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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Do you even still go to Orchard Road?

CNA938 Rewind

Orchard Road is Singapore’s premier shopping district – the stretch where you’d find big name department stores, high-end boutiques and fancy dining joints. But when was the last time you actually spent time there? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Dr Samer Hajjar, Senior Lecturer of Marketing, NUS Business School.

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CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: How will the redrawn electoral boundaries shape the fight in battleground constituencies?

Major changes have been made to Singapore’s electoral map, with five new GRCs and six new SMCs created. The total number of constituencies now stands at 33, compared to 31 previously. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how the redrawn boundaries will shape the fight, especially in the battleground constituencies, and how the constituent demographic will influence the parties’ strategies in these battlegrounds. For that, they speak with Felix Tan, independent political observer.

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CNA938 Rewind - Open for Business - Chocolate Finance service disruption: How safe are digital finance platforms?

Financial services platform Chocolate Finance has temporarily suspended instant fund withdrawals due to "high demand". In an interview with CNA, the firm’s CEO said the withdrawal issues can be traced back to customers 'gaming' its miles reward system. The instant withdrawal services will be reinstated when requests slow down. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the mechanisms and safety of such financial services platforms with Avishek Nandy, Partner at Bain & Company.

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CNA938 Rewind - TalkBack: You will soon be able to find out who doctored and released fake images of you online…

New measures announced to enhance Singapore's online safety include the set-up of a new government agency to help victims get timely help if they face online harms and a new legislation being developed to define the types of online harms. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Health, Dr Janil Puthucheary.

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CNA938 Rewind - Dr Janil reacts to changes to his GRC which has now been carved in two…

With the formation of the new Punggol GRC, the remaining districts in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC will be merged with adjacent areas from East Coast GRC. Together with the Loyang and Flora estates, they form a new four-member Pasir Ris-Changi GRC. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more from Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Health, Dr Janil Puthucheary.

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CNA938 Rewind - First Reactions - An analyst reacts to the sweeping changes across Singapore’s electoral boundaries

Sweeping changes across Singapore’s constituencies, after a committee reviewing electoral boundaries released its report today (11 Mar). It sets the stage for the country’s General Election later this year. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out more from Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris.

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