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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 - What is an SMS blaster and how could it text you even without your phone number? #SGToday

More than 10,000 people were sent phishing messages using an SMS blaster operated from a car. Daniel Martin speaks to Matthias Yeo, CEO of Cyber X Center, about how the technology works, why the messages can look legitimate, and how you can spot them.

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CNA938 Rewind - Analyst ~ Yes we need to slow down AI rate of growth but how? #SGToday

Some of the biggest names in AI are backing calls to slow the development of increasingly powerful systems. Daniel Martin speaks to Sean Duca, Founder and Principal of The Duca Group, about whether AI has advanced too far to slow down, what a slowdown would actually look like, and how we balance its potential benefits against the risks.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Could OBS be the ‘future NS’ for 15 year olds?

With OBS’ third and largest campus now open on Coney Island, more students will get the chance to take part. Daniel Martin speaks to Esther Foong-Tan, Family Life Education Specialist and mother of two, about whether OBS should become a rite of passage for every student, or remain a choice.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - MO BAR, Singapore launches its signature gin

MO BAR has launched its first house spirit, a tropical Old Tom-style gin created with local distillery Distillius. We go behind the bar with Kim Jung Hoo, Bar Manager at MO BAR, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore to out how mango, mandarin and osmanthus come together in the bottle, and how the gin takes shape across different their cocktail programme.

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