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CNA938 Rewind - When Making Others Smell Good is Your Job - Perfumer Ivan Wong Opens Our Minds and Noses

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro learns more about the culture of scent and fragrance making with perfumer Ivan Wong. The only Singaporean perfumer at Eurofragance, a global fragrance house, Wong will talk about how he became a perfumer, considered one of the world’s rarest professions, with fewer than 600 trained perfumers globally. He’ll reveal how he creates scents for everyday products used by millions worldwide - from designing luxury perfumes to developing the smell of toiletries like shampoo. Wong will also talk about the latest fragrance trends in Singapore and the region.

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CNA938 Rewind - EverNew VS EverGreen #4 - Becoming a Public Speaker with Cindy Tien & Ho Wee-Peng

CNA938’s Melanie Oliveiro brings on Episode #4 of her new ‘Made in SG’ special: “EverNew vs EverGreen”, where veterans of any given industry have discussions – even debates – with younger contemporaries or new entrants to the sector. Cindy Tien, an executive coach, certified speaking professional and author of “InSide” will talk about what the job entails – as a trainer and practitioner. Tien is also a mentor to Ho Wee Peng, an advertising and design creative who has nurtured a passion for public speaking for many years. Ho and Tien will discuss how working together has brought fresh perspectives to their combined worlds of public speaking and executive coaching.

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CNA938 Rewind - Travelling Around Ancient China with Singaporean Tour Guide Yang Sheau Jou

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Yang Sheau Jou, partner at Serai Tour Services, a Singapore tour agency. Yang will talk about Shaxi Ancient Town, a historic market town in Dali, Yunnan and Baihou Ancient Town located in Dapu County, Meizhou, Guangdong - which also happens to be his ancestral Hakka town. What do these places - rich in historical settings - mean to him? See these ancient Chinese towns through his lens.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: as 32 year old GV Tiong Bahru shutters, is it the end of cinemas or just outdated ones?

Golden Village has closed its Tiong Bahru Plaza cinema after 32 years, but is this about falling demand, or are our cinemas just not keeping up with the rest of the region? Daniel Martin speaks with Khoo Sim Eng, Head of Film Studies at Singapore University of Social Sciences. 

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CNA938 Rewind - From ban to comeback: the story behind pig’s blood’s return #SGToday

It’s been off the menu for 27 years, but pig’s blood is set to return to Singapore. Once banned over serious health risks, the Singapore Food Agency has now approved the import of heat-treated and pasteurised products from accredited sources. So why is it returning now and is there a big demand for this in Singapore? Daniel Martin finds out Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran, Deputy Director and Head of Glycemic Index Research Unit at Temasek Polytechnic. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Market Momentum (3 Apr): the new norm for oil?

Guest: Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance

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