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CNA938 Rewind - Violet Oon – a culinary icon with a thirst for knowledge & hunger for life

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Chef Violet Oon, widely known as Singapore’s doyenne of Peranakan cuisine. Chef Violet will discuss highlights of her culinary career which include how her turn as a music, arts critic and food journalist informed her approach to food;  how she has worked closely with her two children – CEO Tay Yiming and creative director Tay Su-Lyn – to further build on her life’s work. She’ll also talk about her newly opened restaurant at Dempsey Hill and why she considers it a homecoming of sorts.

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CNA938 Rewind - Impact of Grab entering motor insurance market in Singapore

GrabInsure, the insurance arm of the Grab group, is gearing up to enter Singapore’s motor insurance market. What’s the impact of such a move, especially to the dominance of existing players like Income Insurance? Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out from Alap Mehra, actuary and management consultant. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Sabah quake, 10 years on – Message from a survivor

10 years have passed since the fatal Mount Kinabalu expedition that took the lives of several pupils and teachers. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Prajesh Patel, one of the survivors of the quake who returned to the mountain in May to finish the journey that they embarked on in 2015.

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

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 - How are conspiracy theory posts created?

How do wild stories that misinform get created? Is it to create childish mischief or could the ulterior motive be to plant seeds of discord among Singaporeans? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin learn more from Dr Goh Weihan, Associate Professor in the Info-comm Technology cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology.

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CNA938 Rewind - Will not having a VEP mean you’ll stop heading to Malaysia?

From July 1, foreign vehicles without Vehicle Entry Permits (VEPs) at Malaysia’s land borders with Singapore will be issued summons of 300 ringgit or 91 Singapore dollars. Lance Alexander speaks with Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)’ School of Business.

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