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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore university courses among world’s top 10 in their fields: QS rankings

CNA938 Rewind

Singapore’s universities have excelled in the latest QS world rankings by subject, with nearly one-third of their courses being ranked in the top 10. In all, NUS had 46 courses in the rankings, while NTU had the most courses in the world rankings at 48. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman spoke with Prof Low Ee Ling, President's Chair Professor in Education and Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs, NIE-NTU, to delve deeper into the achievement. She’s also a Governing Board Member of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and Adjunct Professor at NUS.

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CNA938 Rewind - Penknife incident: do we need regular bag checks in schools?

A Bartley Secondary School student was arrested on Monday after cutting a teacher with a penknife. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Associate Professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education – Policy, Curriculum, and Leadership to discuss how else we can further improve safety for teachers and students.

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CNA938 Rewind - Inside the World's Highest Microbrewery at LeVel33

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out where, in Singapore, listeners can go to visit the world’s highest microbrewery in a building, as recognised by the Guinness World Records. It’s at LeVeL33, the rooftop bar-restaurant located on the 33rd floor of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1. Dr. Martin Bém, LeVeL33’s founder and managing director will talk about how the microbrewery came about and how public tours around it are held. LeVeL33’s brewmaster Gabriel Garcia will share some facts about making the freshly brewed craft beers like blond lager and India Pale Ale.

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CNA938 Rewind - Attention all poets & writers – answer to the GPA 2025 Open Call

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the GPA or The Golden Point Award, Singapore’s premier creative writing competition in the nation’s four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Established by the National Arts Council in 1993, GPA is now a significant platform for discovering new writers whose works exhibit literary merit and encourage literary expression in Singapore. GPA 2025 is now receiving submissions via its Open Call exercise which ends on 12 May. Arts House Limited’s Geraldine Cheang and creative writer Mohanapriya Chandrasekaran will talk about how they are/were involved in GPA.

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CNA938 Rewind - Ultramarathoners @ Income Eco Run 2025

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out what it takes to become an ultramarathoner in Singapore. Yuvaraj Turiahdassu, a coach and personal trainer will talk about how his passion for endurance sports started and how it has taken him across the world, completing some of the toughest ultramarathons such as the HK100. Martini Abdul Talib recalls how she picked up running after the birth of her third child and how she has been taking part in ultramarathons since 2014  - even training during Ramadan. Both will talk about taking part the Income Eco Run 2025 which falls on June 8.

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CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: PAP and PAR walkabouts (Day 8)

With just two days of campaigning left before Singaporeans head to the polls this Saturday, parties are stepping up their efforts with rallies and walkabouts. Lance Alexander gets the latest from CNA's Sara Grosse and Leong Wai Kit. 

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