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CNA938 Rewind - Will the temporary U.S.-China trade truce hold?

CNA938 Rewind

The United States and China will suspend part of their tariffs on their respective exports for 90 days. By May 14, the combined 145% US levies on most Chinese imports will be reduced to 30% including the rate tied to fentanyl, while the 125% Chinese duties on US goods will drop to 10%. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the possible reasons for this roll-back and the factors that will determine the truce hold with Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer, NUS Business School.

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CNA938 Rewind - Penknife incident: do we need regular bag checks in schools?

A Bartley Secondary School student was arrested on Monday after cutting a teacher with a penknife. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Associate Professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education – Policy, Curriculum, and Leadership to discuss how else we can further improve safety for teachers and students.

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CNA938 Rewind - Inside the World's Highest Microbrewery at LeVel33

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out where, in Singapore, listeners can go to visit the world’s highest microbrewery in a building, as recognised by the Guinness World Records. It’s at LeVeL33, the rooftop bar-restaurant located on the 33rd floor of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1. Dr. Martin Bém, LeVeL33’s founder and managing director will talk about how the microbrewery came about and how public tours around it are held. LeVeL33’s brewmaster Gabriel Garcia will share some facts about making the freshly brewed craft beers like blond lager and India Pale Ale.

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CNA938 Rewind - Attention all poets & writers – answer to the GPA 2025 Open Call

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the GPA or The Golden Point Award, Singapore’s premier creative writing competition in the nation’s four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Established by the National Arts Council in 1993, GPA is now a significant platform for discovering new writers whose works exhibit literary merit and encourage literary expression in Singapore. GPA 2025 is now receiving submissions via its Open Call exercise which ends on 12 May. Arts House Limited’s Geraldine Cheang and creative writer Mohanapriya Chandrasekaran will talk about how they are/were involved in GPA.

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CNA938 Rewind - Ultramarathoners @ Income Eco Run 2025

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro finds out what it takes to become an ultramarathoner in Singapore. Yuvaraj Turiahdassu, a coach and personal trainer will talk about how his passion for endurance sports started and how it has taken him across the world, completing some of the toughest ultramarathons such as the HK100. Martini Abdul Talib recalls how she picked up running after the birth of her third child and how she has been taking part in ultramarathons since 2014  - even training during Ramadan. Both will talk about taking part the Income Eco Run 2025 which falls on June 8.

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CNA938 Rewind - GE2025: PAP and PAR walkabouts (Day 8)

With just two days of campaigning left before Singaporeans head to the polls this Saturday, parties are stepping up their efforts with rallies and walkabouts. Lance Alexander gets the latest from CNA's Sara Grosse and Leong Wai Kit. 

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