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CNA938 Rewind - ALTM Weekly Highlights — From doctor to Power Ranger to entrepreneur; "soaring like a butterfly" despite muscular atrophy; creating safe spaces for at-risk youths

CNA938 Rewind

A Letter to Myself — Featuring reflections, lessons, and "letters" from the week of 15 September 2025:

  • Jason Chan, who gave up a career as a doctor to pursue acting and found himself co-starring as the Green Ranger in the 2003 series of the Power Rangers; Jason is currently an entrepreneur in Singapore.
  • Jolene Poh, who was diagnosed with a degenerative physical condition as a baby; today in her 20's, she's started a T-shirt brand with inspirational messages (chosen and designed by herself) to uplift others.
  • Jee Suhaimi, who grew up in an unstable home environment; today as a young man, helps mentor other youths-at-risk through his charity organisation, Membina Community.
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CNA938 Rewind - One location in the central part of Singapore could be a rat hotspot, according to Pest Expert

A multi-agency campaign has been launched in Pasir Ris West to tackle the area’s growing rat problem, with night operations, food waste controls and educational outreach forming part of the strategy. Daniel Martin takes a look with Bernard Chan, Operations General Manager, Anticimex, at where else rats could be thriving.

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CNA938 Rewind - Thailand's People's Party could be the decider of the next Thai PM

Political parties in Thailand are scrambling to secure enough support to form the new government, following the dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra last week. Daniel Martin discusses with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - Indonesia unrest: have protests and “anarchic acts” escalated over the weekend?

Indonesian authorities upped security on Monday (1 September), after six people were killed in unrest that escalated into violence at the nation’s police force. Daniel Martin discusses with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - A wave of dismissals of top US officials by the Trump administration

The Trump administration has been on a firing spree of top US officials including the recent Fed Governor Lisa Cook and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Director Susan Monarez. Hairianto Diman and Genevieve Woo chat with Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences at SMU. They look at the possible objective of these removals and their impact.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Kaya: A new style of izakaya

Heard of Kaya? The restaurant and not the coconut jam? Located along Orange Grove Road is a restaurant called Kaya. Where instead of serving kaya and toast, this hidden gem wows you with its bold twist on Japanese Izakaya. Hui Wong speaks with Kaya's Executive Chef Nicholas Cheng to find out more.   

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