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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments on the Ukraine crisis in this special podcast.  Shockwaves are rippling across the globe as Ukraine comes under a military assault from Russia. What are the implications for Asia? Listen to the panel discussion. • Prof Kishore Mahbubani, veteran diplomat and distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore • Jonathan Eyal, global affairs correspondent, The Straits Times • Ravi Velloor, associate editor, The Straits Times The roundtable is moderated by ST foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:21 Is the United Nations (UN) failing in its role?    11:00 How concerning is the Ukraine crisis in Asia? 16:38 Why is Asean taking a back seat in this crisis? 39:45 India's abstention from voting against Russia: What could it mean? Produced by: ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team and Teo Tong Kai Discover The Straits Times Videos: https://str.sg/JPrc Discover ST podcasts: Channel: https://str.sg/JWVR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg    --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. Dr Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave, and he chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. In this week's episode, they analyse how a Russian oil tanker, hit by US sanctions, is heading to Malaysia and putting the country in a bind amid the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Also, the implications of Myanmar soldiers allegedly taking 80 children as hostages, violating international law, before releasing them. Three different parties in Indonesia are proposing President Jokowi to serve beyond the expiration of his term in 2024. Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team Edited by: Dan Koh & Fa'izah Sani Follow Regional Round-up Podcast every Wednesday on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Sue Trinh, Manulife Investment Management’s Head of Macro Strategy, discusses the implications of the Ukraine crisis on inflation and the economic outlook, as well as the impact on companies and investors.

According to BlackBerry’s ‘2022 BlackBerry Annual Threat Report’, it has been revealed that cybercriminal underground has been optimised to better target local small businesses. Does this mean that cybercriminals are working out how to better target us? Jonathan Jackson, Director of Engineering for APJ, BlackBerry shares more about the evolution of cybercriminal activities over the years and what SMEs can do to protect themselves from the ever evolving cyber criminals. 

According to a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB), the region has been relatively resilient in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI). The study also found that East Asia and South-east Asia were the largest recipients in the region, attracting roughly 80 percent of Asia's inward FDI. Lennard Yong, CEO, Tricor Group shares why he thinks the region has remained a top destination for inward FDI since 2020 and how the APAC region can maintain its position as the largest source of global FDI outflows. 

In this week's Regional Roundup, Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs joins us to discuss how the Russian oil tanker hit by US sanctions heading to Malaysia is putting the country in a bind, the Myanmar Junta's violation of an international law, Philippines' shift to ‘new normal’ after 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions, and more. Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/  

In this mornings The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the highest jump in commodity prices since 2009 as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens key supplies of energy, crops and metals, how the corporate world is reacting to Russia's invasion, and an international boycott of Russian vodka who is signaling their opposition to President Vladimir Putin by targeting one of his country’s most iconic products. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:53 US White House calls on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine 02:56 Chinese President Xi Jinping urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate with Ukraine 04:46 Key topics of National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week 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 Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7 Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, discusses how sustainable to market rebound will be in view of escalating tensions and sanctions around Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Advanced Human Imaging (AHI) have created an algorithm that allows users to take a few quick scans on a smartphone to create a human avatar of themselves that can calculate risk for certain diseases and help diagnose conditions earlier, while also saving money. Vlado Bosanac, Co-Founder & Head of Strategy and Revenue Growth, Advanced Human Imaging talks about the smartphone technology behind AHI's tech and how selfies can be taken with their technology to potentially save someone’s life.