Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled & SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs | #687
167Trump’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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(08:23) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled
(37:21) SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs
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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 | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/tremendous-opportunities-for-growth-in-us-singapore-ties-says-trumps-ambassador-nominee-sinha
Commentary: Who is Anji Sinha? Trump’s ambassador pick for Singapore is a mystery, but the timing speaks volumes | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/us-ambassador-singapore-anji-sinha-donald-trump-foreign-policy-diplomat-5000731
Who is Tammy Duckworth, the US senator who excoriated Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Singapore? | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/tammy-duckworth-us-senator-dr-anjani-sinha-singapore-ambassador-hegseth-5230786
Bilahari Kausikan, Calvin Cheng say Trump pick for S'pore Ambassador could do well thanks to personal relationship | https://mothership.sg/2025/07/bilahari-us-ambassador-to-spore/
SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs
Inside Singapore’s cutthroat campus finance clubs where 10% get in and stress runs high | https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3317657/inside-singapores-cutthroat-campus-finance-clubs-where-10-get-and-stress-runs-high?module=perpetual_scroll_0
Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs | https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/singapores-future-bankers-vie-coveted-spots-university-finance-clubs
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak