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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Checkpoint reality – how tax evasion became a travel habit

CNA938 Rewind

70 travellers. $3,398 in duty and GST evaded. Nearly $22,000 in fines. From cigarettes and liquor to luxury items and even roller blinds, Daniel Martin speaks with Benjamin Cassim, Senior Lecturer in Lifestyle and Consumer Experience at the School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic, about why some travellers don’t declare their goods.

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CNA938 Rewind - “Rituals of Perception”: Tanoto Art Foundation’s First Exhibition

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out how Tanoto Art Foundation has opened its inaugural exhibition, “Rituals of Perception” in conjunction with Singapore Art Week – an annual celebration of visual arts which takes place in the month of January. Tanoto Art Foundation’s artistic director Xiaoyu Weng will talk about how their exhibition will feature over 20 artists – most of the millennials. She’ll also explain how the exhibition will be accompanied by weekly programs, including performances, discussions, and docent tours. Indonesian-New Zealand artist/dancer Sriwhana Spong will talk about premiering a new performance of hers, which is part of her ongoing research.

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CNA938 Rewind - Inside Singapore Youth Film Festival 2026 and the Stories Shaping It

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out about Singapore Youth Film Festival (SYFF) 2026 – youth hub *SCAPE’s flagship film platform celebrating emerging local filmmakers and fresh cinematic voices. The festival’s director Shivvani Jegatheesan will describe how SYFF has evolved from The National Youth Film Awards into a full festival platform, and how initiatives like the Film Facilitation Programme support young filmmakers from script to screen. Jegatheesan will also highlight some of the SYFF films for listeners, as this year’s programme features 44 nominated short films, and will also highlight the SYFF Cinema & Talks events. Nurain Tan, director of “Tanggung Jiwa” talks about her film which is about how a mother Jamaliah struggles to reconnect with her teenage daughter, Aliyah. Director Miguel Tuason talks about “The Rider” a colourful drama-thriller animation film about disgraced superheroes.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Tackling youth job anxieties

Last year, the South-East Community Development Council organised a week-long career fair to connect young jobseekers with employment opportunities, career guidance and industry insights. What sectors were represented in the fair and how helpful are such events for the youths in Singapore? Also, what long term strategies are in the pipeline to address employment concerns in our population? Hui Wong finds out more with Dinesh Vasu Dash, Mayor of South-East CDC.

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CNA938 Rewind - No go for LO: What does the Workers’ Party refusal of LO role mean?

Singapore’s Government has accepted the Workers’ Party’s decision not to nominate another elected MP to the Leader of the Opposition post. The post will remain vacant until the WP is ready to nominate someone to take on the responsibility. The WP said it was “unable to accept” Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s invitation as it has its own established processes for electing its leaders. What does the WP stand to gain – or lose – in declining the invitation and what does it signal? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, School of Law, SMU

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: JGB rebound, China resilience, Greenland risk premium

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Jeremy Tan, CEO of Tiger Fund Management 

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