CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Dignity Kitchen's Koh Seng Choon supports the differently-abled with grit and gratitude
CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Dignity Kitchen's Koh Seng Choon supports the differently-abled with grit and gratitude
Koh Seng Choon is the founder of Project Dignity, a social enterprise that has been equipping vulnerable and differently-abled individuals with skills and employment since 2010. Seng Choon shares how his parents' example of selfless giving despite their own financial hardship, planted the seeds of compassion in him. He also shares how the tenacity he gained as a cash-strapped student in the UK continues to fuel his drive to create practical solutions for the challenges faced by the differently-abled people in his care.
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CNA938 Rewind - No new inroads by the opposition this GE2025
The People's Action Party secured 87 out of 97 parliamentary seats, while opposition parties didn't make new inroads in this General Election. Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr. Reuben Ng, Behavioural and Data Scientist at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.
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CNA938 Rewind - How should you dispose of your PMD batteries?
The police are investigating an incident involving a suspicious-looking bag with wires found in Queenstown early Sunday morning (11 May). Security checks established that the item in the bag was a battery from a personal mobility device. Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with William Lin, Director of Maximal SG, about proper PMD battery disposal.
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