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CNA938 Rewind - NDR 2025: Putting out the fire of vaping through stiffer penalties

CNA938 Rewind

In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore will toughen its stance on vaping, treating it as a drug issue with harsher penalties including jail for sellers of vapes with harmful substances. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Dr. Yvette van der Eijk, Assistant Professor at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, to get an assessment of the measures to clamp down on the vaping scourge and discuss the support needed for addicts.

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CNA938 Rewind - Flexibility the new currency as Singapore retailers opt for short-term leases

One in five retailers in Singapore is looking at short-term leases of less than a year and flexible store formats. That is about 10 per cent more than in 2024, according to the Singapore Retailers Association. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out why more retailers are turning to this short-term lease model and whether it will help revitalise Singapore’s physical retail space. For that, they speak with Kent Teo, Founder & CEO, Invade.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Greenback holds steady, Asia braces fiscal headwinds

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Chidu Narayanan, Head of Macro Strategy for APAC at Wells Fargo.

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CNA938 Rewind - Firms should adopt flexible rate wage system if dim prospects: NWC

Amid uncertainties in the global economy and the cost pressures faced by businesses, employers who have done well but face uncertain business prospects may moderate built-in wage increases for workers, the National Wages Council (NWC) said on Tuesday (Nov 11). But they should still reward employees with variable payments like bonuses and one-off payments. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the tripartite body’s latest wage guidelines with Kuah Boon Wee, Vice-President, Singapore National Employers Federation.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Will $41.60 levy, on top of your plane ticket, hit you where it hurts?

Airline passengers departing from Singapore will have to pay a sustainable aviation fuel levy ranging from S$1 to S$41.60 per ticket, depending on their destination and travel class. The levy will apply to tickets sold from April 2026, for flights departing Singapore on or after 1 October 2026. Daniel Martin speaks with Aaron Wong, founder of The MileLion.  

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CNA938 Rewind - From e-commerce to AI: the forces driving a US$300b boom

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is set to exceed US$300 billion by the end of the year, after strong growth over the past decade. This is according to a new report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. Daniel Martin speaks with Florian Hoppe, Partner at Bain & Company.

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