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CNA938 Rewind - And Baby Makes 3 - Author Sunita Sue Leng’s Novel About Adoption & the Mature Parent

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In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singapore-based Malaysian author Sunita Sue Leng about her novel "The Unlikely Motherhood of Shaleni May" – an Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2025 finalist. It’s about 45-year-old protagonist Shaleni May, happily married to her husband. When both decide to adopt a newborn, this launches Shaleni into an alien new life of digital-age parenting as she battles self-doubt and a looming threat from her husband’s past. Sunita will discuss the plot and various issues brought up in her novel including mature parenting, adoption and societal expectations.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Trump's 15% global tariff retaliation, private credit liquidity, Asia week ahead

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Heng Koon How, Head of Markets Strategy at UOB.

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CNA938 Rewind - EP & S Pass salary hikes: Who wins, who adjusts, and what’s next for businesses?

Singapore has announced higher qualifying salaries for EP and S Pass holders in Budget 2026. While some say SMEs may avoid sharp cost spikes, others foresee shifts in hiring, workforce planning and competitiveness. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman explore what this means for employers navigating a changing labour landscape, with Low Peck Kem, President, Singapore Human Resources Institute. She’s also the President of the World Federation of People Management Association. 

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: All eggs in one goalpost? The case for diversifying Singapore sport

Singapore alpine skier Faiz Basha finished 35th out of 96 competitors in the men’s Slalom event at the Winter Olympics. Alpine skiing joins some new, niche or lesser-known sports that have been making headlines in recent years like kitefoiling, carrom and chess. Daniel Martin discusses further with Kevin Goh, CEO, Singapore Chess Federation and Joseph Jiffy, Secretary, Association of Carrom (Singapore).

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CNA938 Rewind - Year of the Horse: Meet the world's smallest horse breed

It’s the Year of the Horse, but have you met one that’s barely taller than a large dog? Find out how you can get up close with the world’s smallest horse breed, the Falabella, as Daniel Martin speaks with Chan Poh Shan, Deputy Vice President of Animal Behaviour and Programmes, Mandai Wildlife Group.

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CNA938 Rewind - Burned, but not broken: The bakkwa shop owner feeling the CNY Spirit

A fire recently broke out at Century Bakkwa, a shop along Dunlop Street in the Little India area, disrupting the preparation of orders just two days before Lunar New Year. In the wake of it all, the spirit of the season emerged with long-lost friends and F&B peers of Century Bakkwa’s owner, Simbian Chua, coming forward to help – setting in motion a “reunion of sorts”. Daniel Martin finds out more.

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