CNA938 Rewind - Award-Winning Author Dr Prasanthi Ram Discusses Her Popular Novel “Nine Yard Sarees”

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Dr Prasanthi Ram, author of the award-winning book, “Nine Yard Sarees: a Short Story Cycle". Prasanthi will talk about this debut work of fiction which comprises interlinked stories about a multigenerational Tamil Brahmin family - tracing the lives of nine women from 1950 all the way to 2019. She’ll highlight some of the stories that will take the reader from India to Singapore, Australia and even America. “Nine Yard Sarees” won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2024.

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CNA938 Rewind - Digital shadows: how Cambodia could be central to a global scam surge

64 South Koreans, who were detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations, have returned home. Daniel Martin discusses further with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - Tomahawks and tensions: Ukraine's empty-handed appeal to Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging allies against appeasing Russia, after a trip to the U.S where he failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missile supplies. Daniel Martin discusses further with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stuck in the crossfire: Israel, Hamas and the ceasefire that is or isn’t

Israel has resumed enforcement of the ceasefire in Gaza, after an attack which left two of its soldiers dead and led to airstrikes that killed 26 people. Daniel Martin discusses further with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - Gotta Catch Them Clues! All About the Escape Game, “The Dreamcatcher”

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where exactly wannabe sleuths can take part in a theatrical escape game – in the heart of Mountbatten in Singapore. “The Dreamcatcher” is an immersive live mystery set in the futuristic biotech city of Ikanpura where Kamil, a brilliant scientist has planted a suspicious device at an unknown location. The Dreamcatcher’s main actor Fahim Murshed (who plays Kamil) discusses his role and how audience members must piece together clues to unravel the truth behind the scientist’s actions.

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