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CNA938 Rewind - Debt collector says there are ways to avoid liquidation

Singapore has been seeing a growing wave of businesses that are going belly up, with more being forced by the courts to shut. So far, 187 companies have been liquidated in 2025 – a jump from 146 in the same period last year and 95 in 2023. F&B, interior design and construction have been identified as the hardest hit industries. Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Tan Wei Cheong, Turnaround and Restructuring Partner, Deloitte Singapore and Daryl Lee, Director, Assured Debt Recovery.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Markets stay calm despite tariffs, Bitcoin hits new high

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Tony Nash, Founder & CEO of Complete Intelligence.

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CNA938 Rewind - Will more teachers truly solve Singapore’s attrition? 

The Education Ministry plans to hire over 1,000 teachers annually in a bid to reduce attrition in the sector. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng take a look at the solutions proposed and what it would really take to inspire a career in teaching among Singaporeans with Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir, Education Research Scientist at NIE NTU.

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CNA938 Rewind - Tariff letters have come for ASEAN: What's next?

President Donald Trump has sent tariff letters to ASEAN countries, with most charting lower duties except Malaysia. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng decode the tariff rates and the influencing factors his administration may have considered for Southeast Asian trade partners with Priyanka Kishore, Director and Principal Economist from Asia Decoded.

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CNA938 Rewind - Is the teaching profession considered prestigious in Singapore?

Singapore plans to hire over 1,000 new teachers annually over the next few years – up from the previous target of 700. But is teaching still considered a prestigious job here? Daniel Martin finds out from Associate Professor Intan Azura Mokhtar, Centre Director, Community Leadership and Social Innovation Centre, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).

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CNA938 Rewind - Business Adaptation Grant; How far can a $100,000 go?

Singapore will launch a new Business Adaptation Grant capped at $100,000 per company with a co-funding element in October. The grant will cover businesses that export to or operate in overseas markets and are affected by tariffs, as well as those which need help with reconfiguration costs, including logistics and inventory holding costs. Daniel Martin learns more from Jeff Ng, Head of Asia Macro Strategy, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

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