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CNA938 Rewind - Indonesia unrest: Singaporean living in Jakarta still feels safe, as long as not in Central areas

Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday (2 Sep), raising tensions around demonstrations that have killed at least six people since last week. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin check in with Shoeb Kagda, Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, to find out how things have been for him.

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore’s Outdoor Fair Returns with Full Line-Up Revealed

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where active Singaporeans can go to attend the third edition of the locally curated event The Outdoor Fair 2025. Organiser Paul Khor, founder of OUTSIDE an outdoor lifestyle store brand, will describe how the fair caters to different outdoor enthusiasts: from mountaineering to watersports. He’ll also talk about brand showcases and expert sharing sessions. Japanese ski resort representative Yohei Otani of Hakuba Valley and Kong Pei Ling, kayak instructor from kayakasia discuss their roles in the fair.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mynah Magazine – Flying High with Singapore Longform Non-Fiction

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro explores locally made longform non-fiction with Ruby Thiagarajan, Editor-in-Chief of Mynah Magazine – an independent, Singapore-focused magazine. Thiagarajan will talk about Mynah Magazine’s beginnings and how since then, it has published five issues featuring essays, reportage, and narrative journalism spanning architecture, labour, subcultures, ecology, and the overlooked corners of Singapore life.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Chope’s Round up for August 

From Balestier to Tiong Bahru, Susan Ng gets you updated on where to dine on our monthly check in with Dinesh Balasingam, Head of restaurant reservation booking platform Chope.   

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Prose, purpose, and Peranakan passion — how Josephine Chia's kampong roots shaped her journey

Josephine Chia, the recipient of the Singapore Literature Prize in 2014, shares how her literary passion was awakened growing up in a kampong in Potong Pasir, how her Peranakan heritage has influenced her work, and the most valuable life lessons she's gained on her journey through literature and life. Josephine has two new books published in 2025 — "Merdeka Generation Groovers and Other Stories" and an updated edition of her award-winning "Kampong Spirit — Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir 1955 to 1965".

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CNA938 Rewind - ChatGPT-5: Drawing a clearer line between useful chatbot and emotional confidant

The parents of a teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT coached him on methods of self harm sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying the company knowingly put profit above safety when it launched the GPT-4o version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot last year. The company has since released a newer model, ChatGPT-5. But a Bloomberg opinion piece posits that while OpenAI has curtailed the friendly banter with its latest ChatGPT-5, more needs to be done. For more, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist and Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of New South Wales.

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