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CNA938 Rewind - BTS is back after seven years; can it spark a new concert economy boom? #SGToday

CNA938 Rewind

BTS tickets go on sale this week as the K-pop supergroup prepares to return to Singapore after seven years. Could "BTSonomics" be the next big boost for hotels, airlines and local businesses? Vaisali Prabhakaran speaks with Professor Abhishek Bhati, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Tourism at the University of Newcastle Australia Campus in Singapore. He is also Vice-President of the International Tourism Studies Association.

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CNA938 Rewind - Frances Tan - Representing SG @ the Commonwealth Song Contest

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean singer-songwriter Frances Tan who recently took part in the Commonwealth Song Contest, a global music competition across the 56 Commonwealth nations. Tan will talk about having been selected as one of the Grand Finalists, representing Singapore and up against six other Commonwealth nations. She’ll also talk about her original song, 'Just Me' which was her entry into the contest.

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CNA938 Rewind - Food, Foot and Fun: Flight Industry Trends with an OAG Regional Commercial & Industry Affairs Leader

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with OAG Regional Commercial & Industry Affairs Leader - APAC, Middle East & Africa Mayur or Mac Patel on Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan - three of Singaporean travellers’ favourite destinations. He will also speak about the latest flight industry trends.

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CNA938 Rewind - Putting Peacock Power in the Spotlight @ the Peranakan Museum

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro explores the Peranakan Museum’s ongoing exhibition ‘Peacock Power: Beauty and Symbolism Across Cultures’. One of the museum’s managers Vijayalakshmi Balankrishnan and curator Diane Chee will describe how the exhibition explores the peacock as a timeless symbol of beauty, power, and divinity. They’ll also highlight the various experiential zones and interactive stations, as well as the presentation of a newly commissioned artwork, ‘A Thousand Eyes’ by artist Ernest Goh.

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CNA938 Rewind - Significance of bus captains in Singapore’s public transport network

To address the challenges of attracting and retaining new bus captains, the government will fund a $450 per month increase in starting salaries and a S$2,000 increase in sign-on bonuses for new Singaporean and permanent resident bus drivers from Jan 1, 2027. Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman look at the role and significance of bus captains in the wider public transport network in Singapore. For more, they speak with Associate Professor Walter Theseira, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: AI hype cools as non-tech stocks rally markets

On today's (5 June) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Tony Nash, Founder and CEO, Complete Intelligence.

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