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CNA938 Rewind - Japan’s snap vote: New PM Sanae Takaichi puts leadership to the test

CNA938 Rewind

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a rare snap election on 8 Feb, just months after taking office. It’s a high-stakes move to convert soaring approval ratings into a stronger mandate amid economic strain, rising costs of living and regional uncertainty. Analysts say the poll could reshape Japan’s political balance and test whether voters endorse her leadership and policies. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more with Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Principal at Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Tackling youth job anxieties

Last year, the South-East Community Development Council organised a week-long career fair to connect young jobseekers with employment opportunities, career guidance and industry insights. What sectors were represented in the fair and how helpful are such events for the youths in Singapore? Also, what long term strategies are in the pipeline to address employment concerns in our population? Hui Wong finds out more with Dinesh Vasu Dash, Mayor of South-East CDC.

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CNA938 Rewind - No go for LO: What does the Workers’ Party refusal of LO role mean?

Singapore’s Government has accepted the Workers’ Party’s decision not to nominate another elected MP to the Leader of the Opposition post. The post will remain vacant until the WP is ready to nominate someone to take on the responsibility. The WP said it was “unable to accept” Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s invitation as it has its own established processes for electing its leaders. What does the WP stand to gain – or lose – in declining the invitation and what does it signal? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, School of Law, SMU

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: JGB rebound, China resilience, Greenland risk premium

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Jeremy Tan, CEO of Tiger Fund Management 

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CNA938 Rewind - Rising yields & rising concerns: Inside Japan’s bond market turmoil

Japan’s long-dated government bond yields have surged to multi-decade highs this week, unsettling a market that was once seen as a stable global safe haven and signaling weaker investor demand for the country’s debt. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the turmoil in Japan’s bond market and its broader implications, potentially affecting global borrowing costs and investor sentiment beyond Tokyo with Naoyuki Yoshino, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Keio University. He’s also former Dean and CEO of Asian Development Bank Institute

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Sengkang pedestrian hit.. Crossing the line: why we still jaywalk

You might have seen the video — a man hit by a car while jaywalking across Sengkang Central.Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Joel Yang, Clinical Psychologist at Mind What Matters, to unpack why people still take that risk.

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