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CNA938 Rewind - The Big Question: What would you do if there were no more CDC Vouchers?

CNA938 Rewind

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also Finance Minister, is set to deliver his Budget speech in Parliament on 12 February. All eyes will be on whether the CDC voucher scheme will continue in 2026. Economists believe the Singapore Budget 2026 could see the voucher scheme taking on a more tiered approach, as the government shifts its focus to long-term priorities. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Daphne Lye, Financial Planning Solutions Lead, MoneyOwl, on budgeting finances and Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, NUS Business School, for how it will affect the economy. They also speak with Tabitha Chan, Co-owner, BistrOne 36, and Nicky Gurnani, Owner, Lucky Store, a consumer electronics retailer, on how this might affect their businesses.

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CNA938 Rewind - Redesigning for AI: why familiar brands are restructuring

Singtel’s Digital InfraCo has launched a new AI Centre of Excellence with Nvidia. What does this restructuring tell us about how established brands are repositioning for the future? Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Tan Joo Seng, Associate Professor of Strategy, International Business & Entrepreneurship at Nanyang Business School, NTU.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Paper Monkey Theatre presents The Nonya Nightingale: A Family-Friendly Peranakan Puppetry Production 

Paper Monkey Theatre brings Peranakan culture to life in The Nonya Nightingale, a puppetry production that combines toy theatre, object puppetry, music, and storytelling. Justine Moss speaks with Andy Pang, Director of The Nonya Nightingale, and Benjamin Ho, artistic director of Paper Monkey Theatre and The Nonya Nightingale playwright and dive into how the production has evolved since its early runs, what it takes to perform for very young audiences, the craft and physicality behind the puppets, and why puppetry can be such a powerful way for children to connect with emotions and heritage. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Pang Pang Crab Pot

Pang Pang Crab Pot, China’s No. 1 crab pot brand has finally made its way to Singapore. Justine Moss speaks with Chang Yen Jiun, Operations Manager of Pang Pang Crab Pot to find out more about their all in one bubbling pot, and what keeps people coming back for more. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Will Singapore’s Return- to - office undermine Women’s chances for leadership roles? 

McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2025 report warns that proximity bias and a growing “flexibility stigma” may be weakening the female leadership pipeline as firms return to rigid office models. Justine Moss speaks with Maria Nakamura, Head of Hospitality at Arcc Spaces to examine why flexible work penalties are becoming gendered, how the “ambition gap” may stem from unequal sponsorship, and what Singapore companies must change to help women reach the top without sacrificing family life.

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CNA938 Rewind - Record travel, rising refusals: What’s happening at Singapore’s borders?

Singapore saw a record 245 million travellers cross its checkpoints in 2025 – even as foreign visitor refusals and security interceptions increased. Are tighter controls a sign of growing risks, or smarter data-driven targeting? What do no-boarding directives, automated lanes, and enhanced profiling mean for travellers? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak wtih Dr Gary Ho, Senior Lecturer, Diploma in Aviation Management, Temasek Polytechnic, to unpack the numbers and the trade-offs between convenience and security.

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