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New research from OpenText has revealed that 45 percent of Singaporean consumers would never buy from a brand again if it was accused of working with unethical suppliers. George Harb, Regional Vice President – Business Ecosystems, OpenText APAC, shares more about the findings and why there is a rising demand for ethical business principles among consumers.

Regional Round-up Ep 20: Malaysia's former PM Najib and wife Rosmah to visit Singapore 11:00 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak and wife, Rosmah visit Singapore to welcome the arrival of their granddaughter (0:30) The challenge Asean is facing to end the political turmoil in Myanmar (2:14) Will the political situation in Myanmar be likened to the new Taliban in Afghanistan? (5:22) Pakatan Harapan wants to block elections due to health crisis (6:29) Possible outcomes of Melaka's state elections (9:03) Produced by: 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Asian Insider Ep 77: An insider's view of the magnitude of the Myanmar crisis 17:34 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. Myanmar's military, also known as the Tatmadaw, overthrew Myanmar's elected government in a coup on Feb 1. It was met with widespread mass protests. Since then, the country's economy has crashed. Myanmar's currency - the kyat - has plunged badly driving up food and fuel prices. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Andrew Kirkwood, acting interim UN resident coordinator/humanitarian coordinator for Myanmar in Naypyidaw, on the current humanitarian situation inside Myanmar.  They discuss the following points: Why nearly half the population is now living below the poverty line, an estimate not seen in over 20 years (3:57) Which regions need critical emergency assistance (5:07) Why more humanitarian funding assistance can still be put to good use and what the international and donor community should know about the situation (8:11) Has there been no real addressing of Myanmar's economic growth and underlying structural issues, even before this year's coup? (10:00) In a largely agrarian economy, this translates to farmers squeezed by a doubling in transportation costs, thousands of female garment workers losing jobs, with construction at a standstill, and restaurants mostly closed (11:46) Mr Kirkwood's instincts about the future direction of Myanmar, after having lived there for the past 20 years (15:09) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis Edited by: Fa'izah Sani and Hadyu Rahim 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/Ju4h 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 Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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

China Perspective Ep 16: China faces slow economic growth in the third quarter of 2021 7:30 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: The impact of China's third-quarter GDP hitting a one-year low of 4.5% growth (1:09) Shares of Chinese property developers climbed after China Central Bank calmed markets (3:10) The objective behind China's test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August (4:51) Produced by: 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/Ju4h  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. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Washington Report Ep 19: US labour force goes on strike and millions of workers quit their jobs  12:12 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. Steve Okun, senior advisor of McLarty Associates sits in for ST's Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, to chat with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Workers behind the scenes in Hollywood going on strike (1:51) Production houses such as Netflix, Disney, Comcast, have gotten bigger profits during the pandemic (3:15) The way ahead for the change in America's labour dynamic (5:12) America's jobless benefits one of the reasons for high unemployment numbers (6:57) 200 Boeing employees protest against vaccination mandate (8:41) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Alvin Ong, Director and Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management shares why there are good value investing opportunities in the fixed income space, particularly in Singapore dollar denominated bonds. While many investors may be overly cautious in this risky and unprecedented environment and opting for lower-yield assets, such as property, to invest their money in or worse still, leave their money in fixed deposits. MIM believes that this need not be the case.     

Singapore headquartered decentralised protocol developers, Switcheo Labs, recent rebranding of its flagship Layer 2 DeFi protocol, “Switcheo TradeHub”, to ''Carbon'' uncouples the protocol from the larger Switcheo Labs brand, reflecting the company’s commitment to decentralising the protocol. Ivan Poon, CEO, Switcheo Labs shares the unique approach that Carbon is taking with its protocol and how they are revolutionising the industry for all decentralized finance (DeFi) users.

Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of China’s third-quarter GDP numbers, why the Chinese government is finally coming forward to calm markets, China's testing of its hypersonic missile, and more. 

With threats from cybercriminals and advanced persistent threat groups (APT) ever-evolving, Singapore’s TAU Express and the Netherlands' CFLW Cyber Strategies have teamed up for Project BIANCO, a partnership aimed at disrupting financial crimes with new technologies. Lam Kwok Yan, Co-Founder, TAU Express shares more about the project and how businesses can enhance their cyber security efforts in today's age. 

Inside Hong Kong Ep 11: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam aims to reach Covid Zero 9:48 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go on the following points: Even with low Covid-19 cases, borders remain close as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam aims for a Covid Zero approach; how will it affect business leaders? (1:43) Will Lam run for a second term? (4:32) China hands Hong Kong 500-point to-do list to manage city (7:00) Pillar of Shame, a sculpture representing 1989's Tiananmen Square crackdown, to be removed from the University of Hong Kong (8:07) Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!