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CNA938 Rewind - A Dark Family Saga Spanning Sabah & Australia – “Fierceland” by Omar Musa

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Australian Malaysian author Omar Musa about his second novel “Fierceland”. A family saga laced with a dark history, “Fierceland” is about siblings Rozana and Harun who return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their father Yusuf – a renowned palm-oil baron. As they go about inheritance duties, they’ll soon discover their father’s destructive and ruthless past - harming anyone who stood in his way to attaining wealth and power. Omar will discuss how he came up with Fierceland’s plot and the varied story arcs contained therein.

 

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Taking care of the earth we live in

What does it take to care for the earth we live on? Does green living resonate with you? Hui Wong learns more about the green lifestyle and how the recent Earthopia event amplifies this with Simone Lim, Co-Founder of City Sprouts. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Inside Singapore’s Furniture Roadmap

As global trade routes shift and logistics costs soar, Singapore’s furniture makers are facing a world in flux. But in the midst of these challenges, a new wave of design thinking is taking shape, as craftsmanship meets AI, and sustainability defines the new standard of luxury. Hui Wong speaks to Joshua Koh, President, Singapore Furniture Industries Council, CEO of Commune Lifestyle and Soh Jun Wei, Operations Director at Redwood Interior — two industry leaders shaping the future of design, craftsmanship, and innovation.

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CNA938 Rewind - World Diabetes Day: Understanding gestational diabetes and how to prevent-manage it

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition that affects one in six pregnancies worldwide and substantially increases a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In Singapore, the rate is even higher with one in five pregnant women affected. On World Diabetes Day, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at ways to prevent and manage GDM. For that, they speak with Adjunct Assoc. Prof Khoo Chin Meng, Head of Division & Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital.

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CNA938 Rewind - Buying a private home? Here’s how the law is changing to protect you

From early 2026, new regulations will give private homebuyers in Singapore stronger protection and more transparency. Developers will need to disclose detailed site plans and Construction Quality Assessment (Conquas) scores of past projects to help buyers assess quality. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the details with Dr Lee Nai Jia, Head of Real Estate Intelligence, PropertyGuru.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Markets slip post US govt shutdown, AI hype fades

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Simon Ree, Founder of Tao of Trading.

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