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CNA938 Rewind - Myanmar votes as military holds first election since coup

Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup. The heavily restricted election is taking place in about a third of the nation’s 330 townships, with large areas inaccessible amid a raging civil war between the military and an array of opposition forces. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with CNA's Senior Correspondent Leong Wai Kit, and Christopher Lamb, immediate past president, Australia Myanmar Institute; Australian Ambassador to Myanmar (1986-1989); Honorary Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, to find out more.

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CNA938 Rewind - US carrier movements in MidEast are essential to stem Iran’s nuclear ambitions ~ analyst

US President Donald Trump has issued Iran a 10 to 15-day deadline to strike a nuclear deal, warning of serious consequences as Washington deploys aircraft carriers and fighter jets to the Middle East. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore’s quantum strategy: who pays and who benefits?

Singapore is stepping up its quantum computing plans with a new partnership involving Nobel Prize winner John Martinis. What will this mean in practice, and how will it be rolled out? Daniel Martin speaks with Associate Professor Dario Poletti, Head of Cluster for Science, Mathematics and Technology at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. He’s also co-founder of RAQS Quantum. 

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CNA938 Rewind - What Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest means for the monarchy

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest over alleged misconduct has intensified scrutiny of the monarchy. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University, on this edition of Singapore Today's Global Watch. 

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CNA938 Rewind - The global fallout from Trump’s 15% tariff move

US President Donald Trump has raised the global tariff rate to 15 per cent, a move that could reshape trade flows and rattle markets worldwide. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: The rain cleared the haze, but for how long?

Air quality in Singapore remained in the good to moderate range recently, despite a noticeable burning smell across many parts of the island. That was linked to smoke from regional peatland and vegetation fires. We did get some rain over Chinese New Year, but was it enough? Daniel Martin speaks with Professor Steve Yim, Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health at the Nanyang Technological University. 

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