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Surviving Recession: How 12 Singaporeans weathered COVID-19's economic fallout

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How dangerous is the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19?
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Food, Wasted

CNA Insider hits the trail for a deeper look at the alarming scale of food waste in Asia - and the champions tackling it

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Why in a cheap food paradise, some Singaporeans are still going hungry

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Is the next pandemic lurking in our animal markets?

#COVID19 has brought attention to wildlife markets, which are believed to be the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China.

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What’s the proof that BioNTech’s MRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe?
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Still “feels like jail”? Life for foreign workers nearly 1 year on in Singapore
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Inside a hospital’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic

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Inside The Work Of A Plastic Surgeon At A Public Hospital
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Former loggers like Alianur have had a small part to play in Indonesia’s loss of natural heritage.

How an illegal logger’s switch to a greener job shows a way to save Indonesia’s forests

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A year since COVID-19, dorm life leaves migrant workers still hoping for better

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They are the individuals who bring light to others' lives - nominated by CNA Insider viewers in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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We source the secrets of homecooks who are preserving dying or forgotten ways of preparing old-time recipes.

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