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

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 - Homegrown large language model could be the next Deepseek or ChatGPT

Local large language model Sea-Lion has gained much attention in South-East Asia – with around 235,000 downloads so far. AI Singapore researchers are now planning to add voice recognition to the programme later this year. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more with Darius Liu, Head of Partnerships & Strategy, AI Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Post-GE2025 roundtable discussion: Making sense of the results and what’s next?

Singaporeans have returned the PAP to power with 65.57 per cent of the popular vote, a commanding swing from its 61.24 per cent share in the last general election. The ruling party secured 87 of 97 seats, while the opposition WP retained its 10 seats. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman delve deeper into the results with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, School of Law, SMU & former NMP and Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: Behind the dollars and cents

Candidates who don’t secure at least 12.5% of the vote are set to lose their $13,500 election deposit. For this GE2025, a record 27 candidates will forfeit their deposits. That will amount to $364,500. It’s the highest number ever, surpassing the previous record of 22 back in 1972. So, where does all that money go? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Terence Ho, Associate Professor in Practice, Singapore University of Social Science, to find out.

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CNA938 Rewind - Should you bolt to the cinemas this weekend to catch Thunderbolts*?

8days Editor, Douglas Tseng, joins Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin to pick and dive into the best movies and shows to watch this weekend.

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CNA938 Rewind - Women marrying characters in mobile game, that includes period tracker

Why are some women in Singapore embracing digital love and virtual boyfriends? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Dr Annabelle Chow, Clinical Psychologist at Annabelle Psychology, to find out.

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