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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Stepping away from luxury, Navin Amarasuriya found something more priceless

CNA938 Rewind

Navin Amarasuriya hails from one of Singapore's oldest family businesses, BP de Silva, which after 154 years is still known for their high-end jewellery. But he stepped away from the world of luxury to embrace a deeper calling. Today, he's the CEO of The Contentment Foundation, a US-based non-profit organisation (present in 12 countries including Singapore) that equips educators with personal wellbeing competencies so that they can be healthier role models for their students. Navin shares how his journey of growth unfolded and what he'd say in his letter to his younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - Travelling Around Ancient China with Singaporean Tour Guide Yang Sheau Jou

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Yang Sheau Jou, partner at Serai Tour Services, a Singapore tour agency. Yang will talk about Shaxi Ancient Town, a historic market town in Dali, Yunnan and Baihou Ancient Town located in Dapu County, Meizhou, Guangdong - which also happens to be his ancestral Hakka town. What do these places - rich in historical settings - mean to him? See these ancient Chinese towns through his lens.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: as 32 year old GV Tiong Bahru shutters, is it the end of cinemas or just outdated ones?

Golden Village has closed its Tiong Bahru Plaza cinema after 32 years, but is this about falling demand, or are our cinemas just not keeping up with the rest of the region? Daniel Martin speaks with Khoo Sim Eng, Head of Film Studies at Singapore University of Social Sciences. 

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CNA938 Rewind - From ban to comeback: the story behind pig’s blood’s return #SGToday

It’s been off the menu for 27 years, but pig’s blood is set to return to Singapore. Once banned over serious health risks, the Singapore Food Agency has now approved the import of heat-treated and pasteurised products from accredited sources. So why is it returning now and is there a big demand for this in Singapore? Daniel Martin finds out Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran, Deputy Director and Head of Glycemic Index Research Unit at Temasek Polytechnic. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Market Momentum (3 Apr): the new norm for oil?

Guest: Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - The Rise of Youth Badminton in Singapore 

Singapore has an estimated number of 210,000 active badminton players.  New trends have shown that more young players are starting to take the sport more seriously and attention has shifted to the support systems that can help these players take their game to the next level. Cheryl Goh speaks with Clara Lim, Director, WYSE Active Hub and Sharifah Nur Aisha, young badminton player, to explore the growing youth badminton scene and the support that is available for youth athlete development.  

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