CNA938 Rewind - Thai PM suspended from duty
Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty after accepting a petition seeking her removal from office. What does this mean for Thailand? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Tokyo's viral sandos
Crispy on the outside, fluffy within, and stuffed with flavour-packed fillings. Tokyo's viral fried sandos have landed in Singapore and Cheryl Goh finds out where you can sink your teeth into them with Krisstle Ganison, Marketing Manager, En Group, which owns Tamago-En.
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CNA938 Rewind - Help save our Asian Wildcats
In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to attend a fundraising lunch to help save Asian wildcats. The one-day event is called the SWAG Protect Asian Cats From Trafficking and Trade (PACT) Fundraising Lunch. Held on Saturday 21 June at Colombian restaurant Latido, Kanitha Krishnasamy from NGO TRAFFIC and Carmen Pang from the Singapore Wildcat Action Group will talk about the lunch's itinerary, what issues about wildcat trafficking will be discussed and how much money is needed to be raised from this fundraising event.
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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: If you are a private hire driver, should there be a limit to the number of hours you work?
The recent passing of 49-year-old driver Gavin Neo from a stroke has raised serious questions about the long hours some drivers are putting in just to make ends meet. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with Tan Ying Ying, Director of NTUC Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit.
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