to procreate, it seems, are varied and personal, as hosts Sarah Koh and Aqil Hamzah - journalists from The Straits Times - find out from their guests.
For Ms Charisse Grace Agustin, 29, being childless was a decision that she made at the age of 18, while still a junior college student.
Mr Sng Shan En, 27, on the other hand, is already a father to a three-year-old, with plans for more children in the future if his wife wants them.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 The advantages to having children younger rather than older
6:00 Heartwarming moments vs. material sacrifices of having children
10:17 The future regret in not having children
16:22 Would the government’s push for babies change your decision?
18:46 Is parenting a 50/50 effort between mom and dad?
21:04 Would higher cash incentives nudge more towards parenthood?
Produced by: Aqil Hamzah ([email protected]), Sarah Koh ([email protected]), Lynda Hong, Ernest Luis & Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Robust job prospects amid artificial intelligence race, despite trade tensions
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times helps you put your career on the right footing from the outset.
The semiconductor industry has been a fixture of Singapore's advanced manufacturing space since 1968.
The industry has grown from strength to strength, and is now reentering the forefront of the global economy as companies hunger for hardware with the raw computing power to support intensive development of advanced artificial intelligence.
In this episode, host Tay Hong Yi speaks with his guests on job demand in the semiconductor sector.
His guests are:
Mr Ang Wee Seng, executive director, Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association
Ms Sim Cher Whee, vice-president of People Strategy, Technology, and Talent Acquisition, Micron Technology
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:57 Why is the semiconductor industry so important to Singapore?
4:18 The wide range of roles available beyond electronic engineering
13:42 What can small and medium-sized enterprises in the sector offer?
17:03 Talent challenges the sector faces and initiatives in place
24:16 Will ongoing trade tensions affect job prospects?
Produced by: Tay Hong Yi ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Hadyu Rahim
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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The affordable luxury of personalised car licence plates are proving an enduring and endearing avenue for self-expression in a changing Hong Kong
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.
HEY YU, DREAMER, ADD OIL. The messages on Hong Kong's vanity car plates can draw nods of appreciation or chuckles for the city’s motorists. They can tell you a thing or two about their owners' status, sense of humour and beliefs.
Since the authorities made these special plates possible 20 years ago, Hong Kong has seen a proliferation of such plates on its roads. And along with it, communities have sprung up online devoted to sightings of this phenomenon.
In this episode, ST’s foreign editor Li Xueying chats with Hong Kong correspondent Magdalene Fung on the motivations behind this trend and what it reveals about Hong Kongers' deepest desires and obsessions.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:50 Why vanity plates aren’t just for vanity’s sake alone
3:20 What Hong Kong’s vanity plates reveal about the city and its people
9:55 How a car with a special plate came to be impounded in Hong Kong on the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen incident
12:33 The biggest changes in Hong Kong society in recent years
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Produced by: Li Xueying ([email protected]) and Fa’izah Sani
Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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Swiping for love used to be the way for millennials to find a connection, but there seems to be growing dating app disillusionment among the young.
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ Natasha Ann Zachariah explores contemporary societal choices and youth perspectives.
Bernice Fong, Dhareeni Shanmugam and John Lim are three under-30s who have had different experiences with dating apps over the years.
John, who runs a content agency, finds that with everyone having many options, he feels “like a piece of meat” - an experience the 28-year-old finds can be dehumanising.
Meanwhile Bernice has sworn off dating apps. The 28-year-old brand and marketing manager felt jaded and tired from swiping through but not quite finding the match she wanted.
Dhareeni, a 26-year-old account executive for a public relations agency, shares why she swiped right on her boyfriend, and why she was drawn to his “niche preference” for fish.
Host Natasha wants to find out why there’s no love lost between young people and dating apps.Highlights (click/tap above):
2:16 Are younger people ditching dating apps?
7:52 Making dating intentions clear
16:20 Getting dating app fatigue
27:54 Have young adults lost the art of conversation?
38:38 Is it more difficult for young people to date these days?
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Host: Natasha Zachariah ([email protected])
Edited by producers: Teo Tong Kai, Eden Soh and Zachary Lim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
Filmed by: Joel Chng and Marc Justin De Souza, ST Video
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Vape users inhale not just harmful chemicals, but toxic metals into their lungs.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
E-cigarettes or vapes can contain less chemicals than cigarettes, but did you know that the former can expose users to toxic metals?
Is vaping safer than smoking and just how harmful is vaping? Find out these and more in the latest Health Check episode with ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo, as she dives into the topic with two experts from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
They are Adj Asst/Prof Clive Tan, Public Health Specialist and Senior Consultant, Department of Preventive & Population Medicine and Adj Asso/Prof Puah Ser Hon, Head and Senior Consultant from the Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine.
With vaping on the rise here, despite it being illegal, they also talk about the help available to a vape user who wants to quit the habit, and what can be done about the vaping problem here.
In Singapore, simply purchasing, using or owning an electronic vapouriser or vape, can attract fines of up to $2,000 per offence.
Yet, vaping is on the rise here. The purchase, use or possession of vapes jumped 58 per cent to about 7,900 cases in 2023, from about 5,000 cases in 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:33 Are vapes safer than cigarettes?
8:17 Inhaling chemicals and toxic metals
20:35 Considering an amnesty for vape users
27:42 You can get the help that you need to quit vaping
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Local solutions are critical for vulnerable millions as the scorching heat rapidly melts snow and ice across the fragile "third pole".
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.
As the planet warms, with north India’s plains sweltering under an unprecedented heat wave, Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before. On current trends, glaciers in just the Eastern Himalayas, which include Nepal and Bhutan, will lose up to 75 per cent of their ice in the near future.
The accelerated melt will expand existing glacial lakes, and form new ones. The new and enlarged lakes are a hazard as they can burst their banks and let loose all the water in flash floods downstream. In October 2023, a lake in Northern Sikkim breached, destroying an entire dam and 33 bridges downstream, killing scores of people.
But that is only one aspect of the impact of planetary warming on the so-called Third Pole - which supplies water to around 1.5 billion people. The climate crisis is a water crisis which is already affecting half of Asia.
In this episode, Green Pulse host Nirmal Ghosh discusses the complex factors at play, and their implications, with Kunda Dixit, the Kathmandu-based publisher of Nepali Times, and visiting faculty at NYU in Abu Dhabi where he focuses on climate; and Dr Bandana Shakya - also based in Kathmandu - who coordinates the Landscapes portfolio at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:34 There is plenty of water; just not where it’s needed
3:53 Data sharing is critical but the process is inadequate
7:17 Depopulation of some mountain districts is up to 30 per cent in the last 10 years
12:20 Appreciating potential of co-designing nature-based solutions
17:20 Sometimes scientific collaboration is much easier than political collaboration
18:33 One major concern now: Climate despair and climate anxiety among younger people
19:30 Failure of governance has led to large parts of the Himalayan region being in food deficit
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) and Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Fa'izah Sani
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South-east Asian countries appreciate there is no strategic balance in the region without the US, so they will find ways to deal with whoever is in the White House.
Synopsis: Every 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.
How South-east Asia - situated at the crossroads of Asia and the Pacific - sees and navigates growing tensions between China and the United States, is little understood outside the region.
Views of China in the region are mixed, with recent surveys showing that China is seen as a valuable partner, and yet not trusted. There is an appreciation that dealing with the US - whoever occupies the White House - is critical as Washington is seen as a strategic balancer.
Meanwhile, as the US deepens and expands an architecture of alliances across the Asia-Pacific, China has fewer friends and allies and has done little to assuage countries’ concerns over what is, despite Beijing’s professions to the contrary, seen as its hegemonic tendencies.
The United States’ support of Israel’s actions in Gaza, has also not gone down well in the region, which is dotted with either Muslim-majority countries, or countries with significant Muslim minorities.
In this episode of Asian Insider, Nirmal hosts Bilahari Kausikan, famously forthright former Permanent Secretary and former Ambassador-at-Large at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Now the chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, Bilahari lays out the regional perspective, and explains why - despite the real risk of an accident between the US and China over Taiwan - a war by design between the two big powers, is highly unlikely.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:47 China: Neighbour with great opportunities yet displays hegemonic tendencies
4:01 Anxieties about Chinese behaviour and the US' balancing acts
7:05 "War by design between the US and China is highly unlikely": Bilahari Kausikan
11:27 "The Global South represents a mood rather than any coherent convergence of interests"
13:43 "To deal with China, you have to deal with the US"
14:10 Why the US does not bear the burden or pay any price to uphold international order
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) and Fa’izah Sani
Edited by: Fa’izah Sani
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How a variety talk show with one of the oddest hosting pairings became one of the most successful in the Chinese language entertainment scene.
Synopsis: How Did We Get Here is a new scripted series under the #PopVultures banner, which will take a look in each episode about a celebrity, a band or the cast of a movie or film that made an impact on Asian entertainment and how they got to where they are now.
If you follow Chinese-language entertainment, there is a good chance you have heard of the variety series Kang Xi Lai Le, also known as Mr Con & Ms Csi or Kangxi Coming.
The light-hearted Taiwanese talk show, which ran from 2004 till 2016, is easily one of the most successful talk shows of all time in Chinese-language entertainment - a staple of Taiwanese television that continues to make people laugh even eight years after the end of its run.
The show began as a wacky experiment, by pairing the intellectual and cultured Kevin Tsai and the wild, funny Dee Hsu as hosts in one programme. Their chemistry was magic and the show consistently maintained high ratings throughout its run.
Not only was it a hot spot for celebrities to come on and promote themselves and their projects, the show even attracted personalities like politicians - former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou and social commentator, critic and historian Li Ao.
Even with its varied line-up of guests, the hosts never switched up their style - a mix of inane and sometimes raunchy questions about underwear and farts, lots of banter and good-natured mocking.
Now, 20 years after its debut and eight years after its last of close to 3,000 episodes aired, its legacy and impact remain - with some clips of the show going viral even today. Many fans are still clamouring for the show to make a comeback.
#PopVultures host Jan Lee discusses exactly how we got here.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:00 Introduction and an update about a possible Kangxi Coming relaunch
4:19 The show’s inception and how complete opposites Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu came to be paired together
12:50 The first episode of Kangxi Coming and why it became so popular
17:33 The show’s evolution over the years and the introduction of assistant host Hank Chen
23:31 How Kangxi Coming managed to capture Chinese audiences despite a tight budget
29:49 The show coming to an end
34:53 Kangxi Coming’s resounding legacy till today
37:15 What are Dee Hsu, Kevin Tsai and Hank Chen up to today?
Produced by: Jan Lee ([email protected]) and Amirul Karim
Edited by: Amirul Karim
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A seasoned motor industry insider says the COE system is bad for health because of the stress that comes with not knowing “the full picture”.
Synopsis: The Straits Times offers expert insights if you are in the market for a new vehicle or are tracking transportation trends.
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Singapore seems to be tracking well. In 2023, 18.2 per cent of all new car registrations were EVs. This was up from 11.7 per cent in 2022.
In this episode, host Lee Nian Tjoe speaks with Ms Sabrina Sng, managing director at Wearnes Automotive. This seasoned motor dealer - with 20 years of experience - believes that uncertainty over the price outlook of certificate of entitlement (COEs) is discouraging the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
This is worsened by what she considers to be a premature cut in incentives to encourage EV adoption.
Highlights (click/tap above):
7:30 Call for changes to the COE bidding system - why motor dealers want to cut out companies, like those in private hire, from bidding for COEs because they distort the market
12:00 Reduction of various incentives to encourage EV adoption came too soon
19:38 High COE premiums have pushed up prices of EVs, diminishing the distinction between premium and mass market
21:40 Making the case for EVs to have higher tax rebates
26:42 Does Tesla still have an edge in the automotive world?
Produced by: Lee Nian Tjoe ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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Join in this passionate post mortem of the recently concluded 2023/24 English Premier League season.
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
As the dust settles on another thrilling English Premier League (EPL) season, the post-campaign analysis has begun at the Hard Tackle.
ST Sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan and guest co-host Zia-ul Raushan - assistant program director for Money FM 89.3 - invited nine die-hard EPL fans and renowned sports presenter John Dykes to dissect the highs and lows of their favourite teams, reflect on the past season's triumphs and tribulations and eagerly anticipate what lies ahead.
Is there a world after Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool, and can we talk about Manchester City’s title win without mentioning their alleged breaches?
Will Arsenal return for another tilt at the title next season? We discuss all that and more on this special end-of-season podcast.
Highlights (click/tap above):
5:30 Has Manchester City’s title celebrations been overshadowed by Premier League’s 115 breaches of regulations?
12:44 After finishing second again, can Arsenal continue to challenge for the title next season?
15:04 Do fans agree with Phil Foden being crowned player of the season?
20:55 How are Liverpool fans feeling after the emotional final day farewell to Jurgen Klopp?
32:45 On Aston Villa balancing Europe and Premier League next season
45:57 Will Newcastle be able to hold on to their key assets?
55:17 Erik ten Hag: In or out?
Guests/fans:
Arsenal fan - Eddy Hirono
Liverpool fan - Imran Fariz
Liverpool fan - Rishi Budhrani
Man City fan - Haizam Shah
Man Utd fan - Fauzie Laily
Newcastle fan - Terence Ong
Spurs fan - Nitin Nambiar
Aston Villa fan - Jod Gill
Chelsea fan - Kalvinder Gill
Sports presenter - John DykesWatch the full video podcast here: https://str.sg/cbY4
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Hosted & produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan ([email protected]), Zia-ul Raushan ([email protected])
Filmed in: Studio+65
Edited by: Amirul Karim & Studio+65
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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