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CNA938 Rewind - Singaporean Student Nadhirah — Now a Tasmanian ‘Wintern’

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Nadhirah Ayub Khan, winner of the Tourism Tasmania’s Winternship campaign. Nadhirah will talk about how she entered and won the chance to be a ‘wintern’. The final-year Software Engineering student at the Singapore Institute of Technology will then talk about her experiences in Tasmania - from staying at Curringa Farm, a 750-acre working sheep farm to experiencing the Kuuma Nature Sauna, a traditional Nordic-inspired sauna session on a floating boat. The 24-year-old will also talk about feeding alpacas, shucking oysters and watching blowholes erupt along the coast.

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CNA938 Rewind - Gaza City takeover: Israel maintains offensive despite condemnation

The Israeli military maintained its pressure on Gaza City with heavy bombardments overnight, ahead of a Thursday (Aug 21) meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers on plans to seize the enclave's largest city. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Alon Burstein, Professor of Political Science and Israel Institute Fellow at Tufts University, to assess the situation and how Hamas has managed to sustain the fight against the IDF.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: S&P slides, eyes on Jackson Hole

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Helena Wang, Research Analyst, Phillip Securities Research.

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CNA938 Rewind - Sengkang Green Primary bullying case: Death threats – are kids becoming bolder?

In an update on the Sengkang Green Primary School bullying case, the Education Ministry released a timeline of events and said the parents of the girl who was bullied no longer want a school transfer. The case involved three students from the school who were suspended over death threats made to the girl and her mother. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Cheryl Seah, Developmental Psychologist & Director, Centre for Evidence and Implementation, to find out whether kids are becoming bolder and what is behind this aggression.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Projector winds up, owes over $1.2 million to creditors. What now?

The company behind independent cinema operator the Projector, Pocket Cinema, has revealed that it owes more than $1.2 million to creditors. This follows the announcement on Tuesday that the company will enter voluntary liquidation. What happens when a business winds up and the liquidation process commences? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Justin Chan, Managing Partner, Justin Chan Chambers LLP, to find out.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Projector closure: could we see the extinction of cinemas, as we know them, in Singapore?

With The Projector exiting Singapore’s cinema market, are we one step closer to the extinction of our movie theatre scene? Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr. Jinna Tay, Senior Lecturer in Communications and New Media at NUS.

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