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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 - Training Employment Pass under scrutiny following alleged misuse

The Training Employment Pass has come under scrutiny of late, following allegations of misuse. Errant employers and agents have for years attempted to illegally bring in foreign workers for rank-and-file roles under the TEP. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman chat to Jaya Dass, APAC Managing Director at Randstad Enterprise to look at what can be done to curb this misuse.

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CNA938 Rewind - Is a share buyback scheme the best solution Income can come up with?

Following up on Income’s proposal of a possible share buyback programme for its shareholders, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out if it is the best solution the Singapore insurer can come up with at this point and what other options could actually appease shareholders. They chat to Victor Lai, Principal Consultant at Citadelcorp.

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CNA938 Rewind - TalkBack: Bukit Timah residents, do you need help?

Since the middle of last year, a string of burglaries at landed properties has been reported, with some cases linked to foreign syndicates. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim, Head of the Public Safety and Security Programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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CNA938 Rewind - Is cocaine now in vapes?

Three Singaporeans have been arrested by Malaysian police in a drug bust involving almost 10 litres of cocaine, contained in 4,958 cartridges of vape liquid. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr. Steve Yang, Consultant Respiratory Physician at The Respiratory Practice.

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CNA938 Rewind - More homes and mixed developments to come, in the City Centre

At least 80,000 homes across more than 10 new housing areas, more green spaces, and efforts to refresh Singapore's shopping district. These are among the development plans set to guide Singapore's land use policies for the next 10 to 15 years. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore.

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