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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:49 Singapore and Indonesia ties took a major step after the conclusion of agreements on 3 long standing bilateral issues 07:13 Malaysia government announces that they will not bring back movement control order 08:57 Thailand and Saudi Arabia finally hold first high-level talks after three decades Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Hadyu Rahim 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 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!

Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank, discusses the latest round of market jitters against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, potentially more hawkish signals from the FOMC, and the outlook for more speculative assets like cryptocurrencies.

Recently blockchain platforms like OpenSea, and NFTs like Bored Ape Yacht Club are hot topics. With the amount of publicity surrounding these industries, it is no wonder the majority of startups are saturated within these sectors. Sophie Jokelson, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder, Cove shares some pros and cons of setting up in a mature market, and how mature markets can potentially provide more stability as compared to newer markets. 

According to Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) data, in the two years to July 2020, Singaporean investors bought up $19.3 billion worth of Australian property. To put that in perspective, Singaporeans spent $6.1 billion more over that period than China, despite its economy being around 44 times smaller. Darien Bradshaw, Executive Director, One Global Australia shares an overview of the Australian residential property market and certain issues Singaporeans should consider when buying properties in Australia.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss MAS's tightening of its monetary policy settings amid a further upward shift in Singapore's inflation outlook, the effects of a stronger Singapore Dollar on property markets, the release of the new 'Fight Club' ending in China, and more. 

This week, Singapore and Indonesia ties took a major step after the conclusion of agreements on 3 long standing bilateral issues. Meanwhile, Thailand and Saudi Arabia finally held their first high-level talks yesterday after 3 decades! To give us an analysis of these and more, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times joins us on the show. 

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): 00:32 China’s budding relationship with Russia 02:40 US President Joe Biden’s uncertainty on whether China tariffs will be lifted soon 04:16 US government suspending China-bound flights from the US 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!

Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank, talks about how markets will be affected by Ukraine-Russia tensions, and the pre-emptive move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to tighten policy ahead of the April meeting.

Groundup.AI, the region’s first end-to-end sound-first AI-based predictive maintenance “operating system”, helps companies across manufacturing, construction, and maritime industries prevent unplanned downtime and reduce wastage. Leon Lim, CEO & Founder, Groundup.AI shares the difficulties industrial companies are facing in adopting AI-based predictive maintenance solutions and how a solution like Groundup.AI can be applied across the manufacturing, construction, and maritime industries. 

While SPACs have been fizzling out in the US, stock exchanges in Singapore and Hong Kong are betting the vehicles will boost their allure to global investors and startups in the region. Max Loh, EY Asean IPO Leader and Singapore and Brunei Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP shares more about the accounting challenges of SPACs and how the introduction of SPAC will likely further bolster IPO activity in Singapore and attract fast-growing companies and startups in South-east Asia.