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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: "Writing songs in secret" — How Commonwealth Song Contest finalist Frances Tan kept her dream alive

In her final year of law school, Frances Tan made a pivotal decision to pursue her dream of becoming a singer-songwriter. In 2026, Frances' song "Just Me" represented Singapore in the Commonwealth Song Contest, and emerged as one of seven finalists — even scoring the top song in the Public Vote category. Frances, who is pursuing a Masters in entertainment and media law at UCLA, shares the challenges she overcame in order to forge her own path in music, and what she'd say in her letter to her younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - #HazeHealth: Could air quality in your underground malls and connectors be worse? #SGToday

While some of us head to underground malls, MRT stations, and connectors to escape the haze, could the air quality in those places be worse? Daniel Martin finds out from Dr Bowen Du, Assistant Professor, Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - #HazeHealth - Could air fresheners, cooking style and even laundry make indoor air quality unhealthy? #SGToday

Air quality improved across Singapore on Wednesday (16 September). Daniel Martin looks at what’s driving the changes, and how everyday activities can affect the air quality inside our homes. He speaks with Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Violinist: Putting Singapore’s Animation Films on the Map

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the two Executive Producers of the award-winning The Violinist, an animated Singapore feature film co-directed & created by filmmaker and animator Ervin Han. Justin Deimen and Leonard Lai discuss the main behind-the-scenes stories. Michael Lim from Animation Nation reviews the film and explains what it means to Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Inside Viva Lavender’s European-Asian kitchen

Viva Lavender brings modern tapas, wood-fired meats, steaks and wine together at its Lavender Street home. Cheryl Goh speaks with Bryan Ang, Restaurant Manager, Viva Lavender, and Colin Peh, Head Chef, Viva Lavender to find out how its team sources its meats, develops its European-Asian flavours and responds to changing expectations from diners. 

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