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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 the game, Hogan talks about the club’s revival and rise to the top since he arrived in 2012, staying at that level, and balancing the club’s commercial interests with the needs of the first team. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:37 Long-term goals for the club 2:39 The key to maintaining success 5:51 Liverpool’s commercial vs football needs 7:16 What has changed since FSG arrived Read more: https://str.sg/wE4v Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg), ST Video Team & Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Follow ST Sports Talk Podcast episodes every second and fourth Wednesday of the mo...

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 by new bone, and losing too much bone mass can lead to osteoporosis, a disease that causes brittle bones. When your bones are weak, a simple fall can lead to a serious fracture, which will affect quality of life. In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Dr Tan Li Feng, the deputy head of geriatric medicine at Alexandra Hospital, about the importance of screening for osteoporosis. They discuss her paper on the impact of frailty, falls and cognition on osteoporosis management in the oldest old, the treatment options for osteoporosis, as well as the foods that are good for your bones. *Bone density mineral scans are available at various places, including some polyclinics. To do the scan at the polyclinic, a referral is needed. At Alexandra Hospital, for instance, this scan costs $50-$70 for subsidised patients or $150 for private patients, Dr Tan said. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:18 How do age, frailty, and cognitive impairment link to the management of osteoporosis? 2:19 When should you get your bones screened and treated? 6:48 What can you do to prevent osteoporosis? 9:56 Treatment options for osteoporosis 12:29 Diet tips to prevent osteoporosis; vitamin D & calcium supplements recommended? Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Follow Health Check Podcast episodes out here every first and third Wednesday of the month: Channel: https://str.sg/JWaN Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWRX Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaQ Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6Wv SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Joyce Teo's stories: https://str.sg/JbxN --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #healthcheck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Abd Rashid Ahmad, faith healer and spokesman of an Islamic medical facility called Darussyifa, and Mr Robert Bartholomew, a medical sociologist and co-author of Mass Hysteria in Schools: A Worldwide History Since 1566. She also interviews a woman who had a brush with mass hysteria as a schoolgirl and wants to be identified only as Nur. Highlights (click/tap above): (Headphones recommended) 1:53 The Ketereh Secondary School in Kelantan gripped by a fast-spreading screaming plague in July 2018 3:31 Students say they saw a tall, dark figure in the school compound 4:57 Ustaz Abdul Rashid Ahmad s...

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay. The Singapore economy posted zero growth in the second quarter this year, compared to the previous three months. According to DBS senior economist Irvin Seah, it means the economy narrowly averted the chance of a technical recession. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has further tightened its policy stance, making room for a stronger Singapore dollar to douse the impact of rising global prices as it raised inflation forecasts for this year. Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Discover The Straits Times Videos:https://str.sg/JPrc Follow The Big Story Podcast episodes: Channel:https://str.sg/wuZe Spotify:https://str.sg/wuJr Apple Podcasts:https://str.sg/wu3m SPH Awedio app:https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites:http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to:podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Hairianto Diman on Instagram:https://str....

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 Video team and Penelope Lee Follow the Lunch With Sumiko Podcast and rate us on: Channel:https://str.sg/J6hQ Apple Podcasts:https://str.sg/J6hM Spotify:https://str.sg/J6hA Google Podcasts:https://str.sg/J6hd SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website:http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to:podcast@sph.com.sg --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid:https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia:https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams:https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia:https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider:https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse:https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check:https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion:https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career:https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra:https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures:https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk:https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!:https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story:https://str.sg/wuZe Discover BT Podcasts:https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #lunchwithsumiko See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 will need to be done. Huge amounts of CO2 will also have to be removed from the atmosphere, alongside slashing fossil fuel use and ending deforestation. In this episode, The Straits Times’ environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discusses the growing importance of CO2 removal technology with Dr Oliver Geden, Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and a lead author for the UN's top climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. Dr Geden is an expert on CO2 removal methods and he explains some of the different types and costs and why planting trees alone will not be enough. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:23 What is carbon dioxide removal? 3:07 Why is planting trees alone simply not enough? 5:48 What are some other examples of carbon dioxide removal strategies? 7:38 What are the range of costs for various carbon dioxide removal measures? Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Hadyu Rahim Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to Green Pulse Podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWaf Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaY Spotify: https://str.sg/JWag Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6EV Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Audrey Tan on Twitter: https://str.sg/JLMB Read her stories: https://str.sg/JLM2 Follow David Fogarty on Twitter: https://str.sg/JLM6 Read his stories: https://str.sg/JLMu --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid:https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia:https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams:https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider:https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check:https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion:https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career:https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra:https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures:https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk:https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!:https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story:https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko:https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #greenpulse See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 investors should note before venturing further into the market. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:50 Singapore’s stock market is still in the black this year unlike many others 3:53 Nervy stock market: Why investors should keep an eye on company earnings to see when they should get into the market 5:45 Rising interest rates and how they affect company earnings 8:00 How are Reits likely to perform in the upcoming round of company earnings? Register for ST's Head Start newsletter:https://str.sg/stnewsletters Produced by: Lee Su Shyan (sushyan@sph.com.sg), Ven Sreenivasan (ven@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Eden Soh and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Follow ST's new Your Money & Career Podcast channelhere: Channel:https://str.sg/wB2m Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wuN3 Spotify:https://str.sg/wBr9 SPH Awedio app:https://www.awedio.sg/ Read Lee Su Shyan's articles: https://str.sg/wuQs Read Ven Sreenivasan's articles: https://str.sg/wuQe Website:http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to:podcast@sph.com.sg --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid:https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia:https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams:https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia:https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider:https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse:https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check:https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion:https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career:https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra:https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures:https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk:https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!:https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story:https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko:https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! Do note: All analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast are for your general information only. You should not rely on them in making any decision. Please consult a fully qualified financial adviser or professional expert for independent advice and verification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SPH Media shall not be liable for any loss arising from the use of or reliance on any analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast. SPH Media accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever that may result or arise from the products, services or information of any third parties. #moneycareer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the biggest global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Aparna Pande, Research Fellow & director of Hudson Institute's Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, and ST's Japan correspondent Walter Sim. When news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination on July 8 broke upon a disbelieving world, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was possibly the first leader to declare national mourning with the Indian flag at half-staff throughout the land – and then blogged about his "dear friend". The Japan-India relationship is a long one, and it suits both to see the other rise because, among other commonalities, neither considers the other a threat. And under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan is set to continue on the same track. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:15 Why Japan will pursue a more muscular foreign policy following Abe's legacy 4:55 Public sentiment on revision of Japan's pacifist constitution that was drafted by the United States, which came into force in 1947 7:50 Abe popularly known as the "Quad-father": How important is his legacy to a free and open Indo-Pacific? 11:25 Why Japan could become more of a consensus leader if sustained US presence in Asia does not pan out in coming years Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai and Eden Soh Edited by: Eden Soh Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to:podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/wdcC --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 likely is a similar scenario in Asia? And what will this mean for China, which has been vocal about its concerns? Highlights (click/tap above): 0:40 What recently triggered this talk of an "Asian Nato"? What was China's response? 2:31 Are we seeing the makings of an "Asian Nato”? How did we get to this point? 4:45 A solidifying shift against China in the region? 8:17 Will we see Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea join Nato? Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Eden Soh and Teo Tong Kai Edited by: Teo Tong Kai Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel Mondays to Fridays and rate us: Channel:https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts:https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts:https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify:https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app:https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to:podcast@sph.com.sg Read Charissa Yong's stories:https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories:https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter:https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles:https://str.sg/3xRE Register for Asian Insider newsletter:https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid:https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia:https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams:https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia:https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider:https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse:https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check:https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion:https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career:https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra:https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures:https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk:https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!:https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story:https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko:https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar hostsST’s Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee. They talk about China’s presence especially in this region in light of Hui Yee's recent reporting trip to Cambodia. She visited Sihanoukville, a quiet coastal town which has been transformed by Chinese investment. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, a flood of Chinese casino and hotel investments brought a construction boom to the Cambodian coastal city. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:00 The transformation of Sihanoukville 3:55 How do residents in Sihanoukville feel? Did Cambodian businesses feel sidelined? 6:52 Surveys of regional policymakers, academicians and businessmen show China is the least trusted country in the region; but is this feeling as intenseon the ground in countries like Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia? 10:25 Chinese loans, Laos and fears that it could become the next Sri Lanka, with a high debt burden 16:10 Other big China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects i...