Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Suresh Tantia, Senior Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse discusses how China has reported its first Covid-related death in almost six months, sparking concern it could return to tighter restrictions. He also shares his views on the latest hawkish Fed speak, Malaysia's GE15, as well as Singapore's upcoming Q3 GDP final numbers. 

Security companies have long been viewed as labour-intensive security providers. But with the manpower crunch faced by almost every industry, security firms are faced with an ageing pool of security officers. How has the next guest transformed the company from a traditional security company to a digitally advanced organisation that is now able to not only deliver on security requirements but also broaden its scope to include facility management?  Alfred Fox, CEO, AETOS Holdings shares more. 

Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia. What will Malaysia's political landscape look like, after the dust settles from its 15th General Election? What do the election results say about Malaysia's voters and how they pick their leaders? Is race-based voting entrenched? And what is the future for Pakatan Harapan's Anwar Ibrahim? ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh and Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow and coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, share their thoughts with host Lynlee Foo. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:15 The 4 scenarios for forming a possible a government 5:15 The possible return of Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister? Will Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) demand senior portfolios after it bagged most seats? 10:40 Explaining the 'green tsunami' of vote results, how Perikatan Nasional (PN) scored by wooing Malay voters away from Barisan Nasional (BN) 20:15 What the future holds for Umno president Zahid Hamidi 31:35 Breaking down demographics and the Anwar Ibrahim factor from Pakatan Harapan's vote results Malaysia GE15 Full Results: https://str.sg/GE2022results Follow ST's Malaysia GE microsite: https://www.straitstimes.com/malaysia-elections Produced by: ST Video Edited by: ST Video and Eden Soh Follow Across The Causeway Podcast regularly here: 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 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

Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents Asian views of the United States. It has been a busy month in Asia for diplomacy, with the highlight a much-anticipated, over three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia on the occasion of the G20 between President Xi Jinping of China and President Joe Biden of the United States. In this episode on regional summitry, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Curtis Chin, chair of the Milken Institute’s operations in Asia and a former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank; and Murray Hiebert, senior associate at the Centre for Security and International Studies (CSIS) and also head of research at Bower Group Asia.  Highlights (click/tap above): 1:50 Not about breakthroughs or new agreements, but about these two leaders getting together and talking 2:53 Fundamental positions did not change in Bali, and that was not a surprise 3:29 Why some in China are saying self-reliance is good for them, if they are not able to depend on the US 5:24 Little space between Republicans and Democrats in attitude and tone, on China  7:00 US Congress could pass the Taiwan Policy Act, which will again irritate Beijing 12:00 One legacy of the G20, coupled with its chairmanship of Asean in 2023, will be to spotlight Indonesia - an important country that does not get due recognition globally Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa’izah Sani Edited by: 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/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: 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 BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Better physically, better at managing stress, better at relationships, unlocking your creativity are perhaps the benefits that boxing brings. But more importantly, can boxing make you better at work and better at running a business?  Ruchdi Hajjar, Co-Founder of The Ring Boxing Community and Founding Partner of SGMC Capita and Abdele-lah Karroum, Head Coach and Professional Fighter at The Ring Boxing Community share more. 

Founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, one of the most prominent personalities in the cryptocurrency world, FTX filed for bankruptcy protection in the US last week. And this is after it failed to meet a torrent of withdrawals, delivering another shock to the virtual asset sector after similar woes befell other big names, including crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network and Babel Finance. Song Seng Wun, Economist, CIMB Private Banking shares more. 

Benjamin Charbonneau, Managing Director, CMC Markets Singapore discusses how his clients are trading the markets amid the volatility and the key plays to watch out against the various risks emerging.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we discuss how the stunning allegations by the advisers overseeing the ruins of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group against the company’s former leadership. This includes the misuse of client funds as they struggle to locate billions of dollars in missing assets.

No annual award better honours the bold ambition of Singapore’s young businesses under ten years old than the Emerging Enterprise Award, jointly organised by Singapore Press Holdings' financial daily, The Business Times, and OCBC Bank. The Breakfast Huddle's Ryan Huang speaks to one of the finalists Desmond Wong, CEO, The Gentlebros. To listen to all the finalists of the OCBC Emerging Enterprise Awards 2022, click here.

Synopsis: Every third Friday of the 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 how the recent 20th Party Congress in China and midterm elections in the US might affect relations between the two superpowers.  To what extent has this week’s Bali meeting between US president Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping arrested the slide in US-China relations? Highlights (click/tap above): 1:03 Analysing the Biden-Xi face-to-face meeting in Bali 2:50 The US midterm elections and what a Republican House might mean for US-China relations 6:47 China’s 20th Party Congress and what Xi’s consolidation of power might mean 8:30 Xi’s efforts to push the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) modernisation drive, given its top mission is to be able to win a war over Taiwan if need be   Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Eden Soh and Fa’izah Sani Edited by: Eden Soh and Fa’izah Sani 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