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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Independent Reserve's Lasanka Perera on how sports and his parents' work ethic fuelled his success

CNA938 Rewind

Lasanka Perera is a co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve and CEO of its Singapore office, which was among the first such companies to be granted a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2021. When he was a boy, Lasanka's family left Sri Lanka in the midst of its civil war, and resettled in Sydney. Lasanka shares how his enthusiastic embrace of sports and his parents' work ethic helped him bounce back from early setbacks — and other lessons on life and leadership he'd write in his letter to his younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - 7-Eleven revamp: Redefining the future of convenience stores in Singapore

7-Eleven is carrying out store revamps as part of efforts to reshape how consumers view convenience amid intensifying competition. By December 2025, the convenience store chain will have revamped over 50 stores. It aims to revamp at least another 50 stores in 2026. How will this move reshape the future of convenience shopping in Singapore? Hairianto Diman and Syahida Othman find out with Assoc Prof Lau Kong Cheen, Head of Marketing, School of Business, SUSS

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Chef Pristina Mok serves up a fine-dining feast with a side of life lessons — from her HDB apartment

Chef Pristina Mok built her career working in some of Singapore's most awarded restaurants and hotels. But she walked away from that world to start her own fine-dining establishment called "Fragment" — which is set in her HDB apartment in Clementi. Chef Pristina shares how she overcame the initial doubts and challenges of running her own business, and found the confidence to write her own recipe for professional fulfilment and personal wellbeing.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Independent Reserve's Lasanka Perera on how sports and his parents' work ethic fuelled his success

Lasanka Perera is a co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve and CEO of its Singapore office, which was among the first such companies to be granted a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2021. When he was a boy, Lasanka's family left Sri Lanka in the midst of its civil war, and resettled in Sydney. Lasanka shares how his enthusiastic embrace of sports and his parents' work ethic helped him bounce back from early setbacks — and other lessons on life and leadership he'd write in his letter to his younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack - Workplace Fairness Bill; should you say no when an interviewer asks your age?

Parliament passed the new Workplace Fairness Bill on Tuesday (4 Nov), giving workers a clear way to report and resolve cases of discrimination at work. With the full law expected to take effect by end-2027, the question now is: If workplace discrimination is enshrined in a law, will that mean the right person for the right job? Daniel Martin discusses further with Singapore employment lawyer Jennifer Chih of PK Wong & Nair.

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CNA938 Rewind - How does immense wealth flow through the over 2,000 single family offices here?

National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said two single family offices have been identified as having links to Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and its founder Chen Zhi, who was recently charged in the U.S for allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam involving forced labour camps in Cambodia. So, how might family offices end up getting tied up in money laundering and scam syndicates? Daniel Martin discusses further with Desmond Teo, EY Asean Private Tax Leader.

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