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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: How failure equipped Eric Lam to rebuild stronger, connect better, and pivot to AI

CNA938 Rewind

Eric Lam made his first million dollars by the age of 29. Then in 2005, with changing winds and increased competition, his company came close to bankruptcy. But it was during this time that Eric says he learned the most important lessons about business — and himself. He reinvented and rebuilt his education resources business and took it to new heights. Now, Eric is pivoting again. In 2024, he co-founded Estha — an agentic AI platform that enables enterprises and professionals to build deployable AI services, without needing any coding knowledge nor an internet connection

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CNA938 Rewind - How do you build new land? Inside Singapore’s land reclamation plans

What does it actually take to turn the sea into usable land? As Singapore studies plans for a new western island, Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss look at how reclamation is carried out, why less sand may be needed today, how reclaimed land is stabilised and what happens to marine habitats in the process with Dr David Ng, Co-Founder & Executive Director, One Smart Engineering

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CNA938 Rewind - NDR 2026: Unpacking Singapore's enhanced support to starting families, raising children

From a S$10,000 Baby Gift and annual Child Credits to cheaper childcare and more childcare leave, Singapore has unveiled one of its biggest overhauls of family support. Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss unpack what's changing, who benefits and whether the measures can make starting a family and raising children easier with Shawn Huang, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Finance

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Nvidia AI outlook, inflation rate risks, US trade tensions

On today's (26 Aug) markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss speak with Francis Tan, Chief Strategist, Asia, Indosuez Wealth Management

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CNA938 Rewind - US trade wars: From squeezing Iran to battling Canada

Washington is ramping up economic pressure on Iran with new sanctions and threats of penalties against countries and businesses that maintain ties with Tehran. As Iran vows to retaliate, the US is also facing a deepening trade fight with Canada, with Ottawa imposing retaliatory tariffs on American goods. Dr Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at Hinrich Foundation examines how far Washington can push Iran, the risks for China, and which industries could be hardest hit by the US-Canada trade war. She speaks with Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: NDR 2026 - On top of other measures announced, will new home ownership changes encourage Singaporeans to have more children?

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a series of housing changes at the National Day Rally, including higher income ceilings for subsidised HDB flats. And from February 2027, first-timer families will get an extra ballot chance for each Singaporean child aged 18 and below. Can these changes encourage Singaporeans to have more children? Daniel Martin speaks with Ms Sun Xueling, Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of Transport.

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