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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: "You are not a victim; you are an overcomer who will help others" — Melissa Lim of the Brain Tumour Society Singapore

CNA938 Rewind

Six years after Melissa Lim's mother passed from brain cancer, Melissa herself was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent surgery. Her experience as a caregiver and subsequent ordeal as a patient led her to start the Brain Tumour Society Singapore in 2014, which supports patients and their families. Melissa tells us how she found the inner strength to go through the most trying times of her treatment and recovery, and shares the empowering messages she'd write in her letter to her younger self.

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CNA938 Rewind - Greenland, walked back but not walked away from

At this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, U.S President Donald Trump announced that he wouldn’t use force to seize Greenland – leading stocks to rally. But some observers feel it isn’t a cause for celebration…Daniel Martin speaks with Malminderjit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, Terra Corporate Affairs.

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CNA938 Rewind - 6th Blue Zone with 1,800 centenarians: does a long life equal a good life?

Singapore is home to about 1,800 centenarians — about 20 per cent more than five years ago, with numbers expected to rise. Named the world’s sixth Blue Zone in 2023, is Singapore’s longevity driven more by medical care than lifestyle? Daniel Martin speaks with Kelvin Tan, Head of the Minor in Applied Ageing Studies at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore at Davos: speaking out on democracy’s heartbeat

Speaking at a panel on democracy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Law Minister Edwin Tong says democracy itself is not broken, but governments must fix failures in delivery. Daniel Martin speaks with Malminderjit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, Terra Corporate Affairs.

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CNA938 Rewind - New Gaza, New Board of Peace: Trump's controversial peace blueprint

At this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, U.S President Donald Trump unveiled his new Board of Peace, while his officials presented ambitious plans for a ‘New Gaza’. Daniel Martin discusses further with Malminderjit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, Terra Corporate Affairs.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Checkpoint reality – how tax evasion became a travel habit

70 travellers. $3,398 in duty and GST evaded. Nearly $22,000 in fines. From cigarettes and liquor to luxury items and even roller blinds, Daniel Martin speaks with Benjamin Cassim, Senior Lecturer in Lifestyle and Consumer Experience at the School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic, about why some travellers don’t declare their goods.

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