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CNA938 Rewind - End of an era? China’s rich reportedly exiting Singapore

CNA938 Rewind

A recent report suggests that Singapore’s reputation as a safe haven for wealthy Chinese is weakening, largely due to more stringent regulations following a S$3 billion money-laundering scandal in 2023. Some practitioners cite stricter regulation in areas like cryptocurrency and overall less regulatory flexibility as reasons why some wealthy Chinese are shifting their interest to places like Hong Kong, the Middle East, or Japan. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji dive deeper into this development with Betty Wang, Head of Northeast Asia Research, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - What it takes to light up the night at Singapore’s F1 Grand Prix 

Behind the action of the F1 Grand Prix, what does it take to light up the night, so your favourite team stays sharp and focused on the racetrack? Hui Wong goes behind the scenes with the team that quite literally lights up the Singapore Grand Prix with Jitender Khurana, General Manager, Systems and Services, Asia Pacific at Signify.

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CNA938 Rewind - Quakes and typhoons: What’s driving the recent spate of climate phenomena?

Recent weeks have seen a rise in both seismic activity and intense typhoons across the globe. Several powerful typhoons and hurricanes have intensified, particularly in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and the Atlantic, causing widespread flooding, destruction, and loss of life. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out the reasons behind the recent spate of climate phenomena with Aron Meltzner, Assistant Professor, Earth Observatory of Singapore & Asian School of the Environment, NTU 

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CNA938 Rewind - Recess redefined: School meals get a makeover

From January 2026, 13 schools will switch to central kitchen catering. The meals provided will focus on healthier ingredients and balanced nutrition to support students’ well-being. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with a Irdawathy Anuar, a parent to get her thoughts about the initiative.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Gold continues to glitter amid US government shutdown

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Garett Lim, Independent Strategist 

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CNA938 Rewind - Optus outage: Emergency lines down, lives impacted, accountability demanded

Optus faced criticism after an outage on Sept 18, which impacted emergency services and has been linked to three deaths. SingTel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon attributed the outage to human error. Optus chairman Arthur denied underinvestment was a cause. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at the economic impact arising from the crisis with Prof Lawrence Loh, Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School

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