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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Aureus Academy's Lawrence Holmefjord-Sarabi on how creativity and family values shaped his success

Lawrence Holmefjord-Sarabi came to Singapore in 2010, becoming the first American pianist to take up a scholarship at the prestigious Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. The year before he graduated, he and his brother Julius opened their first Aureus Academy studio — with Lawrence as CEO and the creative driving force of Aureus Group. Today, they've grown their chain of music schools to almost 30 studios across the island. Lawrence, who is an accomplished pianist, shares what it took to become an entrepreneur — and why creativity, reading widely, and holding on to his sense of family, have been instrumental to his success.

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CNA938 Rewind - Tech triumph: Shopee parent Sea reclaims crown as Southeast Asia’s #1 company

Singapore’s internet powerhouse Sea Ltd has officially reclaimed its title as the region’s most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing financial heavyweight DBS Group Holdings. This follows an extraordinary 300 per cent comeback rally since early 2024, driven by surging confidence in its e-commerce arm, Shopee. Hairianto Diman and Genevieve Woo speak to Gary Ng, Senior Economist from Natixis. They unpack Sea’s meteoric rise and what it means for the future of tech, e-commerce, and finance in Southeast Asia.

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CNA938 Rewind - Death of Gojek driver has transformed protests in Jakarta; anger on the ground

Indonesian police fired tear gas at protesters who were out on the streets of Jakarta again on Friday (29 Aug), amid growing anger over the death of a motorcycle delivery rider the night before. Daniel Martin speaks with CNA’s Chandni Vatvani.

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CNA938 Rewind - Thai political changes: Is there a power vacuum opposition parties are eyeing?

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from power over an ethics violation. Daniel Martin learns more from CNA’s Saksith Saiyasombut.

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CNA938 Rewind - From roads to risk: Slowing Singapore's speed culture

Over 100,000 speeding cases in Singapore were recorded during the first six months of 2025, according to the Traffic Police’s mid-year update released today. Why can’t some of our drivers slow down? Daniel Martin finds out from Thanaraj Ramakrishnan, Director, TR Consultants.

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CNA938 Rewind - SG burger trail: Where to bite next?

Korean burger chain Lotteria opens in Singapore next February. In light of this announcement, Daniel Martin shines the spotlight on several joints offering good burgers here now with Brian Kennett, Founder, Is Life A Recipe.

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