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CNA938 Rewind - Paying more to ride: understanding the latest fare hike

CNA938 Rewind

Public transport fares are going up from December, but what does a 9 to 10 cent hike mean for you? Lance Alexander and Susan Ng find out from transport analyst Terence Fan, Assistant Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, SMU.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - How safe is Biometric technology? 

These days, you don’t need items like house keys or car keys, or even PIN numbers or passwords – all thanks to biometrics technology. How safe is it, and how can people keep themselves safe from Biometric hackers? Tay Soo Sien speaks with Dominic Forrest, Chief Technology Officer at biometric solutions company iProov to find out more.  

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - A taste of Samhain with Bord Bia and UMMI Lebanese 

Did you know the real origins of Halloween stem from the ancient Celtic festival Samhein?  We get a taste of Ireland’s ancient harvest festival and how seven different restaurants all across Singapore have partnered with the Irish Food Board to bring that spirit to modern tables. Tay Soo Sien speaks with Lisa Phelan, spokesperson at Bord Bia, and Chef Ali Assaf from UMMI Lebanese Dining to find out more. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Prabowo’s 1st year: Populism, protests, and power – grading his year in office

It’s been one year since Prabowo Subianto became Indonesia’s president – and it’s been a turbulent start. His government has faced waves of protests, even as he rolls out ambitious populist programmes like free school meals. At the same time, Mr Prabowo is pushing to raise Indonesia’s global profile, strengthening trade and security ties in a divided world. Has his first year delivered stability and growth – or exposed deeper cracks at home? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Dr Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow, Indonesia Studies Programme from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Dr Nugroho is also Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President from 2015-2019. 

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CNA938 Rewind - What to expect from China’s fourth plenum

Scheduled from Oct 20 to 23, the fourth plenum will see the upper echelons of China’s Communist Party review and endorse the next chapter of its national development blueprint, while potentially bringing clarity on the fate of sidelined senior officials. The centrepiece of the key political gathering being the next five-year plan that lays out the country’s social and development priorities for the rest of the decade. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how the plenum will shape Beijing’s next moves, especially against the backdrop of ongoing trade and tech war with Washington with Dr Lim Tai Wei, East Asian expert and Professor at Soka University of Japan.

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CNA938 Rewind - From observer to full member: Timor-Leste sets to join ASEAN

Timor-Leste is preparing to take a historic step toward becoming ASEAN’s newest member when the bloc convenes for its summit in Kuala Lumpur later this week. The country hopes that joining ASEAN will open doors to greater trade, increased investment, and more job opportunities for its young population. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine what Timor Leste’s accession reveals about ASEAN’s evolving identity and how the bloc is evolving from efficiency to inclusivity with Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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