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CNA938 Rewind - New Communicable Diseases Agency: Singapore’s big move in fighting future pandemics

CNA938 Rewind

Singapore has launched a new Communicable Diseases Agency — a key step in strengthening our readiness for the next pandemic. The CDA brings together different public health functions under one roof, aiming for faster coordination, better surveillance, and stronger preparedness.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Professor Hsu Li Yang, Director of the Asia Centre for Health Security, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS, to find out what this new agency means for Singapore’s public health landscape.

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CNA938 Rewind - PetExpo Fiesta 2025 - a Pet Festival with a Difference

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to check out a pet festival with a difference for the benefit of their furkids - held from 14 - 16 November 2025. David Lim, Project Director for PetExpo Fiesta 2025, will talk about how it offers a fresh, community-focused take on the pet fair experience. He’ll talk about highlights which include an autumn-inspired hall, a play zone for dogs, a dedicated feline playground, and carnival games with light-hearted challenges for pets and pawrents. Lim will also describe the Pet Buffet - a buffet experience for dogs and cats.

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CNA938 Rewind - Anyone Can Draw Says Creative Meeting Point’s Lina Wong

In “Made in SG” Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Lina Wong, founder and chief art instructor of Creative Meeting Point, a waterfront boutique art studio located at Punggol Marina Country Club. Wong – who has garnered 20 years of experience in the design, marketing and education sectors – explains why she ventured into entrepreneurship by starting the studio. She’ll describe the various approaches to learning with art through hands-on learning and creative activities for children, curated art workshops for adults, and art jamming sessions for friends and corporate teams.

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CNA938 Rewind - New rail reliability indicators factor in your lost-time, more

The Land Transport Authority will publish three new rail reliability indicators each month, giving commuters a fuller picture of train performance. Daniel Martin speaks with Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the Singapore University of Social Sciences’ School of Business about what the new measures mean, and whether they’ll help improve Singapore’s rail reliability.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Listeners sad and angry at the same time; as more Singaporeans associated with scam operations

Two Singaporean men have been charged after being deported from Thailand and Cambodia for their roles in transnational scam operations. How do you feel when you hear that a Singaporean is not only involved, but possibly playing a major role in these scams? Daniel Martin speaks with Benjamin Ang, Senior Fellow and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security, as well as Head of Digital Impact Research at RSIS.

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CNA938 Rewind - What is a Digital Singapore Dollar?

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will trial the issuance of tokenised government bills to major banks next year and settle these transactions using central bank digital currencies. This follows a successful trial earlier this year, where the three local banks tested overnight loans between them using a digital Singapore dollar. Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Ernie Teo, Senior Lecturer at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University.

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