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

CNA938 Rewind

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 - Tuck into a hearty serving of SRT’s “Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party”

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro talks to two of the performers starring in theatre production house SRT’s latest dinner and onstage experience: “Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party”. Set to the catchy tunes of Dick Lee, the interactive experience is about two daughters Nancy and Fancy who battle for the Fried Rice Paradise empire run by their mother Bee Lean. Apart from enjoying the musical as the story unfolds in front of them, the audience also gets to feast on a hearty four-course feast at Paradox Singapore Hotel. They also have to vote which chef’s dishes they prefer: Fancy’s bold new flavours or Nancy’s timeless classics. Actors Serene Chen (Bee Lean) and Natalie Yeap (Nancy) will discuss their roles and how the show has been received so far.

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CNA938 Rewind - Check into HOTEL – the 5-hour Wild Rice production - with actor Ghafir Akbar as your guide

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with award-winning Malaysian actor Ghafir Akbar, now starring in the restaged version of HOTEL by theatre company Wild Rice. Billed as a multi-generational epic, HOTEL spans a century and is performed for over five hours in nine languages. Ghafir will discuss the production’s timeless appeal, his characters, as well as the hotel’s other residents which include Indian mutineers, Cantonese nannies, Malay film stars, Japanese soldiers, and wedding guests. He’ll also talk about how acting is a passion and lifelong career.

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CNA938 Rewind - 'Skibidi' and 'delulu’: What makes a word “worthy” for a dictionary?

Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu" and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Assistant Professor Tamisha Tan, Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, School of Humanities, NTU, to understand the process behind words being included in dictionaries and the factors in deciding which words to be added.

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CNA938 Rewind - NDR 2025: Putting out the fire of vaping through stiffer penalties

In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore will toughen its stance on vaping, treating it as a drug issue with harsher penalties including jail for sellers of vapes with harmful substances. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Dr. Yvette van der Eijk, Assistant Professor at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, to get an assessment of the measures to clamp down on the vaping scourge and discuss the support needed for addicts.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Intel’s twin lifeline, the bubble risk in tech

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Damian McIntyre, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Federated Hermes.

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