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CNA938 Rewind - ThirdHome – stay at someone’s ultra-luxurious holiday home while they enjoy yours!

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro discovers the latest trends in the global luxury home exchange sector with Giles Adams, director of strategy & operations at ThirdHome, a luxury travel club for second-home owners. Adams will explain second-home ownership, which refers to owning a vacation property in addition to one’s primary residence. Instead of renting out their homes to strangers (like the Airbnb model), ThirdHome members can exchange unused time in their property for stays in other members’ luxury homes around the world – facilitating an extravagant holiday with a difference!

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CNA938 Rewind - Significance of France recognising a Palestinian state

France is moving to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly, the first G7 nation to do so. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng analyse the significance of this move and whether other G7 nations will follow suit with James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Michelin Bib Gourmand award: Boon or bane for Singapore hawkers?

Earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand award brings prestige and increased exposure, but it doesn’t guarantee long-term success for Singapore hawkers. While recognition can boost business, regular customers often face longer queues and declining standards. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out how far getting a Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction will go for these hawkers from Caitlin Ng, CNA journalist, and Debbie Yong, Founder of branding and communications consultancy Atypical Media.

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CNA938 Rewind - Tech Talk: Behind the music of NDP 2025

In this edition of Tech Talk, Daniel Martin learns about the technology that went into creating the sound of this year's National Day Parade. He speaks with NDP music director Dr Sydney Tan.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Hazwady Nazran bounced back from rare disease, thanks to his wife's persistence — and his guitar

Hazwady Nazran, a singer-songwriter and music teacher, shares his road to recovery from an exceedingly rare autoimmune condition — anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, which upended his world. Delusions, seizures, and personality changes almost led doctors to diagnose him with a psychiatric condition. But his wife, who's a doctor, suspected something deeper and insisted on further tests that eventually led to the correct diagnosis and effective treatment. The road to recovery was long — but it was paved by the unwavering love and persistence of his wife. Hazwady also shares the remarkable story of how they fell in love, including how he proposed to her just one day after their first meeting.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Tan Toi Chia on how good leaders bring out the best in their teams

Tan Toi Chia is Starhub's Chief of People, Organisation, and Communication — a position in which he is largely responsible for shaping the telco's culture. He shares the human-centred factors that go into achieving clarity, which he is says is fundamental to getting everyone on the team to pull in the same direction. Toi Chia, who is also an avid drummer, shares why pauses are so important in the rhythm of interpersonal communication — as well as in a leader's own journey of growth.

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