CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Is this the end of golf in Singapore?
Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss the following stories with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan: -Indonesian rescuers still on a search and rescue mission after a ferry sank in Indonesia last week;Malaysia confirming the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in a security operation targeting alleged involvement in the Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group; A Chinese national who went missing in Thailand after accepting a photoshoot job has been rescued, according to China's embassy in Bangkok, which cautioned Chinese citizens against simply accepting job offers.
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