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CNA938 Rewind - Asia’s heatwave: temperatures soaring up to 42.5°C – is Singapore next? #SGToday

CNA938 Rewind

Record-breaking heat is sweeping across Asia, with lives lost, emergency alerts issued, and temperatures soaring to an unprecedented 42.5 degrees Celsius. Could Singapore be next? Daniel Martin speaks with 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 the Cluster Lead for Extreme Heat at the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health.

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CNA938 Rewind - New S$4.48 million Parkinson's rehabilitation programme in Singapore

A new S$4.48 million community rehabilitation initiative aims to help 2,000 people with Parkinson's disease stay mobile, independent and socially connected over the next five years. Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss explore why exercise is increasingly being recognised as a form of medicine, how early rehabilitation can slow functional decline, and what living well with Parkinson's looks like today with Dr Chloe Chung Lau Ha, Senior Principal Physiotherapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital,NHG Health. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Have the rules around interacting with children changed?

A recent incident involving an elderly man who was shoved after patting a young girl's head has sparked debate about consent, parenting and cultural expectations. Many older Singaporeans grew up in a time when touching a child's head or cheek was seen as a friendly gesture. Today, many parents have different expectations around consent and personal space. Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss discuss what's considered appropriate behaviour around children today and how adults can interact warmly with children while respecting family boundaries with Associate Professor Razwana Begum from the School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences in the School of Social Sciences (SUSS). 

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: US debt worries meet AI’s funding boom

On today's (18 August) markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss speak with John Sherman, Vice-President & Senior Portfolio Manager Multi-Asset Strategies, Federated Hermes. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Matcha rivalry: Can Japan keep its crown as China ramps up production?

As global demand for matcha surges, Japan is struggling to keep supply in step while China rapidly expands production. Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss examine whether Chinese matcha can ease the shortage, how much origin matters to consumers, and what the rivalry could mean for prices and the future of the booming tea market with Lim Tai Wei, Professor, Soka University. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Russia and the US pushing “might as right”, and China is watching #SGToday

Russia and Ukraine are intensifying strikes beyond the front lines as the war grinds on. Daniel Martin discusses with Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at RSIS, whether the conflict is entering a new phase, and what could eventually bring both sides back to negotiations.

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