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CNA938 Rewind - Tech Talk: Why a traditional showroom is passé for Audi

CNA938 Rewind

No more heading to Leng Kee to test drive the iconic "4-Rings" luxury vehicle. They've just recognised 1 year of a direct-to-consumer model here. No more agents. You buy straight from the brand. In fact, the brand, vehicles and even the bakery arm of award-winning Burnt Ends are all housed on their own premises; they call it their House of Progress. And as I discover, this isn’t a showroom. That's old news. Today, it's about building a unique space that reflects the lifestyle of the owner. But is that enough to compete with Singapore's rapidly changing and incredibly challenging car-ownership landscape? 

Daniel Martin speaks with Martin Bayer, Managing Director, Audi Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Shopping securely this festive season

Behind the convenience of mobile shopping, there’s a growing worry. New data shows fraud attempts can jump sharply during Cyber Week, nearly half of Singaporeans fear fraud and identity theft most when shopping on mobile, and while more than 80 per cent expect apps to stop AI-driven scams, only about one in ten believe they actually can. So what’s really happening behind the screen, and how can we protect our money when we tap “pay” this festive season? Hui Wong unpacks the risks and what both users and businesses can do about them with Jan Sysmans, Mobile App Security Evangelist at Appdome.

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CNA938 Rewind - Another Shinawatra for PM? What Yodchanan’s rise means for Thailand

Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party has named 46-year-old academic Yodchanan Wongsawat – the nephew of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra – as its top choice for prime minister in February’s election. His nomination puts the powerful Shinawatra family back in the political spotlight, at a time when Thailand faces deadly border clashes with Cambodia and growing questions about party unity. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman explore what his nomination means for party dynamics, border tensions, and Thailand’s political future with Kevin Hewison, Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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CNA938 Rewind - Buying renovation items? How to tell genuine designs from look-alikes

A Singapore inventor, Mr Ng Say Keong, has won a High Court ruling against two local firms for passing off imitation doors as his patented design. Mr Ng, who owns S & K Solid Wood Doors and invented the space-saving “SK Door” slide-and-swing system, said he has sold around 350,000 of these doors to homes and developers in Singapore. Following this court case, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how homeowners can check if their renovation items or fittings are genuine, with Ng Hwee Li, Honorary Secretary, Society of Interior Designers Singapore & Founder, LIID.

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CNA938 Rewind - Bondi beach shooting: Sparking fears of lone wolf terrorism

Authorities say the two gunmen involved in the deadly mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach – Sajid Akram and his son Naveed – appear to have acted alone. This has sparked fears of lone wolf terrorism – when individuals carry out political violence without direct support or instruction from an established terrorist network. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine how terror attacks are shifting and the risk of copycat attacks inspired by lone wolf incidents overseas. For that, they speak with Prof Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU.  

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: China's housing slump, Japan's rate decision

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Martin Hennecke, Head of Asia Investment Advisory at St. James’s Place.

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