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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: How Nichol Ng rebuilt the family business and started a food charity — while raising four children

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Nichol Ng, co-founder and Group CEO of food distributor X-Inc, is known for starting The Food Bank Singapore (with her brother Nicholas) in 2012. While the siblings handed over the reins of the charity in 2025, Nichol continues pouring herself into her business, her family, and social causes — now as chairperson of Playeum, a charity which empowers children from marginalised backgrounds through "artful play". Nichol shares how her entrepreneurship journey started when she answered the call to rebuild her family business which had hit hard times, how she proved her doubters wrong, and the five most valuable lessons she would write in her letter to her younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - CCL service adjustments kick in: What the first working day looks like for commuters

Longer waits on the Circle Line as service adjustments kick in on the first working day. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an update on what commuters are facing with CNA's Eugene Chow at Paya Lebar MRT station.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Greenland tensions, Thai baht as the new safe haven

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Jeff Ng, Head of Asia Macro Strategy, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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CNA938 Rewind - Poly grads, jobs & pay: What the latest Graduate Employment Survey really tells us

Fresh polytechnic graduates are earning higher starting pay, and employment rates remain steady but the latest Graduate Employment Survey reveals a more complex picture. Are diploma holders finding jobs that truly match their skills? How do employers view poly graduates in a tightening job market? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Simon Chee, Employment Support Advisor, Singapore Polytechnic 

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: From headlines to healing — former newscaster Evelyn Lam urges early mental health support

As a veteran news presenter on Channel 8, Evelyn Lam (Lan Liting) was a familiar face and trusted name on the evening news. In October 2025, she announced her own breaking news — that she would be moving on to become a mental health professional. Evelyn, who's now a clinical hypnotherapist, shares her own mental health journey, including how reaching a breaking point led her to realise the importance of seeking help early, how her media career prepared her for her current role, the fulfilment she experiences, and what she does when clients say they recognise her from the news!

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Ultra-marathoner Natalie Dau gears up to break her own Guinness World Record

Natalie Dau set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time on foot across Peninsular Malaysia in 2024, at the age of 52 — she took a mere eight days and 46 minutes. On 7 March 2026, she'll be attempting to break her own record — while raising funds for charity, just as she did on her first run. Natalie, who has won every one of the 13 ultra-marathons she's raced in, shares with us the life-shaping experiences of kindness and humanity she's received on her endurance runs, how she persevered through the intense heat and injuries (and outran packs of wild dogs!), and why she believes anyone at any age can redefine their limits and rewrite their labels.

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