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CNA938 Rewind - Serial Entrepreneur Reggie Pryor Jazzes Up His Life with a New Album

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singapore-based jazz singer Reggie Pryor who’ll talk about his new album “My Favourite Things”. Pryor – born in Indonesia – will describe how the 11-track album was created in collaboration with Singapore jazz legend Jeremy Monteiro. The entrepreneur and wine scholar will also explain how ‘My Favourite Things’ was recorded across Singapore, Germany and Bulgaria, including contributions from internationally acclaimed musicians and singers like Carmen Bradford.

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CNA938 Rewind - Good Craic! Irish Comic Artist Niall Breen Visits SG & Heartware Store

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with visiting Irish comic artist and illustrator Niall Breen who’s exhibiting his art for the first time in Singapore. Titled “Lazy Days with Dog & Frog”, the exhibition centres on his popular characters Dog and Frog – known for taking things slow and enjoying the simple pleasures in life. The exhibition is on from 29 May – 26 July at the Heartware Store & Gallery in Joo Chiat. Astri Nursalim, its creative director, will describe Breen’s special collection of collaborative merchandise.

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CNA938 Rewind - Shye Comes of Age with Her 2nd Album

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean singer, songwriter, and producer Shye about her new album 'The Doves Came Home', her first full-length release in two years.  She’ll describe how the 14-track sophomore album came from a period of uncertainty and how it evolved into a narrative about holding on, letting go and eventually returning to oneself. Shye will also talk about her numerous music videos and how she charts her own path as an independent artiste.

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CNA938 Rewind - Singlish still steady lah: More Singaporeans embrace it at work and in daily life

From kopi chats to office meetings, Singlish is becoming a bigger part of everyday communication in Singapore. A new IPS study found more people are embracing Singlish as part of our national identity – even as conversations continue around preserving mother tongue languages and bilingualism. Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Mathew Mathews, Head of Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, to dive deeper into the findings.

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CNA938 Rewind - Inside ASEAN’s illicit tobacco boom: Billions lost, black markets rising

A new report by the EU-ASEAN Business Council and Euromonitor International reveals ASEAN governments are estimated to have lost more than US$13 billion in tax revenue over two years due to illicit cigarettes and illegal vape products. From smuggling networks and porous borders to Telegram sales and online marketplaces, Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman look at what’s driving the illicit tobacco economy, why enforcement is struggling to keep up, and whether current tax and vape policies may be producing unintended consequences. For more, they speak with Chris Humphrey, Executive Director, EU-ASEAN Business Council.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Oil prices slip on hopes of a peace deal, stagflation risks persist

On today's (26 May) markets analysis on Open For Business, Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman speak with Stefan Hofer, Chief Investment Strategist, LGT Private Banking.

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