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CNA938 Rewind - Indonesia Cabinet reshuffle: Prabowo installs new ministers, replacing finance minister

CNA938 Rewind

Indonesia’s long‑time and highly respected Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has been removed from President Prabowo Subianto’s Cabinet in a sweeping reshuffle. The reshuffle also involved the Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, as well as the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The announcement follows two weeks of escalating protests. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the impact of this shake-up on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy with Julia Lau, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Indonesia Studies Programme, ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute.

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CNA938 Rewind - Indonesia unrest: have protests and “anarchic acts” escalated over the weekend?

Indonesian authorities upped security on Monday (1 September), after six people were killed in unrest that escalated into violence at the nation’s police force. Daniel Martin discusses with East Asian expert Dr Lim Tai Wei, Professor with Soka University in Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - A wave of dismissals of top US officials by the Trump administration

The Trump administration has been on a firing spree of top US officials including the recent Fed Governor Lisa Cook and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Director Susan Monarez. Hairianto Diman and Genevieve Woo chat with Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences at SMU. They look at the possible objective of these removals and their impact.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Kaya: A new style of izakaya

Heard of Kaya? The restaurant and not the coconut jam? Located along Orange Grove Road is a restaurant called Kaya. Where instead of serving kaya and toast, this hidden gem wows you with its bold twist on Japanese Izakaya. Hui Wong speaks with Kaya's Executive Chef Nicholas Cheng to find out more.   

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Fawning: What lies beyond people pleasing

Most of us know the classic stress responses of fight, flight or freeze, but psychologists are now talking about a fourth one, fawning. Hui Wong speaks with Dr Geraldine Tan, Director and Principal Psychologist at The Therapy Room to find out more about fawning and how to combat it. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Is co-living the solution for the increase in rentals?

How do young adults cope with the increase in rentals? How is co-living more affordable and where can they find a community they can belong to? Hui Wong speaks with Eugenio Ferrate and Ahmed Shaariq Nizar founders of Casa Mia to find out how they are tackling this housing dilemma for Gen Zs and Millennials. 

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