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CNA938 Rewind - Can Singapore maintain its upgraded GDP growth forecast?

CNA938 Rewind

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has upgraded Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the year to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, up from 0 per cent to 2 per cent previously. The upgrade largely reflects the better-than-expected performance of the Singapore economy in the first half of 2025. As uncertainty from Trump tariffs looms, will Singapore be able to maintain its GDP growth forecast? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Sheana Yue, Economist, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - The mental health struggles of a person with dementia 

Dementia is often framed as a thief of memory, yet it affects far wider than the individual. How do you care for the wellbeing of a person with Dementia, and how can you cope with the aftershocks as a caregiver? Hui Wong speaks with Dr Farah Idu Jion, a neuropsychologist at Private Space to learn more.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Grabbing your attention in the scroll economy

With so much content available out there in the scroll-economy, how do digital content creators grab users’ attention in 8 seconds? What makes some Brands stand out and others fall by the wayside? Hui Wong speaks with Jonathan Lee and Nadia Ongkowidjaja, founders of Cintra Consultancy, who are expert digital content creators who shares how to authentically connect with the audience in the scroll-economy.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: How motherhood made Efasha Kamarudin a stronger boxer

Efasha Kamarudin, a trailblazing boxer who ranked 15th in the world in the superflyweight division earlier in 2025, shares how becoming a mother made her a better fighter, how she's grown in her relationship with her coach — who's also her husband, and how she's preparing for the biggest match of her career in Sydney on 20 August.

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CNA938 Rewind - NATO-like security guarantees, without NATO membership for Ukraine

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow the US and Europe to give NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine. This comes after a highly anticipated summit between Mr Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump on Friday (Aug 15) yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine. All eyes are now on Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting at the White House. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng gets an analysis of the situation with Dr Sonia Mycak, Research Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies

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CNA938 Rewind - NDR2025: What could impact you

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to deliver the National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 17). NDR is seen as the most important political speech of the year, when the prime minister addresses the nation and makes key policy announcements. This is Mr Wong's second NDR, and his first since leading the People's Action Party (PAP) to victory in this year's General Election. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng take a closer look at the details of his speech with Felix Tan, Independent political observer

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