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Asian Insider Podcast

Malaysia’s education gamble: UEC option and lowering school age

In this episode, we discuss Malaysia's education reforms: UEC option and the lowering of school age.
In this episode, we discuss Malaysia's education reforms: UEC option and the lowering of school age.

The Usual Place Podcast

Did the Budget 2026 PARF rebate cuts kill car ownership aspirations?

In Your Opinion Podcast

Who says Singapore is hot, boring and expensive?

Focusing on the heat and high prices might be easy, but ensure you don't miss how Singapore is reinventing itself through deep storytelling and future-ready tourism strategies.
Focusing on the heat and high prices might be easy, but ensure you don't miss how Singapore is reinventing itself through deep storytelling and future-ready tourism strategies.

Asian Insider Podcast

Singaporean tech founders on building global companies in US

In this episode, US Bureau Chief Bhagyashree Garekar chats with Jasmin Young and Anthony Chow about how they established successful businesses in the US.
In this episode, US Bureau Chief Bhagyashree Garekar chats with Jasmin Young and Anthony Chow about how they established successful businesses in the US.

The Usual Place Podcast

Will becoming an AI-forward society lead to more inequality?

Asian Insider Podcast

Strategic calculations behind India's trade deals flurry

In this episode, we speak to Ambassador Jawed Ashraf, Chairman of India Trade Promotion Organisation and former foreign policy aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who also served as envoy to Singapore and France, on the thinking behind the deals, India’s newfound confidence to sign on to market-opening agreements, and the chances of  India revisiting its decision to abandon the Asean-backed RCEP, or Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
In this episode, we speak to Ambassador Jawed Ashraf, Chairman of India Trade Promotion Organisation and former foreign policy aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who also served as envoy to Singapore and France, on the thinking behind the deals, India’s newfound confidence to sign on to market-opening agreements, and the chances of  India revisiting its decision to abandon the Asean-backed RCEP, or Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

The Usual Place Podcast

Budget 2026: Why is Singapore betting big on AI?

In Your Opinion Podcast

Temporary or permanent relief? The future of CDC vouchers

Relying on CDC vouchers might cushion soaring inflation, but ensure we consider if these support measures are truly fiscally sustainable in the long run.
Relying on CDC vouchers might cushion soaring inflation, but ensure we consider if these support measures are truly fiscally sustainable in the long run.

Asian Insider podcast

Hong Kong’s tolerance for shortcuts has turned deadly

In this episode, we talk about how the Tai Po fire fuelled frustrations with the system and how Hong Kong's tolerance for shortcuts turned deadly.
In this episode, we talk about how the Tai Po fire fuelled frustrations with the system and how Hong Kong's tolerance for shortcuts turned deadly.

The Usual Place Podcast

Has Trump ‘ruptured’ the global order? What can Singapore do?

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