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CNA938 Rewind - Soaring heartland shop rents: HDB may intervene to stabilise costs

CNA938 Rewind

The Housing and Development Board may step in to acquire some privately owned heartland shops as rents continue to climb sharply. Shopkeepers have raised concerns about doubling rents and difficulties passing on costs to customers. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji look at what’s driving the costs up and how effective HDB’s involvement would be with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer at Mogul.sg.

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CNA938 Rewind - Facing mortality: Singapore’s first Death Literacy Index reveals knowledge gaps

According to a first-of-its kind report by the Singapore Hospice Council, people in Singapore do not know enough on how to deal with death. Only roughly a third know how to access palliative care, and about a quarter know the regulations involved when death occurs at home. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji look at the reasons for the gap and what is being done to address them. For that, they speak with Sim Bee Hia, Executive Director, Singapore Hospice Council.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Job report in focus amid government shutdown risks

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji speak with Homin Lee, Senior Macro Strategist, Lombard Odier.

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CNA938 Rewind - End of an era? China’s rich reportedly exiting Singapore

A recent report suggests that Singapore’s reputation as a safe haven for wealthy Chinese is weakening, largely due to more stringent regulations following a S$3 billion money-laundering scandal in 2023. Some practitioners cite stricter regulation in areas like cryptocurrency and overall less regulatory flexibility as reasons why some wealthy Chinese are shifting their interest to places like Hong Kong, the Middle East, or Japan. Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji dive deeper into this development with Betty Wang, Head of Northeast Asia Research, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - One in three stressed: What does it say about Singapore's workforce

About one in three Singapore workers experienced work-related stress or burnout in the last four years. That’s data from iWorkHealth, a free Manpower Ministry (MOM) online assessment tool introduced in 2021. Is this something we need to be worried about, and should employers need to do more in better understanding their workers’ mental well-being and offer them support? Lance Alexander discusses more with Dr Sean Lee, Principal Consultant and Founder, Global Alliance Consultancy Group (GACG).

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CNA938 Rewind - Innovating Grief Support with Music and Storytelling by The TENG Company and Direct Funeral Services

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro discovers a new book and music album with a difference – they are “The Colours of Missing You” and “Music for Comfort” respectively. “Music for Comfort” is said to be the world’s first music album utilising monaural beats for grief support in open spaces. The TENG Company’s creative director Dr. Samuel Wong will talk about how the album’s 10 original tracks align with the emotional stages of farewell. Direct Funeral Services’ CEO Darren TK Cheng will explain how “The Colours of Missing You” is a children’s book that guides both young and old through grief stages.  

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