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CNA938 Rewind - Why Listen to the Story & Music of WHYLUCAS

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean singer-songwriter WHYLUCAS, who gained regional stardom after bagging a finalist position in the Chinese/Thai reality boyband competition Chuang Asia Season 2. The artiste – whose real name is Lucas Wang – will talk about his new EP “ORANGE” which contains the standout track ‘Dirty Jokes’, a song with confessional lyrics and soaring vocals. Discover more Singaporean music and musicians at Hear65.com, an initiative by the National Arts Council produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

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CNA938 Rewind - More HDB owners switching to bank loans as rates hit 3-year low

With home-loan interest rates dropping to their lowest level in three years, more home owners are refinancing from the HDB concessionary loan to cheaper bank home-loans to lock in savings. Banks are aggressively competing for refinancing business by offering not only lower rate loan packages, but also extras like cash rebates, legal fee subsidies and flexible conversion/repricing options after year one. Hairianto Diman and Syahida Othman find out how much savings home owners get from switching to bank loans and whether this trend will continue into 2026 with David Baey, CEO, Mortgage Master

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack - Mobile traffic cameras: Will it make for safer roads?

The Traffic Police has been testing new mobile cameras that can detect offences like illegal U-turns, crossing double white lines and stopping in yellow boxes. The aim is to now fully operationalise the system in the first quarter of next year, following a trial which saw over 6,000 traffic violations across 11 locations detected during the first month alone. But will these mobile cameras deter reckless driving and make Singapore’s roads truly safer, or simply prompt drivers to play “cat and mouse” with tech? Daniel Martin discusses further with Thanaraj Ramakrishnan, Director, TR Consultants.

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CNA938 Rewind - Trump, Putin and the 9M729: When diplomacy collides with war

Russia attacked Ukraine in recent months with a cruise missile, whose secret development prompted Trump to drop a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term as president. Daniel Martin discusses further with political analyst Hasan Jafri, Managing Director, HJ Advisory.

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CNA938 Rewind - 38 Oxley Road site gazetted: What it means to declare a national monument in Singapore

Singapore intends to gazette the 38 Oxley Road site as a national monument. If the site is preserved and acquired, it will be converted into a public space, with one possible outcome being a heritage park. Daniel Martin discusses with NUS Professor Ho Puay Peng from the Department of Architecture, College of Design and Engineering and UNESCO Chair in Architecture Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia. Jerome Lim, a Heritage Consultant and co-author of Secret Singapore, a book about Singapore’s lesser known historical and cultural gems, also joined.

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CNA938 Rewind - Executive power or overreach? The tariff case before the Supreme Court

U.S President Donald Trump is heading to the Supreme Court, facing off claims that most of his tariffs are illegal and should be struck down. Daniel Martin discusses further with political analyst Hasan Jafri, Managing Director, HJ Advisory.

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