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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 - The struggles of securing sports funding in Singapore

What’s stopping more companies from backing Singapore’s athletes? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out about the struggles sportsmen and women here face in securing sponsorships and funding to help with their sporting career. For more, they speak with Nicholas Fang, former national fencer and sports administrator. He’s also Managing Director at Novastella, a sports consultancy. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Worm in salmon: How to ensure worm-free fish?

A woman, who bought a piece of salmon from a FairPrice supermarket, found a 6.5cm worm inside while eating the fish. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with William Chen, The Michael Fam Chair Professor, Director of Food Science and Technology, NTU, to find out how to tell if a fish has parasites and the safe ways to prepare a fish.

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CNA938 Rewind - Understanding religious identity and practice among Singaporeans

We dive deeper into the results of a report by the Institute of Policy Studies, which examines identity dimensions that are important to Singaporeans, particularly religion, the practice of religion, the level of religiosity in Singapore today and how it has evolved, as well as the different profiles of Singaporeans in terms of how they relate to religion in their daily lives. For more, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Dr Mathew Mathews, Head, IPS Social Lab, NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: FOMC sees greater inflation risk, market enters summer calm

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance.

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CNA938 Rewind - Asian FX rally: Thai baht, Sing dollar gain as US dollar wanes

Asian currencies are gaining ground, with the baht leading the pack, capturing investor attention amid a shifting global economic backdrop. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at what this means for Asia and the global trade, with Saktiandi Supaat, Chief FX Strategist, Head of FX Research & Strategy, Maybank.

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