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CNA938 Rewind - Q&A: Should restaurants charge for serving drinking water? 

CNA938 Rewind

A Reddit post has sparked debate over rising F&B costs. Some blame greedy landlords and profit-first thinking, while others argue eateries are just trying to survive. We’re asking Singaporeans if restaurants should charge for serving drinking water, while getting the perspectives of those in the industry. Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji hold this round-table discussion with Debbie Yong, industry observer and Arvind Pillai, Group General Manager, Kuisine Koncepts

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: From headlines to healing — former newscaster Evelyn Lam urges early mental health support

As a veteran news presenter on Channel 8, Evelyn Lam (Lan Liting) was a familiar face and trusted name on the evening news. In October 2025, she announced her own breaking news — that she would be moving on to become a mental health professional. Evelyn, who's now a clinical hypnotherapist, shares her own mental health journey, including how reaching a breaking point led her to realise the importance of seeking help early, how her media career prepared her for her current role, the fulfilment she experiences, and what she does when clients say they recognise her from the news!

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Ultra-marathoner Natalie Dau gears up to break her own Guinness World Record

Natalie Dau set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time on foot across Peninsular Malaysia in 2024, at the age of 52 — she took a mere eight days and 46 minutes. On 7 March 2026, she'll be attempting to break her own record — while raising funds for charity, just as she did on her first run. Natalie, who has won every one of the 13 ultra-marathons she's raced in, shares with us the life-shaping experiences of kindness and humanity she's received on her endurance runs, how she persevered through the intense heat and injuries (and outran packs of wild dogs!), and why she believes anyone at any age can redefine their limits and rewrite their labels.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: If there’s good, potable water here, why are people still drinking bottled water in large quantities?

Singaporeans go through around 500 million plastic bottles a year — that's about 100 bottles per person annually. With safe tap water widely available, why do so many still turn to bottled water? Daniel Martin speaks with Lionel Dorai, Executive Director of Zero Waste Singapore, to unpack the habits, perceptions, and environmental cost behind this trend.

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CNA938 Rewind - Train travel enthusiast group suggests alternative routes for those affected by Circle Line tunnel works

Some 480,000 commuters will be affected when train service disruption on the Circle Line begins tomorrow (17 Jan). The disruption will last for about three months, making it one of the longest ever. Daniel Martin speaks with Aaron Tan, Media Designer at Singapore Transport Collective – a volunteer-led group that creates visual guides and resources to help commuters better understand Singapore’s public transport system.

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CNA938 Rewind - Devouring the Culinary Tales of SALT. Singapore Founder Naomi Ngoo

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro discovers the foodie travel adventures of Naomi Ngoo, founder of SALT.Singapore, the award-winning hawker stall that serves up Western & Asian dishes. Ngoo will recall her trips to Rome, Italy where she enjoyed fresh pasta at Pomodorum a highly rated casual Italian restaurant; munching on fried treats from Devil Chicken, the well-known chicken cutlet brand from Taiwan; and enjoying affordable, quality steak from Flat Iron the British steak restaurant chain. She’ll also explain how her culinary visits inspired more SALT.Singapore recipes – one of the reasons that got her winning the Enterprising Hawker Award at the Singapore Hawkers’ Celebration and Awards 2025.

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