The Straits Times Podcasts

The Big Story Ep 89: What is SIA's future after posting worst-ever loss? 4:58 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Despite having gone through its worst year in history, Singapore Airlines remains confident that, with access to a flush of funds, it is well armed to emerge as a competitive premium carri...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at how disability insurance and long-term care aren’t on the radar of many. Find out why this should be on your must-do list during this pandemic, in this episode brought to you by Great Eastern: https://www.greateasternlife.com/sg/en/index.html BT's digital ed...

#PopVultures Ep 47: The return of Bennifer (OG edition) 27:27 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back together and the #PopVultures have all the juice on the Hollywood power couple. Hosts Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo relive the real-life soap opera that is Bennifer - from how t...

Power Play Ep 1: Can US-China competition save the planet's environment?   9:57 mins Synopsis: Once a month, join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they both look at various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.  They chat about the following: Why scepticism over China's climate ambitions...

The Big Story Ep 88: Expert explains what it means if Covid-19 becomes airborne 7:05 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, explains the risk of higher transmissibility of Covid-19 in transient settings. He also talks about the a...

Health Check Ep 60: How to sleep right 10:42 mins Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with ​Dr Richard Swinburne, a sleep scientist and the Head of Sports Nutrition at the Singapore Sports Institute on sleep hygiene, how long a nap should be...

ST Sports Talk Ep 130: Ex-Malaysia Cup star Abbas Saad reflects on rollercoaster football journey 7:22 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month. In this episode, sports correspondent David Lee talks to Singapore's former Malaysia Cup star Abbas Saad, who is in town to undergo the Asian Football Confederation Pro Licence course. Abbas talks about how he...

Green Pulse Ep 50: Are electric vehicles really green? 23:08 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. Singapore wants to decarbonise its transport sector, as part of its goal of reaching net-zero emissions as soon as viable in the second half of the century. The...

Asian Insider Ep 70: Myanmar descending into economic collapse 18:29 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. The international community needs to brace for a humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar, as analysts Richard Horsey and Pwint Htun tell Asian Insider. They discuss the follo...

The Big Story Ep 87: Making sense of Singapore's new Covid-19 clusters 5:50 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 on Monday announced 19 new Covid-19 cases, including three in the community. Of the three cases, two work in Changi Airport Terminal 3 and are linked to the Changi Airpor...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode covers insurance, a risk management fundamental you need to sort out before considering more advanced money hacks. Find out why critical illness insurance is more crucial than ever during this pandemic, in this episode brought to you by Great Eastern: https://www.greateast...

#PopVultures Ep 46: Shane Pow & Channel 8’s Succession Crisis 25:56 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene. This week, #PopVultures Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo give an update to the previous episode: Elvin Ng has responded to Dasmond Koh and Angel Lim, who claimed that he flared up at Lim on set. Then, they move...

Health Check Ep 59: What you can eat to sleep better 14:46 mins Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Dr Richard Swinburne, a sleep scientist and the Head of Sports Nutrition at the Singapore Sports Institute on sleep nutrition, how he fl...

Letter From The Bureau Ep 1: Getting to know Little Singapore in the south of India 16:08 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. They will share w...

Speaking Of Asia Ep 1: Do not mock India, learn from its Covid-19 troubles 9:26 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' 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. Ravi argues that while much of the global media has focused on the shortcomings of the Indian government...

Asian Insider Ep 69: India's worsening Covid crisis 18:04 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. The new Covid-19 variants in India preyed on a complacent government and population, as ST's India correspondent Rohini Mohan and Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon, explain o...

Invisible Asia Ep 9: 'Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam' 14:06 min Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition 9-episode series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of.  The Straits Times' South Korea correspondent Chang May Choon closes our...

Green Pulse Ep 49: Can aquaculture solve the seafood “seaspiracy”? 20:38 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 in this podcast series. The recently-released Netflix film “Seaspiracy”, which calls on people to stop eating seafood, has gen...

Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition 9-episode series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of.  The Straits Times' South Korea correspondent Chang May Choon closes our series as she casts the spotlight on the South Korean Muslim minority. As many as 3,0...

The Big Story Ep 86: Should social gatherings be limited in light of Covid-19 cluster who met over meal? 7:14 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of NUS' Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, weighs in on the latest developments in the Tan Tock Seng cluster, which has gro...

The Big Story Ep 85: How to respond to a virus outbreak in hospitals? Expert weighs in 2:21 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story. Experts in Singapore said that the possible cluster at Tan Tan Seng Hospital is of concern, but these is no need to be overly worried. Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious diseases consultant at National Univers...

The Big Story Ep 84: Covid-19 reinfection cases: Expert on finding bright spots amid grim reality 8:09 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story. The past week has delivered a Covid-19 shocker to Singapore, not just because of the increase in community cases, but also the infections in people who had been vaccinated or who had been previously infecte...

The Big Story Ep 83: PSLE entry scores explained; No need for perfect results to get into top sec schools 11:26 mins Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story. Primary Six pupils will not need to achieve perfect scores to get into top secondary schools when the new PSLE scoring system takes effect this year, based on entry scores for 139 secondary schools...

ST Sports Talk Ep 129: Adriano Moraes on his journey from street fighter to MMA champion 8:38 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month. In this episode, sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz talks to One Championship’s flyweight world champion Adriano Moraes, on the back of his highlight-reel knockout of distinguished mixed martial arts (MMA) fi...

Invisible Asia Ep 8: ‘I was afraid I’d be rejected if I told people of my abuse’ 16:14 min Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two...