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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Surviving serious brain and bodily injury, Takalah Tan finds purpose in being a beacon to others

CNA938 Rewind

A near-fatal road accident left Takalah Tan with severe brain and bodily injuries in the prime of his life. At 24, the former fitness buff and commando officer lost his memory and sense of who he was. But a re-discovered a poem he wrote when he was a teenager came back to save him from despair. Despite his memory deficits and physical challenges, Takalah built a new life for himself, one that has a more profound purpose — to be an inspiration to others going through their own adversities.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Inflation holds steady, rate cut bets grow

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

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CNA938 Rewind - Can Singapore maintain its upgraded GDP growth forecast?

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has upgraded Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the year to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, up from 0 per cent to 2 per cent previously. The upgrade largely reflects the better-than-expected performance of the Singapore economy in the first half of 2025. As uncertainty from Trump tariffs looms, will Singapore be able to maintain its GDP growth forecast? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Sheana Yue, Economist, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Could we see an end to $10 SIM card plans, with recent mergers and acquisitions?

Simba Telecom is set to buy the telco services of M1, while Starhub has already acquired the remainder of MyRepublic’s broadband business. Is Singapore’s telco field narrowing? What impact will this have on you the consumer in terms of how much you end up paying for your subscriptions. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Alfred Siew, Editor, Techgoondu.com.

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CNA938 Rewind - New GDP growth forecast, will we continue to see growth this year?

Singapore’s economy is set to grow faster than earlier expected this year. That’s according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), which raised its GDP growth forecast to between 1.5 and 2.5 per cent – up from zero to 2 per cent. But there have been warnings surrounding the outlook for the rest of the year, with global growth likely to slow due to U.S reciprocal tariffs taking effect. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB.

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CNA938 Rewind - VERS; which estates could be first?

As Singapore prepares for the rollout of the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme, or VERS, in the coming decade, all eyes are on which estates could be first in line. Daniel Martin finds out more from Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore.

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