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The Straits Times 2631 - S2E88: Will Najib’s house arrest derail or help UMNO-PAS unity plans?

Synopsis: Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore youth perspectives and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal finance and career.

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Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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Published 24 Sep 2026

Duration 43:00

Episodes

2631-

S2E88: Will Najib’s house arrest derail or help UMNO-PAS unity plans?

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24 Sep 2026

2630-

S1E112: Is AI going to kill us? We talk to an AI safety researcher

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24 Sep 2026

2629-

S1E92: Singapore writer Gwee Li Sui talks Culture Pass credits and what it’ll take to get people to read

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23 Sep 2026

2628-

S2E51: High anxiety, spiking cortisol: it's tough making friends as an adult, is it worth the trouble?

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21 Sep 2026

2627-

S2E87: Can BRICS challenge the US-led world order?

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17 Sep 2026

2626-

S1E111: True Fitness closure: Why most members will get $0 back

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17 Sep 2026

2625-

S1E91: $1b venture capitalist Hian Goh on how Singapore can grow a firm like Apple

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16 Sep 2026

2624-

S2E50: Why travelling with friends can lead to meltdowns and broken friendships

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14 Sep 2026

2623-

S1E110: Singapore ministerial pay debate: Paying top talent competitive salaries is in the ‘soul of the PAP’

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11 Sep 2026

2622-

S2E86: Nine-year-olds on drugs: Has the world abandoned Myanmar?

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10 Sep 2026

2621-

S1E90: A non-profit chief on why caregivers refuse the rest they need and end up hitting a wall

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09 Sep 2026

2620-

S2E49: Singapore stocks have just had their best run in years, are you missing out?

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07 Sep 2026

2619-

S1E152: How old are you biologically, and what are you doing about it?

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04 Sep 2026

2618-

S2E85: Leaving Taiwan after four years: What our correspondent learnt

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03 Sep 2026

2617-

S1E109: Lifting of wait out period for private home owners could flood HDB market with cash-rich buyers

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03 Sep 2026

2616-

S1E89: My son has autism, he changed how I think about success and significance | MP Denise Phua

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02 Sep 2026

2615-

S2E84: Is Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition reaching breaking point before GE16?

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27 Aug 2026

2614-

S1E88: Sleep earlier: NUS scientist Dean Ho on the top thing people can do to live longer

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26 Aug 2026

2613-

S1E108: Can cash, childcare leave and BTO priority get Singaporeans to have kids? | National Day Rally 2026

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24 Aug 2026

2612-

S1E107: What the Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks debate showed about policy making and consultation

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20 Aug 2026

2611-

S1E87: Lee Kuan Yew arrowed me to face JB Jeyaretnam: Ex-SM S Jayakumar on being in LKY’s Cabinet

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19 Aug 2026

2610-

S2E48: Pay transparency: what to do after finding out a colleague’s salary is higher than yours

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17 Aug 2026

2609-

S2E83: China’s economy has a big problem: Who will keep buying?

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13 Aug 2026

2608-

S1E106: Will the new National Library Board campaign get more people to read books?

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13 Aug 2026

2607-

S1E86: Dinesh Vasu Dash on Singapore’s dependence on migrant workers

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12 Aug 2026

2606-

S2E82: When Japan's prisons become a safety net for the elderly

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06 Aug 2026

2605-

S1E105: 2 out of 3 suicide deaths are men, a psychiatrist explains why

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06 Aug 2026

2604-

S1E85: Inside disguised retrenchments: An employment lawyer on how companies force workers out

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05 Aug 2026

2603-

S2E47: Invest in stocks and ETFs because your friend says so? Why friends and finances don’t always mix

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03 Aug 2026

2602-

S1E104: JB-Singapore RTS Link: Singaporeans will spend $1bn more in JB

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30 Jul 2026

2601-

S1E5: Stay-at-home or working mum: Is there ever a right choice?

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29 Jul 2026

2600-

S2E81: In China, AI is ‘everything, everywhere’. Is there a dark side?

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23 Jul 2026

2599-

S1E103: Faishal Ibrahim’s exit: Are the PAP’s moral standards turning people away from politics?

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23 Jul 2026

2598-

S1E4: Injections at home, workplace smiles: A working mum's IVF reality

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22 Jul 2026

2597-

S1E84: The surprising reason Singaporeans complain but don’t correct bad public behaviour

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21 Jul 2026

2596-

S2E46: 7 jobs in 14 years: A comms director explains why job hopping isn't always bad

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20 Jul 2026

2595-

S2E80: Why China's economy doesn't add up, according to one economist

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16 Jul 2026

2594-

S1E102: 1 in 3 employers are hiring contract workers. Are contract jobs the new norm for Singapore grads?

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16 Jul 2026

2593-

S1E3: Politician Rahayu Mahzam on mum guilt, screen time, social media algorithms

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15 Jul 2026

2592-

S1E83: Singapore footpath wars: Why reclaiming car space could solve the PMD and PMA problem

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14 Jul 2026

2591-

S1E151: What your blood pressure reading misses

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13 Jul 2026

2590-

S2E79: From BTS to Jeju's sea divers: South Korea's cultural revival

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09 Jul 2026

2589-

S1E101: Singapore lawyers are facing bullying and burnout, why hasn’t anything changed in 30 years?

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09 Jul 2026

2588-

S1E2: 2 mums on guilt, being the default parent and juggling work

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08 Jul 2026

2587-

S1E82: Can the Lions deliver? SG football’s future, World Cup ambitions & career pathways

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07 Jul 2026

2586-

S2E45: Investing amid volatility: is it all about managing emotions and impulses?

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06 Jul 2026

2585-

S2E78: US-India ties in crisis? Why Washington reverted USIndoPacom to USPacom

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02 Jul 2026

2584-

S1E1: 'You don't have to do this perfectly to do it well': Working motherhood and mental health

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01 Jul 2026

2583-

S1E81: Singapore's lonely seniors: Why the super-aged feel isolated even when living with family

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30 Jun 2026

2582-

S1E100: Were unhappy WP veterans behind the challenge to Pritam Singh?

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30 Jun 2026

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