Logo
Advertisement
Advertisement

CNA938 Rewind - Syaz Smooth – keeping his late brother’s memory alive in his music

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean singer-songwriter-producer Syaz Smooth about his new mini album ‘Bersamamu’, which means "With You" in the Malay language. Syaz will explain how ‘Bersamamu’ is a tribute to his late brother and fellow singer-songwriter Shahfiq who died in a traffic accident in 2024 at the tender age of 27. Syaz will talk about the themes he addresses in the EP - grief, love, healing, and remembrance.

Discover more Singaporean music and musicians – like Syaz Smooth – at Hear65.com, an initiative by the National Arts Council, produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

Resume Pause 32 min
Bookmark

CNA938 Rewind - Homegrown large language model could be the next Deepseek or ChatGPT

Local large language model Sea-Lion has gained much attention in South-East Asia – with around 235,000 downloads so far. AI Singapore researchers are now planning to add voice recognition to the programme later this year. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more with Darius Liu, Head of Partnerships & Strategy, AI Singapore.

Resume Pause 18 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

CNA938 Rewind - Post-GE2025 roundtable discussion: Making sense of the results and what’s next?

Singaporeans have returned the PAP to power with 65.57 per cent of the popular vote, a commanding swing from its 61.24 per cent share in the last general election. The ruling party secured 87 of 97 seats, while the opposition WP retained its 10 seats. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman delve deeper into the results with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, School of Law, SMU & former NMP and Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore.

Resume Pause 32 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: Behind the dollars and cents

Candidates who don’t secure at least 12.5% of the vote are set to lose their $13,500 election deposit. For this GE2025, a record 27 candidates will forfeit their deposits. That will amount to $364,500. It’s the highest number ever, surpassing the previous record of 22 back in 1972. So, where does all that money go? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Terence Ho, Associate Professor in Practice, Singapore University of Social Science, to find out.

Resume Pause 10 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

CNA938 Rewind - Should you bolt to the cinemas this weekend to catch Thunderbolts*?

8days Editor, Douglas Tseng, joins Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin to pick and dive into the best movies and shows to watch this weekend.

Resume Pause 14 mins
Bookmark
Bookmark

CNA938 Rewind - Women marrying characters in mobile game, that includes period tracker

Why are some women in Singapore embracing digital love and virtual boyfriends? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Dr Annabelle Chow, Clinical Psychologist at Annabelle Psychology, to find out.

Resume Pause 16 mins
Bookmark