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CNA938 Rewind - Always online: The struggle of Singapore’s smartphone obsession

CNA938 Rewind

Over in South Korea, from March 2026, mobile phones and other digital devices will be banned in school classrooms nationwide. The newly passed law is to address rising concerns about social media and smartphone addiction among young people there. South Korea joins a growing list of countries imposing similar measures. What’s the smartphone addiction situation like in Singapore? Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo find out from Tom Maniatis, Senior Psychotherapist for Addictions, Promises Healthcare

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Chope’s recommendations: Gastrobars and Singapore’s K town 

We’ll get you updated on where to dine, specially for SG60 deals in the month of August, on our monthly check in with Chope’s Chief Business Officer Dinesh Balasingam. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Are recycling initiatives working?  

Singapore’s recycling rate dips to a 10 year low – what are we doing wrong, and what will it take to improve our numbers? Hui Wong speaks with Lionel Dorai, Executive Director, Zero Waste SG on some tips and initiatives up and coming.

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CNA938 Rewind - Celebrating Nurses’ Day: Journey to become a nurse

In conjunction with Nurses’ Day on Aug 1, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Tan Xuan Tian, a second-year student in the nursing course at NUS about her motivation to become a nurse.

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CNA938 Rewind - What’s the ‘best’ way to reward good gestures in Singapore?

The seven migrant workers, who rescued a woman whose car had fallen into a sinkhole along Tanjong Katong Road, were presented with “MOM Appreciation Coins” for their heroic acts. The gesture was not well-received by netizens, most of whom called for more tangible and genuine forms of reward. Is there an “ideal” reward for such good gestures? And must these gestures even be rewarded in the first place? Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out from Professor Ivan Kwek, Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology, NUS. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Trump tariffs loom, markets resilience hangs in the air

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Rajat Bhattacharya, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank's Wealth Solutions Chief Investment Office. 

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