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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: "Local immigrant" Jonty Tan's journey in rediscovering his Singaporean roots

When Jonty Tan was two, his parents relocated the family to the United Kingdom. Almost thirty years later, on a trip back to Singapore that was meant to be a holiday, something in him awakened, sparking a journey that would see him bring his own family — wife and two young children — back to the country of his birth, and re-root himself here. Jonty, whose autobiography is entitled "The Local Immigrant", also runs a Youtube channel "Wanderlust" which documents his family's adventures discovering the island they've called home since 2020.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour (On My Day Off) - Attending a Puppet show 

We’re on the cusp of the March Holidays - and if you’re scratching your head about what to do, how about a puppet show? Producer Janine Tan speaks to Benjamin Ho, Artistic Director of Paper Monkey Theatre, a local puppet theatre company to find out more about how they are working to bring meaningful stories to young audiences. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Bettr Coffee @ The Foundry

Coffee with a cause - Bettr Coffee has opened its very first sit down cafe at Prinsep, with the mission to make ethically sourced coffee more accessible to the local community. Cheryl Goh speaks to Pamela Chng, Founder of the Bettr Group to find out what’s brewing, both on and off the menu.

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore university courses among world’s top 10 in their fields: QS rankings

Singapore’s universities have excelled in the latest QS world rankings by subject, with nearly one-third of their courses being ranked in the top 10. In all, NUS had 46 courses in the rankings, while NTU had the most courses in the world rankings at 48. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Prof Low Ee Ling, President's Chair Professor in Education and Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs, NIE-NTU, to delve deeper into the achievement. She’s also a Governing Board Member of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and Adjunct Professor at NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - Open for Business - What’s next for CDL after Kwek Leng Beng drops legal action against son Sherman

Billionaire tycoon Kwek Leng Beng is dropping the lawsuit filed against his son Sherman Kwek and other directors of City Developments Limited (CDL). Shares of CDL jumped more than 4% following the announcement. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Victor Lai, Principal Consultant at Citadelcorp to find out the potential next moves for the company, and how the saga will shape its future.

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore's Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam: How will it strengthen our economies?

Singapore and Vietnam have announced an upgrade of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Sumit Agarwal, Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Business School and Professor of Economics and Real Estate, NUS, about how the move could strengthen both countries’ economies.

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