The Straits Times Podcasts

Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's South Korea correspondent Chang May Choon.  Drinks after work are part of daily Korean life but their growing...

Synopsis: Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport. In this episode, ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chats with reporter Deepanraj Ganesan and ST’s English Premier League columnist John Brewin on takeaways from the opening weekend of action in the 22/23 season, and what lies ahead. They talk leading contenders, dark horses, ear...

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements.  What are the symptoms of long Covid and how do they compare to the typical cold and influenza? Dr Barnaby Young, head of the Singapore Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) discusses the most common symptoms of long Covid and why vaccinated people who were i...

Synopsis: This ST video livestream was hosted by Cheow Sue-Ann on Aug 4. The fallout continues from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's short but controversial trip to Taiwan. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called her visit a 'manic, irresponsible and highly irrational' act by the US. Beijing has said that "measures taken by China at present and in the future are necessary and timely defensive count...

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements.  A new report by Singapore's largest bank DBS, states that 40% of DBS' retail customers saw their income growth lagging inflation over the past year. This comes as DBS raised interest rates for its multiplier deposit account, in a first across-the-board move by a local bank to offer customers higher returns on their re...

Synopsis: This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on Aug 3. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh and China correspondent Elizabeth Law discuss the reactions from Washington and Beijing towards US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.  Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite au...

Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. Palliative care is in the spotlight of late, with the authorities aiming to boost support in the sector to enable more people to make the most of the time they have left. It is an approach that aims to help a person living with a life-threatening illness to cope not onl...

Synopsis: Should you take the second Covid-19 booster, or wait for a new vaccine? Also, what Covid-19 pills are available and who can take them? ST's assistant news editor Alyssa Woo explains. Read more: https://str.sg/wECi Produced by: Alyssa Woo and ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team Follow ST Podcasts channel: Channel:  https://str.sg/wukV Apple Podcasts:  https://str.sg/wukK Spotify:  http...

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 and Bharati Jagdish. The current Covid-19 infection wave, which has been driven by the Omicron variant BA.5, is likely to subside further this week, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung o...

Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie. For the first three years after Henry Chan and Joel Leong founded ShopBack, they paid themselves $1,500 a month. Their cashback shopping app is now in 10 markets and powers more than $4.8 billion in annual sales. In Lunch with Sumiko, they share how they did it. Read Sumiko Tan's full...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. A recent report shows mankind is far more dependent on nature than many believe. For example, humanity uses about 50,000 wild, non-farmed, species for food, medicines, wood and fuel and even tourism. This includes more than 10,000 w...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Seventy companies in Britain are now trying out a shorter work week. It is a six-month trial started by a non-profit community called 4 Day Week Global. The four-day week movement aims to raise business productivi...

Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia. This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on July 29. Collectively known as the Anti-Hopping Law, the new constitutional rules are now expected to be passed by the Senate. They could be gazetted as early as September, putting them in force before Malaysia faces its...

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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 and Bharati Jagdish. A group of people have called for the law criminalising sex between men to be kept on the books, until there are guarantees to protect the traditional definition...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  Philanthropy is almost always associated with very wealthy families. If you have less wealth but many good intentions, can you also engage in philanthropy? Genevieve Cua speaks to Anthony Gao, Pictet Wealth Management head of philanthrop...

Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia. This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on July 22. Malaysia's Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz will be appointed treasurer of Selangor Barisan Nasional at a ceremony graced by the Umno-led coalition’s top state leaders on Sunday (July 31), confirming months of rumou...

Synopsis: Every second and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' opinion editor Grace Ho takes a hard look at political and social issues of the day with her expert guests. In this episode, she looks at what outdoor adventure education means, why it’s useful, the kinds of standards or guidelines that govern it, and the future of this sector. In the studio to explain what steps have been t...

Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. Bone health is often not the first thing on a person’s mind when it comes to health. However, it is important to prevent weakened bones, particularly in old age, so that we can continue with our everyday activities. As we age, more bone is broken down than is replaced b...

Synopsis: Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times tackles the talking points in Singapore sport. In this episode, ST sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chats with Billy Hogan, the chief executive officer of English football giants Liverpool, who was in town when the Reds played the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy exhibition match with Crystal Palace. On the eve of...

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 spate of mass hysteria in Malaysia's north-eastern state of Kelantan to find out why the disorder is more prevalent among schoolgirls. ST regional correspondent Jia Ning Tan speaks to Ustaz A...

Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie. Karl Mak and Adrian Ang vowed never to work together after a failed blogshop, but reconnected to form popular meme maker SGAG Read Sumiko Tan's full stories here: https://str.sg/Jbhe Lunch With Sumiko videos: https://str.sg/wPrB   Produced by: Sumiko Tan and ST Video team Edited by: ST...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, they take stock of the markets and discuss what i...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. With each passing year, more and more carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere, raising the global temperature. The race is now on to rapidly cut carbon emissions to limit the pace of global warming. But it’s clear that more wil...

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the prospect or possibility of an "Asian Nato". Nato is the well-known US-led military alliance in Europe. But how l...