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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Terence Tan holds his wife's hand, as they journey through dementia

Terence Tan's wife, Sze Hian, was diagnosed with dementia about eight years ago. Amidst Sze Hian's cognitive gaps and personality changes, Terence initially felt lost. But things turned around when he found help from the mental health and caregiver support organisation, Mindfull Community. Terence, who's in his sixties, reflects on how he's grown through this journey, and shares the two songs from which he draws comfort and strength — one of which reminds him of the lifelong journey they've pledged to take with each other, hand-in-hand.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Aureus Academy's Lawrence Holmefjord-Sarabi on how creativity and family values shaped his success

Lawrence Holmefjord-Sarabi came to Singapore in 2010, becoming the first American pianist to take up a scholarship at the prestigious Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. The year before he graduated, he and his brother Julius opened their first Aureus Academy studio — with Lawrence as CEO and the creative driving force of Aureus Group. Today, they've grown their chain of music schools to almost 30 studios across the island. Lawrence, who is an accomplished pianist, shares what it took to become an entrepreneur — and why creativity, reading widely, and holding on to his sense of family, have been instrumental to his success.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mt Pleasant BTO - "without a doubt, it will be Prime" ~ property analyst

Homebuyers looking at Mount Pleasant’s Build-to-Order (BTO) project will have the option of “white flats”. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss the potential appeal of the area with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Insights Specialist, Ohmyhome.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: What are the cost of living points you want to see improved?

Cost of living emerged as the top issue on voters’ minds in this year’s General Election, according to the findings of a post-election study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) think tank. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - SCO Summit 2025: Can China redraw the world map?

This year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit wrapped up with stronger ties among its members, amid unpredictable U.S. trade and tariff policies. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with  Dr Ivan Lidarev, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: Honesty, efficiency and cost of living drove voter decisions

Cost of living topped voter concerns in Singapore’s GE2025, according to a post-election Institute of Policy Studies survey. The survey also revealed that voters placed greater importance than in 2020 on traits like honesty, efficiency, and grassroots experience when evaluating candidates. Andrea Heng, Hairianto Diman and Rani Samtani dive deeper into the findings with Dr Melvin Tay, Research Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies.

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