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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Artist, marathoner, business consultant, and more — how Dr Grace Chew reinvented her through adversity

Dr Grace Chew's journey is as colourful and meaningful as her paintings. She is a visual artist, a former cabin crew member with SIA, a marathoner, a former Mrs Singapore World winner — and a successful management consultant with a PhD in international business management. Much of her drive to excel stems from the adversity she had to overcome in her earlier years. She shares the most valuable lessons she's gained by persevering through the setbacks and constantly reinventing herself.

Dr Grace Chew also shares how she's preparing for her first solo art exhibition, aptly titled Transformation, which will be held from 24-26 Oct 2025.

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CNA938 Rewind - Deadlifting 217kg: Singaporean powerlifter achieves 12th world record

ingaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid has broken her own deadlift world record for the 11th time, lifting 217kg in the women's lightweight final at World Games 2025 held in Chengdu, China. This was nearly 8kg more than her previous world record of 209.5kg set in Germany in June 2025. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with her about her achievement.

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CNA938 Rewind - Govt-funded traineeships: How will it help fresh grads secure jobs?

Up to 800 traineeships will be offered by private firms and the public sector from October amid concerns from fresh graduates about a tepid job market. The monthly allowance for the traineeships will range from $1,800 to $2,400. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the significance of the programme in helping fresh grads secure jobs with Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Jackson Hole takeaways, inflation in focus

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mark Matthews, Managing Director, Head of Research Asia, Julius Baer 

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CNA938 Rewind - State of energy transition in SEA: What more can be done?

The energy transition in Southeast Asia is complex. Yet, it needs to be accelerated. Singapore and other regional economies are pushing forward with policies and development plans. What steps can be taken in the mid-term to achieve the region’s low-carbon energy targets? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Patrick Hogan, Chief Business Evolution Officer, Black & Veatch

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Weekly Highlights — Stepping off the corporate ladder, alleviating loneliness, and starting Hyrox at 54

Featuring reflections, lessons, and "letters" from the week of 18 August 2025: Christine Ng, who left a successful 20-year corporate career to start Why Ventures, a travel and learning company that takes groups to off-the-beaten path destinations in Southeast Asia to discover a deeper purpose. Aaron Yeoh, who started two social enterprises and a charity. His charity, Cycling Without Age, helps alleviate loneliness among seniors through trishaw rides. Lawrence Khoo and Christine Lee, husband and wife who started their HYROX journey when they were 54 and 49 respectively, and came in third in their age category in their very first competition in June 2025.  

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