8 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC≈14,000 views21 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
Alvin Tan left his S$10,000-a-month software engineering job, partly because he feared the rise of AI could eventually put his job at risk.
Rather than wait to see if he would be retrenched, he became a hawker selling Hokkien mee, earning about S$3,000 to S$4,000 a month.
Alvin says despite earning less and working longer hours, running his own business gives him greater control over his future.
"You get to be in …
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5 Aug 2026, 04:08 UTC≈1,550 views26 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
"When you wake up, you'll be beautiful."
This was the last message Kwang received before undergoing a rib-technique rhinoplasty in Thailand — a procedure that ultimately killed her.
As the country's multibillion-dollar aesthetic industry booms, unlicensed practitioners and high-risk procedures are putting lives at risk. See the ugly side of beauty on Insight: https://youtu.be/fJzTP0e-zL4
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4 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC≈74,500 views31 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
Colin retired at 35 and spends just S$150 a month. 🤯
As a child, he saw his aunt cry after losing her job. From then on, his life revolved around achieving financial freedom — he lives in a S$87,000 flat, keeps to an extreme budget, and uses others' throwaways.
"My happiness and my pleasure are all mental... and mental kind of fun happens to be free," he says: https://cna.asia/3SdzgAa
This lifestyle is...
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3 Aug 2026, 10:11 UTC≈1,870 views20 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Video
We recently asked what AI agent Steven Chia should build.
Now we'd like to hear from people who've already built one.
What does your AI agent do? Has it saved you time, automated a tedious task or solved a problem you deal with regularly?
DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
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31 Jul 2026, 09:57 UTC≈2,120 views22 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
Just how pushy can beauty salons get? A beauty chain is providing S$1 million in refunds after some of its staff "trapped" customers in treatment rooms and pressured them into buying packages. https://cna.asia/4vWepPC
Talking Point finds out how to spot a bad deal.
Watch: https://youtu.be/LEBn_KGVW3A
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31 Jul 2026, 05:00 UTC≈2,240 views33 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Video
Steven Chia is learning how to build AI agents to see if they can make everyday life easier.
What task would you hand over to AI? DM us on Instagram or email us at [email protected]. We might build it and put it to the test. 😉
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29 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC≈2,240 views121 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
Weekly Yakult deliveries are doing more than stocking fridges these days.
In Japan, Yakult Ladies also check in on vulnerable seniors and are trained to spot early signs of dementia.
With 152,000 people in Singapore projected to have dementia by 2030, here's what we can learn from the Japanese: https://cna.asia/4pKWbPz
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28 Jul 2026, 04:00 UTC≈2,380 views39 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
Lara, not her real name, was 14 when some classmates deliberately destroyed her school project. What followed were two years of relentless bullying that left her feeling everyone around her “deserved to die”.
Around one in two 15-year-olds in the Philippines report being bullied at least a few times a month, more than double the OECD average.
Find out why the country is facing such a crisis on Insight: https://yout…
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25 Jul 2026, 04:00 UTC≈2,850 views63 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
This Singaporean lives on just S$150/month. 😳
20 years ago, Colin lost his job at the age of 35. He had already been living on an extreme budget even before that.
Today, he still hasn't returned to the workforce, keeps his monthly spending to about S$150 and says he does not feel deprived.
See what his life looks like on Money Mind: https://youtu.be/g45D-ulsY00
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25 Jul 2026, 02:01 UTC≈69,000 views26 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
We’ve launched a new interactive notebook featuring all of CNA's best Talking Point episodes: Talk to Talking Point.
You can use it to ask about our past investigations, or even try the quizzes to see how much you remember from the episodes.
If we haven’t covered a specific topic you’re keen on, write to us at the email address in the Notebook.
Give it a go here (Note: You need to be signed into a Google account) …
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23 Jul 2026, 04:16 UTC≈2,390 views18 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
On her imagined last day, Hui Min finally confronted her mother over years of unresolved hurt.
After her breast cancer returned last year, she reflects on what else she would do on On The Red Dot: https://youtu.be/VNNX9zGlJPc
How would you spend your last day? 🗓
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22 Jul 2026, 05:30 UTC≈2,100 views21 reactionsread 8 August 2026 Photo
This millennial entrepreneur sells soft-serve ice cream from vending machines. 🍦
After a motorcycle accident left Narresh using a wheelchair, he built an ice cream business, then diversified it into four income streams for financial security: https://youtu.be/BdVjJp_1pOU
What's your favourite vending machine buy?
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