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Back to Episodes#687: Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled & SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs
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Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Singapore, Dr. Anjani Sinha, struggled at his Senate hearing, prompting questions about his credentials, timing, and political optics. Though Bilahari Kausikan & Calvin Cheng feel a lot more positive. Meanwhile, campus finance clubs at Singapore’s universities are as brutal as they are prestigious, with sky-high stress and razor-thin acceptance rates.
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(00:00) Words of Wisdom
(00:48) Intro
(07:37) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled
(36:33) SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs
(57:50) One Shiok Comment
(59:25) One Shiok Thing
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Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled
- Trump’s ambassador nominee to Singapore Anjani Sinha has a rough day at Senate hearing
- Commentary: Who is Anji Sinha? Trump’s ambassador pick for Singapore is a mystery, but the timing speaks volumes
- Who is Tammy Duckworth, the US senator who excoriated Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Singapore?
- Bilahari Kausikan, Calvin Cheng say Trump pick for S'pore Ambassador could do well thanks to personal relationship
Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs
- Inside Singapore’s cutthroat campus finance clubs where 10% get in and stress runs high
- Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak