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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: From pain to purpose — Colette Chan's journey as a parent and entrepreneur

CNA938 Rewind

Colette Chan is the founder of Ember & Ash, a company that designs infant-care products, all of which feature delightful illustrations hand-drawn by herself. Colette shares how in her process of healing from a miscarriage and the subsequent birth of her daughter, she found the courage to step off the corporate ladder and a greater purpose in running her business.

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CNA938 Rewind - Soaring heartland shop rents: HDB may intervene to stabilise costs

The Housing and Development Board may step in to acquire some privately owned heartland shops as rents continue to climb sharply. Shopkeepers have raised concerns about doubling rents and difficulties passing on costs to customers. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji look at what’s driving the costs up and how effective HDB’s involvement would be with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer at Mogul.sg.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Trump signs TikTok deal, risk of government shutdown looms

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji speak with Ben Emons, Chief Investment Officer and Founder at FedWatch Advisors.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Noise disputes - Are we too noisy or just less tolerant?

A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder, after a noise dispute at a Yishun housing block left one woman dead. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss the issue of whether our society has become too noisy or intolerant with Dr Leong Chan-Hoong, Head of Social Cohesion Research Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, and former member of the Community Advisory Panel on Neighbourhood Noise.

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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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