CNA938 Rewind

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and if you’re buying mooncakes this year, what are you looking out for? Taste and price perhaps, but what about how much you buy, or the packaging it comes in? Daniel Martin discusses further with KC Cheang, Executive Director, Singapore Environment Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The haze has had many of us taking extra precautions. But if you have pets at home, should you be taking extra precautions for them too? Daniel Martin finds out from Dr Cathy Chan, Co-Founder and Head Veterinarian of The Animal Doctors and Vice-President of Singapore Veterinary Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with mountaineer, corporate innovator & entrepreneur Jane Lee who discusses her memoir “Small Steps to Big Summits”.  Lee describes the life experiences that came with leading the Singapore Women's Everest Team, and how her book explores resilience, management principles , and finding meaning through setbacks. See omnystudi...

How can play create meaningful time together for families facing difficult circumstances? AIRZONE and The Salvation Army have teamed up to make play more accessible while supporting families affected by parental incarceration. Cheryl Goh finds out how the partnership came together and what it has meant for the families involved with Sam Chiu, CEO of AIRZONE, and Captain Tan Bee Yit, Regional Offic...

Po at The Warehouse Hotel is opening a new chapter with a refreshed menu that puts a modern spin on Peranakan cooking while keeping its roots firmly in tradition. Cheryl Goh speaks with Fredric Goh, Head Chef of Po at Warehouse Hotel find out how family recipes, labour-intensive dishes and playful new ideas come together in dishes from buah keluak pork jowl and nasi ulam to jackfruit rendang and P...

After nearly two decades in advertising, Maggie Chan turned her experience in branding and storytelling into two home-grown businesses of her own. Cheryl Goh speaks with Maggie Chan, founder of JaeDals and Omchandroam (OCO) to look at what she has learnt about building a loyal community, growing lean, expanding beyond Singapore and creating a business with social impact built into it. See omnystud...

A debate over a helper sleeping in a partitioned home office has reignited questions about living conditions for migrant domestic workers in Singapore. Elakeyaa Selvaraji and Hairianto Diman explain what employers are required to provide, what adequate privacy looks like and how families can balance caregiving needs with limited space. For more, they get the help of Jaya Anil Kumar, Director of Ca...

Team Singapore is off the mark at the 2026 Asian Games, with medals in wushu and swimming, while Tiffany Teo has made history in MMA. Elakeyaa Selvaraji and Hairianto Diman speak with CNA’s Alif Amsyar, who's live from Aichi-Nagoya with the atmosphere on the ground, the performances that have stood out and what to watch in the days ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fewer Singaporeans are getting married, but those who do are staying together longer. Daniel Martin unpacks the latest Family Trends Report and what it says about marriage, fatherhood and the changing face of family life in Singapore. He's joined by Dr Mathew Mathews, Head of Institute of Policy Studies Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow at IPS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Guest: Hebe Chen, Senior Market Analyst, Vantage Markets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the fifth episode of the '#TalkBack: World Cup Watch 2026' series, Daniel Martin speaks with Sanket Bothra, Regional Strategy and Investment Manager, Total Energies (Team France) and Aaron Low, Author and Co-Founder of the Nutgraf (Team England). They discuss how the respective teams they support have fared so far, among other newsworthy moments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

We think Singapore's weather is just hot and wet, but there's a lot more happening above our heads. Daniel Martin uncovers five surprising weather phenomena that have occurred in Singapore. He's joined by Assistant Professor Wang Jingyu from the National Institute of Education at NTU. He's a Principal Investigator with the Climate Transformation Programme at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, and...

Retrenchment, wrongful dismissal and unfair appraisals can leave workers unsure of their rights or whether union support will make a difference. Hui Wong speaks with Nat Fetalvero, host of CNA’s Work It podcast, and they unpack who NTUC represents today, what guardrails unions can push for in the retrenchment process, and how Singapore’s tripartite model works when workers want to cont...

SUSHISAMBA Singapore is marking two years in the CBD with Brazilian energy, skyline views, Sol de Janeiro cocktails and National Day menus that give local favourites a playful twist. From anniversary brunches, to Hainanese chicken rice, SAMBA Rojak, The Lion City Fizz and the Straits Spice Negroni; Hui Wong turns up the heat and the music to find out more about the flavours, collaborations and fes...

Afifah Ariffin, CNA Senior Correspondent for Malaysia, speaks with Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman for an on-the-ground wrap of the political campaigns and crucial battleground seats to watch as Johor heads to the polls on Saturday, July 11. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's (10 July) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Brandon Ho, Head of Investment Advisory, Arta Finance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman break down the key market implications and investment potential of the SK Hynix listing. For that, they speak with Aadil Ebrahim, Group Head of Equities at Klay Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Andre Rozario, Investment Counselor, Citigold Private Client, Citibank Singapore See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phase 2A of the Primary 1 registration exercise is underway, with 867 fewer places available this year after the Ministry of Education reduced Primary 1 intakes in anticipation of shrinking student cohorts. Daniel Martin speaks with Associate Professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education – Policy, Curriculum and Leadership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you know if you're buying solid gold or just a thin layer of it? As more affordable alternatives enter the market, industry groups are warning consumers about the ambiguous use of the term "gold-wrapped" in jewellery marketing. Daniel Martin speaks with Ho Nai Chuen, President of the Singapore Jewellers' Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Residents may no longer need to put up with constant drilling and road works, as authorities roll out a new approach to manage cables underground. Starting with Tengah New Town, it will be extended to other major infrastructure projects. Daniel Martin speaks with David Ng, Chairman of the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Committee at the Institution of Engineers, Singapore. See om...

AI is already reshaping how work gets done in Singapore, with employees using it to create, produce and adapt faster than before. Cheryl Goh speaks with Chia Wee Luen, Managing Director, Microsoft Singapore to find out what an AI-powered workplace looks like today, whether organisations are keeping pace, and how workers can balance productivity with critical thinking. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Drivers in Singapore may soon be committing an offence simply by holding their mobile devices while their vehicles are moving even when they are not using it. This is part of proposed changes to the country's road traffic laws introduced in Parliament on Tuesday. If the law is passed, Traffic Police will no longer need to prove that a driver was using the device. So, we ask – how does puttin...

On today's (9 July) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng speaks with Jun Bei Liu, Founder and Lead Portfolio Manager, Ten Cap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Temasek Holdings’ net portfolio value increased by 10.5 per cent from a year ago to hit S$518 billion for the financial year ending 31 March. The growth was driven largely by the strong performance of Singapore-based listed companies in Temasek’s portfolio, as well as gains from divestments, despite ongoing volatility. Andrea Heng speaks with Associate Professor Nelson Lau, Nanyang Bus...