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CNA938 Rewind - Decades of CNY Goodness - River Hongbao Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out what’s new and exciting at River Hongbao 2026, one of the most anticipated Chinese New Year events. Held at Gardens by the Bay from 15-24 February, River Hongbao 2026 organising committee member Pok Cheng Chong will describe how the celebrations will last for 10 nights – showcasing lantern displays, live performances, and family-friendly programmes. Pok will also talk about a major highlight this year, which is four nights of fireworks at The Meadow. He’ll then discuss the special thematic night performances, including Getai, Xinyao and S-POP nights.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: An unexpected phone call, tough love, and a promise to a friend — how Warren Sheldon Humphries turned plight into might

Warren Sheldon Humphries was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in 2020, when he was in his early fifties. It's a neurological condition that eventually took away his ability to walk and even hold a pen. Amidst the emotional turmoil, he was contemplating ending it all when a close friend called him out of the blue. The unexpectedly firm conversation was a turning point that led him to seek mental health support and gave him a newfound sense of purpose. Sheldon is today an advocate for fellow persons with disabilities, a paracounsellor, docent at the Enabling Village, and a Community and Partnerships Manager with a social enterprise.

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CNA938 Rewind - Go for gold: How has Team Singapore fared midway SEA Games 2025?

Karate exponent Marissa Hafezan won Singapore's first gold in the sport at the SEA Games in 32 years. She beat Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly 5-3 in the final of the women's kumite under 55kg event to secure the medal. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Marissa to find out more about her achievement. At the same time, they get an update on Team Singapore’s performance midway the Games with Marissa Hafezan, Singapore Karate Exponent, SEA Games Gold Medallist;Phil Goh, Independent Sports Journalist  

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CNA938 Rewind - Ukraine drops NATO goal: Will it be enough for Russia to end the war?

In a major shift for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to drop his country’s bid to join NATO, as part of a compromise to end the war with Russia. Instead, Mr Zelenskyy wants security guarantees from the US, Europe and others. He says this would provide an opportunity to prevent another arrival of Russian troops. What security guarantees can Ukraine get and will this move be enough to appease Russia to end the war? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Graeme Gill, Professor Emeritus, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney

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CNA938 Rewind - Bondi beach shooting: Preventing social division and stigmatisation

A mass shooting by two gunmen at Bondi Beach in Sydney was a calculated terror attack designed to sow “tremendous division” in the community. The details of the attack also showed careful planning. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Josh Roose, Associate Professor of Politics, Deakin University about how such attacks aimed at a religious group affect the wider community and what can be done to prevent further social division and stigmatisation.  

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CNA938 Rewind - Examining geopolitical risks to global businesses in 2026

Geopolitical risk isn't just about far-off conflicts anymore; it's about the bottom line, right here in Singapore. From the American-led push for economic nationalism to China's 'Stronger is Better' tech pivot, executive boards globally are being forced to completely rewrite their strategies and spend billions to make their companies resilient. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out what are the biggest geopolitical risks and issues global businesses are set to face in 2026 with Josh Haecker, General Manager of Geopolitical Risk, Dow Jones

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