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CNA938 Rewind - 100% Human-Made! Meet the Organisation of Illustrators Council Singapore

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with illustrators/artists Michael Ng and Asher Yeo from the Organisation of Illustrators Council or OIC Singapore. Ng (known as The Mindflyer) and Yeo (Tororo.aoi) will talk about how OIC champions illustrations, art and their creators in Singapore. Together with creative producer Zu Wee Ling, they’ll also discuss the Illustration Arts Festival – organised by OIC – held from July 4-6th 2025. Now into its sixth edition, they’ll describe the festival’s main features and the more than 130 illustrators from more than 10 countries who’ll also be present.

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CNA938 Rewind - Grain drain: Japan struggles with a rice crisis

Sky-high prices, rations, emergency reserves. Japan’s rice crisis has ballooned, with the essential Japonica grain out of reach from the Japanese consumer – it even led to the resignation of the country’s agriculture minister. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Dr Seijiro Takeshita, Dean and Professor of Graduate School of Management, Informatics and Innovation at the University of Shizuoka on how the problem got this far. 

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Do we celebrate Father's Day less than Mother's Day?

Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday — but does it get the same love and attention as Mother’s Day? Do dads often get the quieter version? Or is it just a matter of how different families do things? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Roshni Mahtani and Darius Cheung, power couple and founders of their own businesses. They have a 9-year-old daughter, named Shan.

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CNA938 Rewind - Holland Village Closures ~ do old establishments always suffer when newer ones open?

Goodbye to Wala Wala and Crystal Jade - another two of Holland Village’s iconic establishments are closing this year. Do old establishments fade away or die, when new ones open up? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Insights Specialist, Ohmyhome.

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CNA938 Rewind - Breathing easy with Therapin and its signature Nose Strip

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the co-founders of Therapin, a health and wellness brand that’s been going viral on social media. Cliff Leck, founder & CEO of Therapin will talk about how and why the brand was created due a personal health setback. Leck and co-founder, Khai Irfan, will talk about Therapin’s signature product: the Nose Strip, and how it’s designed to optimise nasal breathing. They’ll also talk about the effectiveness of their attention-grabbing social media videos and how people have been responding to their Therapin Nose Strips – whether they’re worn during gym workouts or even while sleeping.

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