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CNA938 Rewind - How raiSE and Social Enterprises are Transforming Business & Uplifting Communities in SG

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro profiles raiSE or the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, which celebrates its 10th anniversary. raiSE’s Director of Strategic Initiatives Koh Wei Shan will talk about how it’s been a steady ecosystem developer and membership body for aspiring social entrepreneurs, existing Social Enterprises (SE) and other stakeholders committed to growing the SE sector in Singapore. Joining the chat are the SE founders like Pamela Chng from Bettr Group (which has reached B Corporation status) and Social Gifting’s Valen Tan Husistein.

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CNA938 Rewind - S$53 billion on the horizon: what’s driving Singapore’s construction surge

With as much as S$53 billion in construction contracts projected to be awarded in 2026, how might this demand boom benefit Singapore’s economic outlook? Daniel Martin speaks with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Insights Specialist at Ohmyhome.

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CNA938 Rewind - What is an AI bilingualist, and could you become one?

Helping SMEs adopt AI and hire AI bilingual talent – that’s the focus of this year’s AI Festival Asia, organised by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME). What is an AI bilingualist, and could you become one? Daniel Martin speaks with Hamidah Aidillah Mustafa, Vice President of the ASME, and Founder of Parrot Social.

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CNA938 Rewind - Spring Blossoms: Gallop into Prosperity, Chinese New Year @ Gardens by the Bay

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can further get into the Chinese New Year spirit – surrounded by lanterns, flowers and plants. Gardens by the Bay’s Director of Conservatory Operations Mikhail Ng will describe how the popular attraction’s "Spring Blossoms: Gallop into Prosperity" display celebrates the Year of the Horse featuring eight life-sized horse lanterns and the "Four Gentlemen" of Chinese art and philosophy, among other highlights, in its Flower Dome.

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CNA938 Rewind - OH! Open House returns with New Artwalk at Moonstone Lane

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro discovers a new artwalk trail organised by OH! Open House, an independent arts organisation that tells alternative stories of Singapore through art. OH! Open House’s Lim Su Pei explains how this new artwalk unfolds across the Moonstone Lane neighbourhood, with site-specific artworks situated within everyday spaces like homes, open stretches of land, industrial buildings and preserved warehouses.

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CNA938 Rewind - Remembering the Orang Laut with SG Artist Firdaus Sani

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with artist and cultural practitioner Firdaus Sani, who is taking part in this year’s Light to Night Singapore, an annual arts festival. Sani, who is the founder of Orang Laut SG - an initiative that documents, preserves, and raises awareness of the history and living heritage of the Orang Laut – will talk about the three-part installation “Rumah Laut (Coastal Home)” that reimagines the legacy, displacement, and resilience of Singapore’s indigenous Orang Laut communities.

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