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CNA938 Rewind - Scarce City – where you and a stranger can feel things up in a dark room

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro talks about the immersive interactive experience, ‘Scarce City’. Now on at the National Gallery Singapore, Scarce City blends art, technology, and thought-provoking gameplay. Its creator, Elizabeth Mak, will talk more about Scare City’s 3D-printed environment made from recycled plastic. She’ll also explain how it doubles-up as a powerful exploration of mankind’s relationship to resources and what it means to have enough in a world obsessed with scarcity.

 

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CNA938 Rewind - How will GrabCab shake up Singapore’s taxi industry

Ride-hailing giant Grab has been awarded a street-hail operator licence, making it Singapore’s sixth taxi operator. The licence – awarded to GrabCab, a subsidiary of Grab’s rental arm GrabRentals – will start on April 9 and is valid for 10 years. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine how this new player will shake up the competitive taxi industry in Singapore with Associate Professor Walter Theseira, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences

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CNA938 Rewind - US President Donald Trump reveals ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs plan

US President Donald Trump rolls out sweeping new tariffs on more than 150 countries and territories across the globe on his so-called 'Liberation Day.' Reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to as much 50% targeting China, the EU, Japan and Vietnam among others in a move that could redefine global trade and shake-up the world economy.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at what stood out the most from his plan with Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer, NUS Business School

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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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