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Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of the Malaysia government's confidence to reopen domestically, Thailand's reopening of its nation to travelers from Singapore, Indonesia's reopening of Bali and the Riau Islands to visitors from 18 countries that excludes Singapore, and more. 

Washington Report Ep 18: What to expect from SM Tharman's working visit to the US 11:55 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 Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Former US President Donald Trump vows to assert executive privilege after Biden administration said it will give a House panel investigating the Jan 6 insurrection at the US Capitol access to some requested documents (1:45) Impacts of the investigations on Trump's own presidency shot in 2024 (4:06) What to expect from Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as he makes a working visit to the US from Oct 11 to 17 (8:39) Affirmation of the close relationship between the US and Singapore, and Singapore's advice as a valuable partner in this region (10:30) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & 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/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!

With a growing need to better meet the country’s eye health needs and deliver appropriate and effective eye care, a new integrated eye health ecosystem will be established to improve access, capacity and hyper-personalisation of patient care. Vaibhav Saran, Area Vice President for Vision Care in APAC, Johnson & Johnson Vision shares what the new integrated eye health ecosystem is all about and how the ecosystem is built to deliver on the objectives of improving access, capacity and hyper-personalisation of patient care. 

From Trump's assertion of an executive privilege to Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, visit to the US, Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of it all. 

YouAdMe, an advertising media platform, allows different brands to build relationships with their consumers through word-of-mouth marketing. And as marketers find new ways to navigate the ongoing pandemic, could this be the solution for companies to grow faster? Chai Zhi Ying, Commercial Director, YouAdMe shares more about the platform and how the marketing landscape will change in a post covid-19 world. 

Kelvin Wong, Analyst, CMC Markets discusses how rising bond yields will set up the outlook for the third quarter earnings season, as well as how much of a lift Singapore's expanded Vaccinated Travel Lane arrangements will be for local stocks.

Speaking of Asia Ep 6: Europe will not be torpedo-ed from Asia  47:54 mins Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this sixth episode, he has two special guests - the French ambassador to Singapore Marc Abensour and the newly arrived European Union ambassador, Iwona Piorko. They discuss the recent Australian decision to drop a contract with France to build diesel electric submarines in Adelaide. Australia chose to go for nuclear powered submarines from either the United States or the United Kingdom and the three nations also announced a new security formation, called Aukus which is described as an Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership. The cancellation of the submarine contract greatly upset France, which withdrew its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra to show its displeasure. France's fellow European Union members in the European Union were taken aback, after they had released a major policy paper on the IndoPacific that deserves much more attention. Ambassador Abensour on why the breakdown of the deal with Australia is a breach of trust and consistency in this region? (3:25) Steps being taken to fix this breach of trust while maintaining important relationships with allies (5:27) Ambassador Abensour on the long-term French approach to the Indo-Pacific? (8:08) The EU's approach paper titled the EU Strategy For Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific: Ambassador Piorko on the EU’s approach, and how different it is from the US and Japanese approaches (13:15)  Can France pursue an Indo-Pacific strategy without close cooperation with the Aukus and Quad powers? (21:19) How Europe views Asean's efforts to cut a deal with China on a code of conduct for the South China Sea (34:50) Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani 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 Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Ravi Velloor's columns: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/ravi-velloor Follow Ravi Velloor on Twitter. Discover the Asian Insider newsletter.  Discover Asian Insider Videos --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB 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 SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #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

Suresh Tantia, senior investment strategist, Credit Suisse discusses what's driving the wild swings in natural gas prices in Europe and what that means for global growth and equities.

The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey 2019, revealed that Singaporean teachers were clocking in an average of 46 hours a week. But only 18 hours were spent on teaching, with the other hours going to administrative tasks and school activities. Yvonne Soh, Co-founder, Noodle Factory, shares the various factors contributing to why the teachers are 'overworked', as well as how AI and technology can help lighten the load.

While the business of pawnbroking has long been a fixture in the economy, more customers now seek incentives beyond financial services from pawnbrokers. Ng Kean Seen, Deputy CEO, Maxi-Cash, shares how the business was able to modernise the idea of pawnshops, why the shift proved to work, and how they will continue to reinforce their position as a strong lifestyle brand.