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JAN 29, 2021
29/01/21 - Organised crime a threat to Asean: Asian Insider Ep 58Asian Insider Ep 58: Organised crime a threat to Asean
21:21 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
South-east Asia's challenge of tackling organised crime syndicates goes beyond the issue of dealing with drugs. Their activities often have an impact on human trafficking, money laundering and even wildlife.
Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh discusses the issue with Mr Jason Tower, the Myanmar country director for the United States Institute of Peace.
Transnational criminals gaining more influence (1:17)
Opportunity for rule of law to return (3:21)
Are governments powerless to take on transnational criminals? (9:14)
Do US sanctions have any effect? (13:57)
Law enforcement cooperation can lead to positive results (16:59)
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Adam Azlee
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JAN 22, 2021
22/01/21 - Biden presidency a welcome change for Japan and South Korea - Asian Insider Ep 57Asian Insider Ep 57: Biden presidency a welcome change for Japan and South Korea
16:34 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
How would Joe Biden’s presidency affect Japan and South Korea? Correspondents Chang May Choon and Walter Sim tell Asian Insider what to expect with the change in Washington.
They discuss the following:
View from Seoul: US leadership change brings about new opportunities after 4 years of Trump (2:23)
South Korean President Moon tweets congratulations to Joe Biden (3:26)
View from Tokyo: Question marks over PM Suga’s foreign policy approach after Abe’s ‘personal diplomacy’ with Trump (6:00)
Japanese PM Suga tweets congratulations to Joe Biden (10:11)
Can US mediate historical issues between South Korea and Japan? (10:55)
What does Japan hope for from US-China relationship? (13:23)
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Adam Azlee
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JAN 15, 2021
15/01/21 - Trump’s presidency: How Asia will view his legacy - Asian Insider Ep 56Asian Insider Ep 56: Trump’s presidency - how Asia will view his legacy
16:52 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
President Donald Trump made his mark with his America First foreign policy, but how will Asia look back on his legacy?
US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts the following guests:
Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at National University of Singapore (NUS)
Professor C Raja Mohan from NUS' Institute of South Asian Studies
Mr Ankit Panda from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
They discuss the following:
Trump’s legacy will be overwhelmingly negative (1:25)
Trump faltered, not only on trade, but security cooperation too (3:31)
Trump made two critical mistakes to spur China’s rise (7:39)
Any positive legacies from Trump’s foreign policy on Asia? (11:31)
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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JAN 8, 2021
08/01/21 - Plastic pandemic - plastic waste surges amid Covid-19 crisis: Asian Insider Ep 55Asian Insider Ep 55: Plastic pandemic - plastic waste surges amid Covid-19 crisis
14:36 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
From masks to face shields and food packaging, the Covid-19 crisis has led to a new surge in plastic waste.
The Straits Times' climate change editor David Fogarty tells Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh what can be done about the problem.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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DEC 25, 2020
25/12/20 - Why India’s farmer protests are unlike any demonstrations PM Modi has seen: Asian Insider Ep 54Asian Insider Ep 54: Why India’s farmer protests are unlike any demonstrations PM Modi has seen
15:12 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
Protests continue, and are having ramifications abroad as well, ST India Bureau Chief Nirmala Ganapathy and Hudson Institute's Aparna Pande tell Asian Insider.
Modi has not faced a protest like this before: Nirmala Ganapathy (1:14)
A lot of mistrust among farmers about big corporates: Nirmala Ganapathy (4:24)
Diaspora politics in play as world watches protests: Aparna Pande (06:20)
Certain groups have tried to divert attention to other causes: Aparna Pande (08:37)
Protests threaten Modi’s reformist image: Nirmala Ganapathy (11:07)
How will protests affect India-US relations? (13:14)
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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DEC 18, 2020
18/12/20 - Biden inherits a conflicted United States: Asian Insider Ep 53Asian Insider Ep 53: Biden inherits a conflicted United States
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
The US election and its contested result has denied Washington its bragging rights of having the most secure democracy in the world, as Georgetown Professor Sanford Ungar explains in this episode.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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DEC 11, 2020
11/12/20 - Wuhan one year later - Covid-19 scars remain but life returns to normal: Asian Insider Ep 52Asian Insider Ep 52: Wuhan one year later - Covid-19 scars remain but life returns to normal
13:43 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
Life in Wuhan, once the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, has largely returned to normal. But some residents are still reeling from the economic and psychological toll of the pandemic, says ST China correspondent Elizabeth Law as she shares with host Nirmal Ghosh.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
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NOV 27, 2020
27/11/20 - China ends absolute poverty, a signature achievement for President Xi Jinping: Asian Insider Ep 51Asian Insider Ep 51: China ends absolute poverty in signature achievement for President Xi Jinping
14:10 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
China marked a milestone in its anti-poverty efforts this week, removing its last remaining counties from a list of poor regions.
ST's China correspondent Danson Cheong and University of Gottingen's Dr Yu Xiaohua explore its implications with host Nirmal Ghosh on Asian Insider.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn
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NOV 19, 2020
19/11/20 - What would a Biden administration mean for Asia?: Asian Insider Ep 50Asian Insider Ep 50: What would a Biden administration mean for Asia?
15:45 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
In this episode, ST's associate editor Vikram Khanna moderates and hosts a special panel comprising Singapore ambassadors and professors Tommy Koh and Chan Heng Chee, and Nirmal Ghosh and ST's global affairs correspondent Benjamin Kang Lim.
They say that under Joe Biden, the US may engineer a "cold peace" with China while re-engaging with its allies in Asia.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn
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NOV 13, 2020
13/11/20 - Life-changing and scarring pandemic for HK and Singapore youth: Asian Insider Ep 49Asian Insider Ep 49: Life-changing and scarring pandemic for HK and Singapore youth
12:55 mins
Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
Depression may be a serious long term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic for the youth in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Ghosh hosts The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang & political journalist Yuen Sin, to discuss how the young are struggling to adapt.
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa
Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn
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Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
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