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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Weekly Highlights — Losing his hearing but finding his calling; broke but not broken; and growing as an entrepreneur

Featuring reflections, lessons, and "letters" from the week of 17 November 2025:

  • Winston Wong, who lost his hearing at the age of 10 and was bullied for years in school, but found his calling as an advocate for the community of differently-abled individuals.
  • May Cheng, who built — and lost — two businesses, but bounced back each time more determined to rebuild.
  • Nirbhay Handa, who grew up in a remote part of Rajasthan, and went on to co-found his company which aims to make the migration process more seamless.

 

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Mariel Chee and Bennett Lee's "social club" is bringing generations together

Mariel Chee and Bennett Lee are the young husband-and-wife team running the Joo Chiat Social Club, an assisted living facility that brings young and old together — for some rather heartwarming encounters. Mariel and Bennett share the challenging, rewarding, and humourous aspects of their journey, and why they believe they can make a difference in how eldercare is experienced in Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Pedal to one more medal: Gearing up for the SEA Games

The countdown to the SEA Games quickens as Team Singapore readies its biggest contingent yet. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman check in with Bryce Chong, two-time SEA Games medallist and national triathlete, who’s making his third SEA Games outing on how he’s preparing differently for this tour. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: End of Fed quantitative tightening, bitcoin uncertainty

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Garett Lim, Partner and CMO, MOIQ Capital.

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CNA938 Rewind - China Vanke bond trouble: China’s property crossroads

A repayment delay by a major developer has reignited worries about China’s already weakened property sector. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at what this means for confidence, credit conditions and the wider economy with Tommy Xie, Economist and Head of Asia Macro Research, OCBC Bank.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: "it's not just the grant" – why young couples stay near parents

Family bonds are stronger than ever, with an HDB survey showing more young couples choosing to live near their parents. It's helping parents and children offer mutual care and support. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Mathew Mathews, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies and Head of its Social Lab.   

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