CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: How starting The Front Row podcast reshaped Keith Yap's view of geopolitics — and himself

CNA938 Rewind

Keith Yap is the host of The Front Row podcast, in which he and his expert guests explore a deeper understanding of Singapore’s political, economic, and cultural place in a more complex world order. Keith shares with us why he stepped away from a promising and stable career in the public service — where he himself was a scholar — to build his own media platform, and the three (and a half) pieces of wisdom he'd write in his letter to his younger self.

Keith was also among 20 people who were recognised with the Total Defence Advocate Award for Individuals on 6 November 2025, for his contribution to Singapore's psychological resilience and social cohesion.

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CNA938 Rewind - Challenges new joiners face in embarking on financial advisory work

While financial advisory work is often portrayed as a path to easy earnings, the reality is far more demanding than just having a few conversations with clients over coffee. This is especially so for new joiners in the industry. Andrea Heng speak with 27-year-old James Teo, Financial Advisor with Advisor Alliance Group, to find out his experience embarking on the career.

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CNA938 Rewind - 1 month into Gaza ceasefire: Where is the ‘peace process’ really going?

It’s been a month since world leaders gathered in Egypt for a peace summit to broker a ceasefire deal for the Israel-Hamas war. Both sides have accused each other of violating the agreement since. Andrea Heng take stock of the developments in the first month and find out if the fragile truce will continue to hold. For that, she speaks with Dr Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: US govt shutdown extends, Markets weigh rate path, Small caps stir

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng speak with Francis Tan, Chief Strategist for Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management.

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CNA938 Rewind - SG bank earnings: What do the third-quarter results signal about the economy?

Singapore’s third-quarter bank earnings season has wrapped up, with DBS, UOB and OCBC all showing weaker net profits, mainly because of falling interest rates. Andrea Heng speak with Karen Wu, Senior Credit Analyst, CreditSights, to analyse the results and what they signal about the health of the country’s banking sector.

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