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CNA938 Rewind - Shop Anew With Singapore Retail Festival, GINLEE & Watsons

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out what’s happening at this year’s inaugural Singapore Retail Festival (SRF), taking place from 26 September to 12 October 2025 across The Lion City. Singapore Retail Association President Ernie Koh will explain why SRF – as a new annual initiative – replaces the Great Singapore Sale, and how it aims to become the shopping and retail festival that aims to put Singapore back on the world map. SRF partners like Gin Lee, GINLEE Studio’s co-founder and Watsons’ Lai Mei Ling will detail what listeners can expect from their stores and how they will work with SRF to transform the way we shop and engage with retail.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - The new tenants at TANGS  

From Michelin-recognised hawkers to modern grab-and-go kiosks, TANGS at Orchard Road has a new and vibrant array of F and B offerings. Hui Wong speaks with Evelyn Chua, Group Director of Operations at TANGS to get a peek at what to look forward to for your next trip in town. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Helping others design the good life 

What does living a good life mean to you? That’s what the founders of Bold At Work hope to ask young adults about what fulfils them in life. Hui Wong speaks with Clarice Song and Hong Ruoyi, co-founders of Bold at Work about the work they’ve left behind. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Wars on two fronts: Poland's airspace breach &  Israel, Qatar escalations

Russia has been condemned for breaching Poland’s airspace with drones, while Israel follows its strike in Doha with another wave of air raids in Yemen. Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo unpack the risks of escalation, and what this means for the wider conflicts with Dr Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Flinders University 

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CNA938 Rewind - Lee Jae Myung at 100 Days: South Korea’s balancing act at home and abroad

At the 100-day mark, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faces pressure from Trump’s renewed tariff threats, the case of Korean workers detained in Georgia, and simmering domestic challenges. Karl Friedhoff, Fellow for Asia Studies, Chicago Council on Global Affairs unpacks how these tests are shaping his early leadership with Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo

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CNA938 Rewind - Voices of dissent: Nepal’s streets erupt in protest

Dubbed the Gen Z protests, thousands of Nepalese youths have taken to the streets, rallying against government policies and demanding greater accountability. What sparked this wave of unrest, and what could it mean for the country’s fragile democracy? Our discussion unpacks the roots of the protests and explores what comes next for Nepal’s people and leaders. Andrea Heng and Genevieve Woo speak with Pushpa Sharma, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS

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