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CNA938 Rewind - Pod living in the heart of the Singapore River

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out what it's like to live in a pod or capsule hotel room while staycationing in Singapore. She’ll speak with the co-founders of CUBE Social @ Boat Quay, a new capsule hotel in a restored heritage shophouse along the Singapore River.  CEO Mohd K Rafin and founder/COO Sonia Anya Tay will talk about the insides and interior of the various capsule hotel rooms and what it’s like to sleep and spend time in one. They’ll also talk about CUBE Social @ Boat Quay’s women-only section, various shared spaces and the hotel’s private soundproof booth. 

 

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CNA938 Rewind - Impact of key executives leaving SingPost amid restructuring exercise

Five key executives have left Singapore Post, amid a restructuring exercise at the company. The departures include SingPost's group chief information officer and its group chief people officer. What’s the impact on the business when several key appointment holders leave concurrently? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Victor Lai, Principal Consultant, Citadelcorp

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Imran Mean's stay in a shelter planted seeds of entrepreneurship and compassion

Imran Mean, who's in his early twenties, had a tough time growing up. For a period, he and his family had to stay in a shelter. The experience planted in him the seeds of hard work, tenacity, and entrepreneurship — he began selling snacks to his classmates to supplement his pocket money. Today, he runs an expanding business providing professional services in Singapore and Malaysia, while also leading his own group — IM Volunteer Network — which helps to alleviate the burden on vulnerable families and empower youths-at-risk.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Bringing mermaid magic to others makes Cara Neo's own dreams come true

Since she was a young girl, Cara Neo has been fascinated with the mythology of mermaids. In 2013, while she was still in university, she donned her first serious pair of mermaid fins for the first time, and soon after, started performing as Singapore's first professional mermaid — Syrena. Cara, who also founded the Singapore Mermaid School, shares how her alter ego not only brings magic to audiences young and old, but also helped her stay afloat during bouts of choppy waters earlier in life.

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CNA938 Rewind - Could more taxi stands help drive taxi demand?

GrabCab will be Singapore’s sixth taxi operator, joining an ecosystem populated by Comfort, CityCab, Prime, Strides and Trans-cab. Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak more with transport analyst Terence Fan, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, SMU.

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CNA938 Rewind - Myanmar earthquake: When an earthquake hits, stay indoors or run outside?

Rescuers have pulled a man alive from the rubble, five days after Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Daniel Martin and Susan Ng learn about evacuation and relief procedures that follow such a disaster from Noriko Takasaki, Security Director of Assistance (Asia), International SOS.

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