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CNA938 Rewind - A Hidden WW2 Past - "The Singapore Secret" by Clare Willis

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Clare Willis, a Singapore-based primary school teacher and author of "The Singapore Secret". Originally from the UK, Willis will talk about what inspired her novel, which is set between two periods – 1942 and 2019 – World War II-era Singapore and modern-day England. It’s about Annabel, a history professor who discovers her late grandma Dotty’s letters, photographs and documents about her secret past life in colonial Singapore on the brink of the Japanese invasion.

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CNA938 Rewind - How financially challenging is it to run a franchise gym?

Watchtower Holdings, the parent company of fitness operator ReFormd which runs several Anytime Fitness and BFT gyms, is set to be charged over alleged late CPF payments involving 13 employees. The company says it is working to settle the outstanding amounts. Following up on this, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out the biggest cost pressures when running a gym franchise and what members can do if their gym outlet suddenly closes after they have paid membership fees upfront. For more, they speak with Rachel Chiam, Owner, BFT One North and Loyang.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Wall Street remains optimistic despite soft US jobs data

On today's (3 July) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with King Lip, Chief Strategist and Partner at BakerAvenue Wealth Management.

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CNA938 Rewind - World Cup fever, market moves: What major events mean for investor behaviour

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup captures global attention, it's worth asking: do major cultural moments actually shape investment decisions or just dominate the headlines? History shows that the brands on the pitch aren't always the stocks to own. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine how events like the World Cup influence investor behaviour, why the biggest brands aren't always the biggest stock winners, and how a new generation of investors is looking beyond tickers to identify opportunities. For that, they speak with Ritesh Ganeriwal, Head of Investment and Advisory, Syfe.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Overworked, underpaid: Know your rights

Two employee payment cases recently making our headlines – one involving unpaid overtime, the other due to late CPF payment. Timely then, to pose this question on TalkBack: Are you being overworked and underpaid? Daniel Martin discusses further with Naomi See, Director at Nair, Jen and Tan LLC – with a specialty in employment law.

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CNA938 Rewind - Should you use adaptive cruise control in rush hour? #SGToday

After exploring how and why chain collisions occur, and if tailgating or road hogging might be a bigger culprit, we zero in on car tech – the role it could play in causing accidents? Daniel Martin discusses further with Clifford Chow, Founder, asphaltsg.com.

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