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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Be Merry & “Find Your Folks @ Jalan Besar”

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the creative folk behind ‘Find Your Folks @ Jalan Besar’ an event celebrating Jalan Besar unique spirit. The celebrations invite the public to rediscover the stories and businesses that define the neighbourhood, such as Chye Seng Huat Hardware, Druggists, and Average Service. Creatives Daniel O’Connor (Ice Cream Sundays) and Izyanti Asa’ari (Fellow Design) will talk about how ‘Find Your Folks @ Jalan Besar’ is part of Singapore Design Week 2025 and what’s in store for visitors like a public trail with site-specific public benches; food and drink pop-ups and upcycling workshops. Sarah Ler will talk about how Enterprise Singapore supported this party series. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Electric vehicle incentive schemes extended: Is it time to buy an EV?

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) have announced extensions to their electric vehicle incentive schemes, continuing a strong push towards cleaner-energy transport in Singapore. Meanwhile, motor dealers expect COE premiums to surge in response to these revised vehicle rebates. Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo explore what this means for EV adoption and the road ahead with Associate Professor Walter Theseira, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) 

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore’s Q4 hiring outlook dips below global level

Singapore’s job outlook for the final quarter of the year shows a nuanced picture. While the overall hiring sentiment falls below the global average, two sectors, logistics and healthcare, stand out as bright spots in an otherwise cautious market. What does this mean for the economy and job seekers? Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo unpack why these sectors are outperforming and what that signals for the broader hiring environment in Singapore with Martin Gabriel, Chairman and Founder, HRmatters21 

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CNA938 Rewind - From economic shifts to social mobility: Singapore's 15th Parliament kicks off

Singapore’s 15th parliament opened last Friday (5 September), with 99 MPs sworn in – the most since the nation gained independence. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered an agenda for a country he described as being at a critical juncture. Justine Moss discusses more with Dr Felix Tan, Independent Political Observer.

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CNA938 Rewind - Are incentives enough to encourage more Singaporeans to buy EVs?

Two initiatives to encourage drivers to choose vehicles with lower emissions will be extended, but with scaled-down incentives. Justine Moss discusses further with Kayson Quek, Committee Member, EV Association of Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Global Watch: 80th UNGA, Thai and Japan political shake-ups, North Korean female leadership

In this edition of Global Watch, Justine Moss speaks with Malminderjit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, Terra Corporate Affairs.Topics: What we should expect from talks at the 80th UN General Assembly, Thai and Japanese political shake-ups, Could Kim Jong Un’s successor be female?

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