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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: For Rotterdam's former mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, poetry is a light in darkness

CNA938 Rewind

Ahmed Aboutaleb migrated to the Netherlands when he was a teenager. It was a vastly different world from the poor Moroccan village in which he grew up. In 2009, he was the first immigrant to become mayor of a Dutch city. When he was co-awarded the World Mayor Prize in 2021, his citation described him as having “acted as a father of a very large family… with courage, patience, and humility”. Mr Aboutaleb, who is an outspoken opponent of extremist ideology, shares why he believes so firmly in multiculturalism and how poetry has been a source of solace and strength throughout his life journey — in particular during the most challenging periods of his career in public service. Mr Aboutaleb was in Singapore in late-June 2025 for the International Conference on Cohesive Societies.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Plugging the cybersecurity talent gap without adding headcount

Singapore’s cybersecurity needs are growing, but hiring budgets aren’t. With AI-powered threats on the rise and digitalisation surging across sectors, companies face a tough dilemma: strengthen cyber defences without growing headcount. Cheryl Goh finds out the best workaround for this with Pang Tzer Yeu, CISO-in-Residence at Red Alpha Cybersecurity.

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CNA938 Rewind - New homes, new opportunities in URA’s Draft Masterplan

More housing areas, parks and integrated community hubs are in the works, based on the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025. The new blueprint guides Singapore’s development for the next 10 to 15 years. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman chat with Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer at ERA Singapore to get a deeper understanding of the plans.

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CNA938 Rewind - Etomidate: The kpods turning our teens into “zombies”

Several teenagers were recently spotted behaving erratically after allegedly using drug-laced 'KPods' vaporisers outside a mall in Punggol. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Sean Ang, Nicotine Cessation Counsellor and Pharmacist for Success Alliance Enrichment. They look at how much worse the situation is and how teens are getting their hands on these vapes.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record, US debates Big Beautiful Bill

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist of Dietze Wealth Management Group.

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CNA938 Rewind - Why CEOs are paid so highly — and why it matters

Singtel chief executive officer’s pay rose more than 16 per cent in FY2025, on the back of the company’s increased profits. Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines CEO saw his pay fall by 13.5 per cent even as the flag carrier’s earnings reached a record high. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman chats with Professor Mak Yuen Teen, Professor of Practice of Accounting at NUS Business School. They find out what determines a CEO’s salary and whether it is reflective of the company’s performance.

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