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All-in-one ST Podcasts Channel
Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore current affairs and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal finance and career.
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The Usual Place (Livestream@noon every Thursday from July 3 onwards)
Synopsis: In ST's first regularly-filmed podcast series, The Usual Place host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah goes live with guests to explore the latest current affairs topics from a youth perspective.
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HeadStart On Record (1st & 3rd Mondays of the month)
Get a headstart in your personal finance and career with hosts - business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan and correspondent Tay Hong Yi.
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(Seated from left) Headstart On Record hosts - business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan and correspondent Tay Hong Yi - with (standing from left) assistant audience growth editor Joanna Seow and podcast producer Amirul Karim.
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Green Pulse (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
The Straits Times' assistant news editor Audrey Tan and deputy foreign editor David Fogarty analyse the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
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Health Check (1st Wednesday of the month)
The Straits Times' senior health correspondent Joyce Teo chats with expert guests to help you make sense of health matters that affect you.
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In Your Opinion (2nd Wednesday of the month)
The Straits Times' assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong and fellow journalists take a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.
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Wheel Insights (3rd Wednesday of the month)
The Straits Times' senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe examines not just vehicle prices, but wider transport issues and trends connected to public and private transport.
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Asian Insider (every Friday)
Get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST's globally-based correspondents led by foreign editor Li Xueying.
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You can email the podcast team feedback or PR pitches at: podcast@sph.com.sg
Special Edition series
Green Trails
(Headphones recommended): In this new 4-part environment podcast series for 2024 - Green Trails - The Straits Times hits the ground with experts in spaces that are critical to the interlinked crises the planet faces: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
The Green Trails podcast series clinched the gold award for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Asia 2025 on April 23, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (Wan-Ifra).
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True Crimes of Asia
(Headphones recommended): A 6-part series from April till September 2023, exploring recent real crimes that gripped, horrified and laid bare the issues that afflicted societies in Asia.
Listen to the events surrounding a spine-chilling find in a Bangkok temple. Or the gruesome death of a domestic helper in Singapore.
This series clinched the gold award for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Asia 2024 in April, and third place for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2024, both organised by Wan-Ifra.
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The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia
(Headphones recommended): In this five-part special series featuring ST's foreign correspondents, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed.
The series also won The Best Podcast/Digital Audio Project category at the 2022 Digital Media Awards Asia, organised by Wan-Ifra.
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Music Lab
(Headphones recommended): The Straits Times records music acts chatting and performing an original song.
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox SINGAPORE - About 193ha of land off Changi will be reclaimed to develop an aviation park, with adjustments made to protect one of Singapore's largest seagrass meadows, The Straits Times has learnt. The reclaimed area between Changi Beach Park and Aviation Park Staging Ground near Changi Bay will be almost twice the size of Gardens by the Bay. The reclaimed area will be used 'to support Singapore's future economic growth and to meet long-term industrial land use needs', the HDB told ST on July 1. No timeline was given for the reclamation. HDB is the agent appointed by the Ministry of National Development to carry out land reclamation works. The government had previously announced plans for a second airport logistics park from 2030 to raise the capacity of Changi Aviation Park and boost Changi Airport's role as a regional air cargo hub . An airport logistics park is a zone near an airport that optimises the flow of air cargo and reduces the costs and transit time for processing goods. HDB had commissioned an environmental impact assessment to determine the potential impact of the works on coral and seagrass within the project footprint, and the biodiversity that thrive in these habitats. Surveys to understand humans, wildlife and coastal ecosystems near and within the project took place from April 2022 to May 2023. The report, which found a seagrass meadow and corals in the project site , has been available for people to view in-person since May 9 upon signing of a non-disclosure agreement. HDB said the footprint of the project will be reduced to limit damage to a seagrass meadow off Changi Beach Park, which experts have said is one of Singapore's largest . The HDB said the area to be reclaimed was larger under the latest Long-Term Plan, which charts Singapore's growth for the next five decades and beyond. But it was cut by nearly one-fifth , or 45ha. This adjustment will benefit a seagrass area of about 34ha, the size of roughly eight Padang fields. It is mainly composed of the locally vulnerable needle seagrass (Halodule uninervis) and spoon seagrass (Halophilia ovalis), noted HDB . Seagrasses are natural sponges for planet-warming carbon dioxide, but their survival in Singapore has been threatened by coastal development and large amounts of sediment in the city-state's waters. The HDB said after consulting other agencies, it decided to create an inlet at the northern end of the reclamation site to preserve existing seagrass habitats and allow for their natural expansion. The inlet is expected to create a sheltering effect, said the report. It can dull the force of waves, trap fragments of the aquatic plants and promote seagrass growth during the north-east monsoon, when the sea is especially turbulent. Still, seagrass off the north of Changi Beach Park, Changi Golf Club and Chek Jawa Wetlands are expected to suffer from a 'slight negative impact', even if measures to blunt the reclamation's impact are adopted. This is due to their sensitivity to large quantities of suspended sediment in water, which can prevent light from reaching seagrass and hindering their growth . On corals, the report said that w ithout any intervention, corals within an existing reclaimed area called Changi Finger and its extension will lose some of their habitat. They will also be vulnerable to suspended sediment as well as t he risk of oil spills and leaks. The HDB said it will actively monitor and manage such impacts during construction works. Corals within the project's footprint and a surrounding buffer area will be transplanted elsewhere before development works begin. Which corals to transplant, and suitable sites where they can be transferred to, will be studied, HDB added. The board also plans to use blocks and a gentler gradient for seawalls, which can promote a diverse range of habitats. Before construction begins, an emergency response plan will be implemented to minimise the risk of impacts to sensitive marine habitats surrounding the reclamation area. This plan will also account for potential pollution from vessels involved in the reclamation, the agency added. The report co ncluded that the revised reclamation profile will not significantly change hydrodynamic conditions in the area. T here will be a slight increase in current speed in the navigation channel, and a reduction of current speeds in the inlet and along the reclamation profile's slope. Once reclamation is completed, it is also expected to result in safer conditions for marine-based recreation activities for visitors of Changi Beach Park due to calmer water conditions arising from the revised coastal features, it added. Researchers lauded plans by the Government to minimise the impacts of the reclamation. But they called for careful implementation of measures to reduce the project's effects, as well as sustained monitoring of its impacts , some of which could still be unknown. Conservation biologist Debby Ng described the seagrass off Changi Beach Park as 'the lushest seagrass meadow she had studied in recent years', citing its healthy tracts of Halophila spinulosa, a fern-like seagrass that is at risk of extinction in Singapore. The seagrass meadow off Changi Beach park was one of eight sites in Singapore that Debby Ng studied during her PhD at NUS. PHOTO: FUNG TZE KWAN The doctoral candidate at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions said sediment plumes stirred up by machinery during the reclamation process could smother or bury seagrass adjacent to the project unless care is taken to prevent this. She added: 'The field of Halophila spinulosa glistening at sunset during a low tide was one of the most beautiful natural sights I've seen along Singapore's coastline, and I hope future generations get to appreciate it too. 'It would be a sad loss to our natural heritage if we lose them.' Research Assistant Professor Stephen Chua, who studies sediment and sea levels, said the reclamation will almost halve the width of the channel between mainland Singapore and its offshore islands. Dr Chua, who is a principal investigator at NTU's Earth Observatory of Singapore, said: 'This could lead to increased circulation and flow speeds, which could introduce more sediments to the marine environment further south.' He noted that changes to hydrodynamic conditions in Singapore's waters can affect where sediments are eroded and deposited. These can have negative impacts like harming coastal vegetation in some places through accelerated erosion. Sediment can also smother organisms living in the intertidal zone in other areas. In the long-term , the narrowing of the channel could potentially affect corals as distant as the Southern Islands over time, given the dominant east-west currents in the Singapore Strait, he added. This refers to the body of water south of the mainland. The impact of the inlet on the hydrodynamics in the reclamation area should also be monitored. This is b ecause narrow and straight channels generally have faster velocities that could result in coarser material deposited in the inlet, which might not be optimal for seagrass growth. The HDB said it will consider public feedback before seeking final approval from the Government. Visitors to the Round Island Route in Changi Beach Park and Changi Bay Park Connector are expected to be affected by dust and noise from construction 'over an extensive period', which was among impacts anticipated by the report. 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Stranded UK F-35 jet becomes unexpected star in Indian tourism campaign
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: Fishermen travel in a boat in the tributary waters of the Periyar River at Munambam on the outskirts of Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo NEW DELHI - India's southern state of Kerala has found a unique ambassador to promote its coconut palm-lined beaches, backwaters and vibrant culture to tourists - a British F-35 fighter jet that has been stranded there since mid-June. The Royal Navy aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on June 14 and has been grounded ever since, despite efforts to repair it. An AI-generated image of the stealth aircraft parked on the tarmac surrounded by coconut trees has gone viral after it was shared by Kerala's tourism department on Wednesday. "This was part of our tourism campaign. It has been one of the most innovative and eye-catching ones... It's all in good humour and creativity," Biju K., Kerala's tourism secretary, told Reuters. In the viral social media post, originally created by entertainment website The Fauxy, the jet can be seen giving the state of Kerala five golden stars, calling it "an amazing place". "I don't want to leave. Definitely recommend," the image quotes the jet as saying. "Though tourism is under the government, it has moved out of government space in promoting the destination," said Roy Mathew, director of Stark Communications, the tourism department's brand promotion agency. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore $500 in Child LifeSG credits, Edusave, Post-Sec Education Account top-ups to be disbursed in July Singapore PAP questions Pritam's interview with Malaysian podcast, WP says PAP opposing for the sake of opposing World Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain Business 60 S'pore firms to get AI boost from Tata Consultancy as it launches a new innovation centre here Asia US tariff deal provides relief for Vietnam, and a sting in the tail for China Singapore Scoot launches flights to Da Nang, Kota Bharu and Nha Trang; boosts frequency to other destinations Singapore Electrician who bit off part of coworker's ear during fight gets 6 months' jail Asia 4 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali Kerala is among India's most popular tourist destinations, and markets itself with the tagline 'God's own country'. Last year, 22.2 million tourists visited the state. It boasts natural beauty along India's south-western coastline and a rich heritage of classical dances, temple festivals and vibrant cuisine. The Indian Air Force said last month it would help in the repair and return of the F-35, which made an emergency landing on June 14 when it was flying over the Arabian Sea off Kerala's coast. A British High Commission spokesperson told Reuters the UK had accepted an offer to move the aircraft to the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility at the airport. The jet will be moved to the hangar once engineering teams arrive from the UK with specialist equipment, the spokesperson added. The Royal Navy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. UK's Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard said in Parliament on Monday that a Royal Air Force crew were in Thiruvananthapuram and working with Indian counterparts. REUTERS
