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Washington Report Ep 15: How the US' drone strike in Kabul became a fatal mistake 12:23 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: High tensions as 200 protestors gathered to support of pro-Trump rioters involved in January's Capitol riot (1:17) Influx of thousands of Haitian migrants moved into Del Rio, Texas (5:44) President Joe Biden urged by Democrats not to deport the Haitian migrants (7:14) US drone strike in Kabul targetting ISIS-K but killing innocent civilians instead; what would fallout be? (8:33) Marine Corps general Franklin McKenzie said the 'tragic accident' was 'righteous' (10:05) 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: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- 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!

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of the sudden arrival of Haitian migrants in Texas, what the US authorities are doing to accelerate plans to expel these migrants, the US military's drone strike in Afghan capital Kabul last month that killed about 10 civilians, and more. 

Singapore-based artist Tunku Khalsom, who has been painting all her life, started selling her art through her company Tunku Khalsom Art two years ago. And as she worked on larger-scale pieces, she began receiving commissions from collectors from all over the world who discovered her work through Instagram. Tunku Khalsom, Founder, Tunku Khalsom Art shares how she managed to use Instagram as a platform to showcase and sell her pieces, and how the incorporation of Xero had positively impacted her business.

As more brands and businesses switch to social media to keep up with change, there is now an imperative for PR professionals to measure returns on their campaigns differently. Andrew Nicholls, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CARMA Asia shares how they can take advantage of media intelligence to do so and what to expect for the future of the PR scene. 

At the age of 19, Mandy Chan founded her company. And within just three days on Kickstarter, she managed to fully fund the company’s first product, the Quiver Bag. Now, after overcoming waves of obstacles, her company is worth millions. Mandy Chan, Founder, The Bold Company shares more about her experience in building the company and her plans for the months to come.

Market research reports have shown that offline retail will be the dominant channel of retail sales in the foreseeable future. But as mall operators struggle to track daily sales or provide retail rebates and tenant support in response to Covid-19 events and lockdowns, business decisions only prove harder to navigate on a daily basis. Jun Ting, Chief Executive Officer, Aimazing, shares about his company's solution that could possibly improve the brick and mortar retail scene, as well as aid both tenants and landlords. 

Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management, discusses where the value plays are amid the jitters around China with the regulatory clampdown and Evergrande contagion fears.

Your next plate of chicken could be more expensive as chicken prices are set to increase, driven by the higher cost of raw materials, such as corn and soybean — the main ingredients in poultry feed. The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish chat with Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Bank about how will this increase impact F&B establishments that rely on chicken. 

Power Play Ep 5: Politics now hampering US-China climate cooperation 10:03 mins 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 following: US' special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry facing icy reception at Tianjin (0:32) China's mistrust due to America over-promising and under-delivering (2:37) Why US-China climate cooperation is like an 'oasis' surrounded by a desert (5:40) Cooperation seems unlikely at the UN COP26 climate summit in November (7:17) China's plans to build another 200 gigawatts of coal power would affect the world's climate efforts severely (8:20)  Follow ST's Power Play articles: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-power-play Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel every week here and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: 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: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa 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 #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how China is cracking down on the "seven deadly sins" and reports about Temasek and GIC planning to invest more in the local stock markets.