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CNA938 Rewind - Legends of Local Art @ STPI's "Material Moves" Exhibition

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where art lovers can go to see the original works of four legendary Singapore artists: Han Sai Por, Goh Beng Kwan, Ong Kim Seng and the late Chua Ek Kay – all of them Cultural Medallion recipients. Titled “Material Moves” the exhibition celebrates their remarkable contributions and legacy within the local art scene. Ong Kim Seng, world renowned award-winning Singaporean watercolourist will talk about his new artworks, specially created in collaboration with STPI. Curator Dr Adele Tan will discuss how the exhibition came about this SG60 year.

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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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CNA938 Rewind - Big Shot: Tan Kheng Hua’s big leap – From local icon to Hollywood star

From her unforgettable role as Margaret in Phua Chu Kang to scene-stealing performances in Crazy Rich Asians, Tan Kheng Hua has gone from being a beloved Singaporean icon to making her mark in Hollywood. For our August edition of the Big Shot, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with the talented actress on the challenges she’s faced shifting from local productions to the international stage.

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