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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: How a Quest for cornflakes led Evan Chow to become an entrepreneur — before graduating

CNA938 Rewind

Evan Chow is the co-founder and CEO of Quest, a gig-work platform that matches people who need certain tasks or errands done, and the individuals who are keen to take them on. Evan shares how the idea for the business was planted when he couldn't get his craving for cornflakes fixed during national service, how he and his partners started the company while still in university, and the most important lessons he's learned as a young entrepreneur.

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CNA938 Rewind - Homes and shops: Securing leases and shaping rents in Singapore

With a large majority of flat owners selected for VERS likely to be seniors, how important is it that authorities ensure people buy homes with leases that can outlive them? How might HDB selectively acquiring privately owned HDB shops and increasing overall supply of commercial units that it leases out affect rental prices? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out from Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Bridging the gap: Tackling income inequality in Singapore

Singapore’s Gini co-efficient will rise, as its calculation includes all sources of income like rental earnings and investment returns. Will this provide a more realistic reflection of income inequality here? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin finds out from Christopher Gee, Senior Research Fellow and Head, Governance and Economy, IPS.

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CNA938 Rewind - Castle Culture & Exploration with Travel Content Creator Basia

In the third part of their Destination Anywhere interview, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with musician and travel content creator Basia who has more travel tales to tell. She’ll talk about the various castles she visited in her home country Poland – from majestic ruins to renovated spaces used as restaurants, touristy spaces and more. Find Basia on Instagram: @baga.finds

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CNA938 Rewind - Visiting Downton Abbey and Old English Castles with Basia, Musician & Content Creator

In the second part of their Destination Anywhere interview, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with musician and travel content creator Basia. She’ll describe how the English countryside has inspired filmmakers and writers to create some of the most beautiful movies or literary classics - like Downton Abbey and the Beatrix Potter books. Find Basia on Instagram: @baga.finds

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Gupshup 

Have you heard of Little India’s secret underground dining spot? Gupshup is a space that’s filled with old-world Indian colonial charm that meet bold, contemporary flavours. Helming the restaurant is Surjan Singh – popularly known as “Chef Jolly” - one of India’s celebrated culinary personalities and former MasterChef India judge. He speaks with Hui Wong to share more.

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