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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 - Stock take today: S&P slides, eyes on Jackson Hole

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Helena Wang, Research Analyst, Phillip Securities Research.

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CNA938 Rewind - Sengkang Green Primary bullying case: Death threats – are kids becoming bolder?

In an update on the Sengkang Green Primary School bullying case, the Education Ministry released a timeline of events and said the parents of the girl who was bullied no longer want a school transfer. The case involved three students from the school who were suspended over death threats made to the girl and her mother. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Cheryl Seah, Developmental Psychologist & Director, Centre for Evidence and Implementation, to find out whether kids are becoming bolder and what is behind this aggression.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Projector winds up, owes over $1.2 million to creditors. What now?

The company behind independent cinema operator the Projector, Pocket Cinema, has revealed that it owes more than $1.2 million to creditors. This follows the announcement on Tuesday that the company will enter voluntary liquidation. What happens when a business winds up and the liquidation process commences? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Justin Chan, Managing Partner, Justin Chan Chambers LLP, to find out.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Projector closure: could we see the extinction of cinemas, as we know them, in Singapore?

With The Projector exiting Singapore’s cinema market, are we one step closer to the extinction of our movie theatre scene? Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr. Jinna Tay, Senior Lecturer in Communications and New Media at NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - Jisoo and Jin MVs: is Singapore following South Korea’s pop culture soft power approach?

The world’s biggest artists have filmed at Singapore’s most popular spots in collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board. Will pop culture now be part of Singapore’s appeal? Could it even become our own form of soft power? Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr. Soh Kai Ruo, Lecturer in Communications and New Media at NUS.

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