The Straits Times Podcasts

On Prime Time, Howie Lim speaks to Claire Huang, Hong Kong correspondent for The Straits Times for an update and analysis of the latest from the territory. Earlier this week, 455,000 fully vaccinated Hongkongers registered for a lucky draw aimed at boosting the city's Covid-19 inoculation drive. On Thursday, 500 police officers raided the offices of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily, alleging i...

Regional Round-up Ep 2: Understanding ground sentiment for Malaysia's post-pandemic exit plan 10:47 mins Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: Details of Malaysia's four-phase pandemic exit plan (1:33) The handling of the Covid crisis by the Ma...

Washington Report Ep 2: Deciphering G7's challenge to China's Belt and Road initiative 10:09 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: G7's challenge to China's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative (0:47) Making sense of G7...

Health Check Ep 62: Making sense of the controversy surrounding US-approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease 19:27 mins Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.  There's a new drug in the United States that offers hope for patients facing the daunting prospect of not being able to remember their loved ones as thei...

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. This episode focuses on small-cap stocks. A small cap is generally a company with a market capitalization of between $300 million and $2 billion Find out what they are, why you should consider them, and how to go about investing in them, in this episode brought to you...

The Big Story Ep 95- Phase 3 (heightened alert): Expert on markers that will determine further reopening 8:52 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Phase 3 (heightened alert) will be carried out in two stages with the first stage of easing starting from next Monday, June 14. If the situation remains und...

Speaking Of Asia Ep 2: What lies behind Myanmar’s heart of darkness 11:33 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts based on his weekly columns on Asian issues, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this second episode, he explains the history behind Myanmar’s current tensions, and the less-r...

ST Sports Talk Ep 133: More teenage footballers in Singapore Premier League - good or bad? 19:47 mins Synopsis: ST Sports Talk is The Straits Times' monthly sports podcast. In this episode, sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan hosts Young Lions head coach Philippe Aw and former youth coach Khairul Asyraf to talk about the emergence of 15-17 year-old footballers in the Singapore Premier League. Aw and...

Washington Report Ep 1: Analysing G-7's backing of global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% 10:37 mins Synopsis: Every Monday, The Straits Times' US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh, analyses the latest developments in the country he is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: How the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations' proposed global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% wo...

#PopVultures Ep 48: The Jay Chou podcast pop quiz and deep dive 36:18 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.  In their long-awaited deep dive on Jay Chou, the #PopVultures Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo invite Vanessa Liu to come on and talk about the reigning Mandopop king. Aside from being their friend and ...

The Big Story Ep 94: Racist remarks towards interracial couple - what legal issues could arise? 5:30 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Lawyer Justin Chan, a senior partner at Tito Isaac & Co, weighs in on whether the man under police investigation for making racist remarks against an interracial...

China Perspective Ep 1: Why China's aviation sector faces headwinds with reluctance for international technological transfer 7:37 mins Synopsis: Every Tuesday, The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei analyses the latest developments in the country she is based in, with Money FM 89.3's Timothy Go. They chat about the following: What consequences Chinese e-commerce site Xiaohongshu w...

BT Podcast: Beef up your financial literacy with Money Hacks, WealthBT and Mark To Market podcast series 10:30 min Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. In this special episode, Money Hacks host Chris Lim chats with WealthBT host Genevieve Cua, and Mark to Market host Ben Paul, about how BT Podcasts will...

ST Sports Talk Ep 132: Are more S’porean parents ready to back their children’s sporting dreams? 24:39 mins Synopsis: ST Sports Talk is The Straits Times' monthly sports podcast. In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz and sports reporter Laura Chia invite Vera Ong and David Chua, who are among a growing group of parents who have gone against the traditional grain and t...

Bookmark This! Ep 22: Lurkers and lingering spirits in Sandi Tan and Zen Cho's new novels 17:38 mins Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads. In the latest episode of this literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li look at two new genre-bending novels that mix horror and humour, Lurkers by Singapor...

Letter From The Bureau Ep 2: How Chinese Communist Party is popularly viewed in China during Covid-19 18:42 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's foreign desk editor Bhagyashree Garekar in this podcast series as she talks about life as it goes on, amid, and in spite of the headlines, with one of ST’s 30-odd correspondents in 15 cities across the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month....

The Big Story Ep 93: Non-mRNA vaccines to be allowed through private sector 3:13 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. The Health Ministry said on Wednesday (June 2) that Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed under the Special Access Route. This follows the announcement by the World Health Organisa...

Asian Insider Ep 71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021 13:37 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. With South-east Asia’s vaccination rates relatively low, the coronavirus will continue to break through the region’s safety mea...

Regional Round-up Ep 1: Reviewing Malaysia's Covid Full Movement Control Order 9:18 mins Synopsis: Every Wednesday, The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez analyses South-east Asia's top news developments with Money FM's Elliott Danker. They chat about the following: Sabah outrage at 16 Chinese military aircraft flying into Malaysian airspace on Monday earlier this week (1:45) Revie...

The Big Story Ep 92: Malaysia's lockdown - people know it's necessary, but they don't have to like it 9:11 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Across the Causeway, Malaysia began a two-week nationwide lockdown on Tuesday (June 1). Slated to last till June 14, the lockdown only allows essential sectors...

Health Check Ep 61: Why women should protect their hearts against cardiovascular disease 19:02 mins Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.  This episode tackles the often underestimated risk of cardiovascular disease in women, and how the symptoms of this disease can differ in women.  ST senior health corres...

Green Pulse Ep 51: Fishy business on the high seas  17:05 mins 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. Across the globe, millions of people rely on fishing for jobs and income, with many fishermen finding it increasingly tough to earn a living due to shrinking catche...

The Big Story Ep 91: Jeremy Monteiro becomes first Singaporean to break into US Top 50 jazz chart 4:24 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Local jazz maestro Jeremy Monteiro has become the very first musician from Singapore to break into the Top 50 of the US jazz charts, with the album "Live at No Bla...

ST Sports Talk Ep 131: Will Liverpool or Man United offer a stiffer challenge to City next season? 22:59 mins Synopsis: ST Sports Talk is The Straits Times' monthly sports podcast. In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz discusses with EMTM Video features editor Jonathan Roberts - a Liverpool fan - and ST sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan - a Manchester United supporter - about wha...

The Big Story Ep 90: Tighter Covid protocols for Changi Airport workers, including risk-based segregation 8:03 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Changi Airport Group will segregate some 14,000 airport workers into three distinct zones, with strict measures to ensure the 4,400 workers in the highest-...