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While cryptocurrencies today are becoming increasingly mainstream, it is important to remember that they operate in a comparatively lawless environment with limited protection against fraud and manipulation. Benjamin Cher, Correspondent, The Business Times shares the story behind PLMP Fintech's involvement in the freezing of tokens belonging to more than 2,000 investors’ in their exchange for nearly 3 years now.

Regional Round-up Ep 27: Sarawak's state legislative election campaigns amid the Covid-19 Omicron variant 10:42 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs - standing in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave -chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 0:48 A record of 349 candidates contesting for 82 seats in the Sarawak state legislative election 2:56 Najib Razak's appeal to postpone 1MDB proceedings rejected by the court 4:39 The purpose and significance of Malaysia's Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah's two-day official visit to China 6:01 Indonesia cancels year-end planned restrictions as Covid-19 vaccination rate and testing improves 7:05 Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence reduced from four years to two years, as Myanmar's military junta grants partial pardon Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@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 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 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!

Gary Dugan, CEO, The Global CIO Office shares whether Chinese tech stocks look attractive now as Wall Street rallies for a second day led by the technology sector.

Electricity disruption can cause a huge loss to any business. So what if businesses invest in their own electricity? And if so, how can they buy electricity right? Alan Jones, CEO, AECO Energy explains the advantages of buying electricity differently and how his company can help assist SG businesses to navigate the energy market.

A recent report by Capital Preferences has uncovered a major gap between intention and action in the growing ESG investment market - even though the global market for ESG investments grew 42 percent to US$715 billion (S$970b) in 2020. Pat Spenner, Chief Marketing Officer, Capital Preferences joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share what can be done to close this particular gap in the ESG investment sphere.

From a record number of candidates contesting 82 seats in the Sarawak state legislative election, to Indonesia’s cancellation of its year-end planned restrictions, Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives an analysis of it all.   Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: 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 Asian Insider newsletter. Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss technology stocks in China, Japan's release of its revised GDP data for July to September, UAE's adoption of a 4 ½ workday week, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's concern with under-population as a threat to human civilization. 

China Perspective Ep 23: How Chinese authorities can help Evergrande clear billions in debt 7:06 mins 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 of conversation (click/tap above): 00:55 Can authorities help with China Evergrande Group's inability to meet repayments for US$300 billion debt? 02:53 China Securities Regulatory Commission says it respects companies' choices on where to list their stock while again denying reports of a possible ban on one method of overseas stock listings 04:33 Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu warns of emerging military crisis with China 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 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!

Sean Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific and Head of Emerging Market Equities at DWS, discusses why he's positive on China in the long term, and how India is potentially a big winner when economies reopen.

Digital Blue Foam (DBF), a Singapore-based company that has created an eponymous software, is able to hunt, gather and compute contextual data such as climate, program and urban networks to determine the right building configuration. Sayjel Vijay Patel, CTO & Co-Founder, Digital Blue Foam joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share more about the platform, how it can transform the construction sector, and their plans for the future.