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CNA938 Rewind - Benny’s Music, Melancholia & Life Decisions

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local singer and alternate-folk musician Benny’s, whose songs are deeply inspired by the environment that surrounds her. Benny’s will talk about her music and how her signature introspective lyricism and melancholic melodies show up in the songs she creates. She’ll then talk about how she crafts a song, how she chose her stage name and the issues addressed in her album “Do I”.

Discover more Singaporean music and musicians – like Benny’s – at Hear65.com an initiative by the National Arts Council, produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

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CNA938 Rewind - From scam job offers and to catfish profiles: are the cyber threats here getting worse?

New findings show rising exposure to online harm and scams, while a local firm faces police investigation for alleged links to a scam operation in Cambodia. What do these cases reveal about our digital vulnerabilities? Hairianto Diman speaks with Helena Huang, Associate Research Fellow with the Digital Impact Research team at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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CNA938 Rewind - What to expect from peace summit in Egypt as Israel-Hamas truce holds

The Egyptian presidency said US President Donald Trump will co-chair a “peace summit” there on Monday on Gaza and the wider Middle East. The meeting will take place “with the participation of leaders from more than twenty countries”. Hairianto Diman discuss the latest developments with Dr Levi West, Research Fellow, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: US-China trade tensions flare, Asia week ahead

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

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore’s bank dividend boom: Leading the global pack in H1 2025

Singapore companies paid out about US$8.2 billion in dividends in the first half of 2025, up roughly 13.1 % year-on-year. It forms a part of global dividends that hit a record US$1.14 trillion in H1 2025, with 86% of companies raising or maintaining payouts. Hairianto Diman delve deeper into the findings with Lai Yeu Huan, Head of Asian Equity, Amova Asset Management.

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CNA938 Rewind - Seedly Personal Finance Festival: Building lasting financial resilience

Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Rohith Murthy, Chief Executive Officer & Director, MoneyHero Group, at Seedly Personal Finance Festival 2025, on building lasting financial resilience.

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