CNA938 Rewind

How does understanding the PSI help you, and how do you avoid getting confused by other air-quality indicators? With haze affecting Singapore, Daniel Martin makes sense of the numbers and what they mean for your day. He spoke with Professor Steve Yim, Director, Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health, NTU.

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One takeaway from AmChamSG’s 2026 Regional Economic Conference on Tuesday (8 September) is that Singapore’s looking at facilitating cross-border trade between the U.S and South-East Asia. But, isn’t it interesting that we’re having these discussions at the present time? Daniel Martin finds out from Steven Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors and former Clinton Administration official.

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to four Singapore American School students who recently released a cookbook, “At the Same Table”, which features over fifty recipes from around the region - from the Philippines to Bangladesh. The teens discuss not just the hearty cuisines but also the stories of migrant workers and foreign domestic helpers behind the recipes.

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Singapore’s hiring outlook remains positive, but employers appear to be moving more carefully, with fewer companies planning to increase headcount and many taking longer to fill roles. Cheryl Goh speaks with Joyce Bijl, Business Development Director, Asia Pacific & Middle East, ManpowerGroup to look at where demand remains strong, why hiring is becoming more selective, and what job seekers, fresh graduates and workers can do to stay competitive. 

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Singapore's new ReadSG movement is challenging people to read for at least 15 minutes every day, with streaks, goals and virtual rewards to keep them going. Hairianto Diman and Poh Kok Ing explore whether small daily habits can rebuild our attention spans and whether gamification can create lifelong readers. For more, they speak with Dr Sadie-Jane Huff, Editor-in-Chief of the Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management. She's also the former President of the Library Association of Singapore. 

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Indonesia’s main Soekarno-Hatta airport and four other travel hubs have reopened after the threat from volcanic ash eased. With nearly 3,000 flights affected and more than 340,000 passengers stranded, we examine the financial fallout for airlines, airports and travellers and who ultimately foots the bill. For more, Hairianto Diman and Poh Kok Ing speak with Subhranshu Sekhar Das, Board of Director, Frost & Sullivan, Global Practices.

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The haze is back on our radar here in Singapore. Just days ago, the reading entered the Unhealthy range for the first time due to haze since October 2023, hitting 101 in the central region on Friday morning. Demand for appliances promising cleaner, cooler air is surging, with one retailer reporting a 70 per cent jump in air purifier sales in just a week. But can air purifiers protect you indoors? And, what does it actually mean when Singapore’s PSI enters the unhealthy range? Hairianto Dimana and Poh Kok Ing speak with CNA Journalist Eugene Chow, and Prof Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS, for more.

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On today's (9 September) markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Poh Kok Ing speak with King Lip, Chief Strategist and Partner at BakerAvenue Wealth Management.

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More cooperation between Singapore and Luxembourg in emerging and critical tech like AI and quantum, as well as space and satellite communications... Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shared this at an official lunch hosted in honour of Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden, who’s here on a three-day visit which ends tomorrow. Daniel Martin discusses further with Dr Cedomir Nestorovic, Professor of Geopolitics, ESSEC Business School.

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Guest: Eddy Loh, Chief Investment Officer, Maybank Group Wealth Management

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